From Two Apartments to a Family Home: House Y&A in Mortsel by Memo Architectuur.Spacious enough to hold a growing family of four, House Y&A has generous living spaces and a very homely connection to the rear garden. Yet, many of its spaces seem like they could be pulled out of a magazine under its āsmall footprint...
Futurism and Footwear: Ura Tokyo by Insideout.An innate sense of tranquillity comes to the fore at Ura Tokyo. A veil of fluorescent lighting, pierced by a mirrored obelisk-like mass breaks the boundary between inside and out. Insideoutās key consideration was playing with extreme...
A Different Kind of AprĆØs-ski: Sant Ambroeus Coffee Bar in Aspen by Giampiero Tagliaferri.Aspen has long been the destination that offers more than slaloming and slopes, so it is no surprise that the Sant Ambroeus hospitality group decided to expand their brand to this town. Who better to bring that Milanese feel, than Los...
Subtle Experimentation: Apartment in Warsaw by La Fala Studio.Polish architects Agnieszka Dominik and Marlena Banaszewska have completed their first project together as La Fala Studioāa vibrant transformation nestled within a post-war tenement house in Warsaw. The compact 55-square-metre apartment...
Let There Be Light: Domingo in Barcelona by AramƩ Studio.In the Catelonian capital of Barcelona, sunshine follows you everywhere. Indoors and outdoors. Through summer and winter. From daybreak to dusk. Sometimes, even beyond. But as architects Andrea Arriola Fiol and AdriƔn Mellado MuƱoz of...
Smoke and Mirrors: Lamarck Apartment by Lauranne Elise Schmitt.Parisian designer Lauranne Elise Schmitt creates an illusion not dissimilar to that of a dream desert mirage, in this 60-square-metre Haussmanian apartment. The lounge room is elevated and brought into focus by the dynamic backgammon-chess...
Turning Back Time: Bar Nouveau in Paris by Atelier Alma.On Parisās Rue des Haudriettes is a bar with a floor intact from the 1970s. Or so a first look would have you believe. In reality, the floor wasn't laid then, but it was made then. āOne of the most remarkable features of this project...
Fine Tuned: Music Club by Levkovich Architects.Sometimes design translates to a sound. Sometimes itās so clear in its identity, that it transcends the aesthetic and ascends into the audible. Enter Music Club by Levkovich Architects, a members-only club for those well versed in the...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazineās Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier FranƧaisāthe trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
