Once Upon a Post Office: Newlab at Michigan Central by Civilian and Gensler.The Book Depository building in Detroit was designed by late industrial architect Albert Kahn in 1936 as a post office and mail-sorting facility. Some years later, it began being used as a public schoolsā book depository. Ever since, the...
The Greatest Reef House in The World: The House at Lizard Island by JDA Co.A remarkable creation of JDA Co., 'The House' resides in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef on Lizard Island. James Davidson, the lead architect on the project, drew inspiration from the island's marine life, geology, and cultural...
Pa.te.os in Melides: Four Contemporary Holiday Houses by Manuel Aires Mateus.Fancy yourself a getaway? Pa.te.os by Manuel Aires Mateus beautifully sculpts four individual houses that embraces the topography of Portugalās Alentenjo. A site that has plenty of awe on offer, each building embraces views of the hills...
Protecting Madridās Industrial Heritage: MRT Project by BURR Studio.Burr Studio has transformed this obsolete Madrid warehouse into a hybrid live/work space. The architects divided the tenant requirements into a programmatic grid, leading to a completely fragmented volume, totally opposed to the original...
BD House by Space Encounters with Studio Vincent van Leeuwen.New owners of this 1950s villa in Bergen, the Netherlands, had chosen to live in the home for a few weeks before its demolition. This happened to give them a new perspective on their plans to knock down and rebuild, leading towards a...
A House Without Elevations: Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan.Sitting atop a hill in rural Himatnagar, Ahmedabad, Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan is an all-encompassing dance of scale and proportion. It is a house without elevationsāan inward looking āenclosureā that embraces experience and...
Urban Bloom: Braun Buffel Store by Spacemen.Spacemenās latest flagship for Braun Buffel in Putrajaya, Malaysia sits somewhere between a gallery and a laboratory, with a futuristic aesthetic offering a maximal minimalist approach to luxury. The centrepiece of the interior is a...
āSpring Feastā Restaurant in Chaohu by Ippolito Fleitz Group.Ippolito Fleitz Group has designed a restaurant in Chaohu, China, that translates the naturally surrounding waterscape into a dynamic spatial experience. Embedded in its breathtaking surroundings, the interior takes cues from the city's...
Between Fiction & Reality: Serena Confalonieri’s Site-specific Installation in Turin.Serena Confalonieri has designed a new site-specific installation named VolĆ©e at Teatro dei Ragazzi in Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals tennis tournament. The installation imagines a nature that invades the theatreās foyer. A floral...
