Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel Works and Formafatal.A breathtaking concrete villa rises above the rainforest canopy in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Designed by Czech studios Refuel Works and Formafatal, Art Villa is part of a resort comprising of three properties in Playa Hermosa, each designed...
IH Residence in Bandung, Indonesia by Andra Matin.Living spaces within Andra Matin’s, IH Residence in Bandung, Indonesia, are linked together by a thread of interconnected gardens. The home was not designed as a beautiful shell from which to enjoy surrounding views, but a place where...
Glass Book House in Sydney by Sibling Architecture.By night, Sibling Architecture’s Glass Book House becomes illuminated from within, the activities inside distorted into a moving blur of colour. Passers-by can't help but wish they were included in the narrative that exists within its...
Canal St Selected Store in Shanghai by Sò Studio.Grille decorations reminiscent of manhole covers, neon tube lights, exposed bricks and steel profiles bring the rough, industrial quality of the New York subway directly into So Studio’s Canal St Selected Store in Shanghai. The fitting...
Terrarium House in Brisbane by John Ellway.Supporting a lifestyle where a distinction between inside and outside doesn’t exist and a laid-back feel always wins over anything too polished. Such is the charm of Brisbane architect John Ellway’s own home which captures the essence...
Powell Street House in South Yarra by Robert Simeoni Architects.A compact site in South Yarra with an unassuming 1930’s brick duplex yields a distinctly layered home that reveres restraint and respects quietness. Powell Street House is the home of architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti, his...
Interview: Australian Industrial Designer Ross Gardam.Ross Gardam is an Australian industrial designer who can lay claims to being talented, hard-working, and all-round champion. Case in point - this one time, at band camp, I mean at a night club (in Milan, at Armani Privé if you must know,...
Halo Laminated Glass Collection by Studio Buzao.Taking conceptual inspiration from the optical phenomenon it’s named after, Halo collection plays with the frequency of light. Much like the illusory sun, it flickers and extends beyond its physical borders. Similarly, the collection’s...
Stairway House in Tokyo by Nendo.From the outside, nendo’s Stairway House in Tokyo sits like a clean white spaceship in the quiet residential area it landed in. The home’s regular, rectangular grid is intercepted with a monumental angled concrete staircase, the mere...
