DIZENGOF99 Restaurant in Moscow by Crosby Studios.Materiality is king in DIZENGOF99, a cafe in Moscow designed by Crosby Studios. The designers completely gutted the space, and then went about adding layer upon layer of material and texture to create depth and interest. We love the...
Social Housing by Pereda Perez Arquitectos in Pamplona, Spain.Today we head to Pamplona in Spain or, as the fiercely independent locals would prefer it to be referred, the Basque Region. It is amongst this historical tapestry that we find the extraordinary social housing project by Pereda Perez...
Peter’s House in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.Let's start this post with a gentle reminder that somebody actually lives in this fuck-off incredible space. They get to wake up in that 10/10 bedroom, swan down those velvet-draped halls, cook dinner in that kitchen and when it all gets...
Integral House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects // Toronto, Canada.A building really like no other, the Integral House by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects, is a ground breaking piece of design that has arguably gone down in history as one of the most important built works of North America. If you have never...
The Great Wall of WA by Luigi Rosselli Architects.Located at Mindaroo Station up in the Pilbara in Northern WA, Luigi Rosselli Architect’s created a series of 14 separate residences for the mining magnate Andrew Forest. Tunneling into the sand dune, each one of the 14 residences is...
Merrydown House in Dorset, UK by McLaren Excell.Today we’re off to Dorset in the UK to take a look around Merrydown House, a monastic-style home that features the most exquisite materiality and detailing. Originally the local Victorian girls school, the layout of the space was quite...
Heike Store in Hangzhou, China by An Design Studio.Heike is a new fashion concept store, unassumingly tucked away on the third floor of a residential apartment block in the suburban outskirts of Shanghai, China. Designed by An Design Studio, the all-grey interior has a dystopian feel,...
Olivetti Showroom in Venice by Carlo Scarpa.Overlooking Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, peaking out from the cloisters and watching the hustle and bustle of passers by, is Carlo Scarpa’s Olivetti Showroom. Typically Scarpa, typically Venetian and beautifully Italian, in...
Weekend House in Wachtebeke, Belgium by GAFPA.What makes a weekend house? Young architects GAFPA fancied to land in Wachtebeke for what could be a weekend house. The project earned them a special mention during the recent Belgian Building Awards. The weekend house exemplifies an...
