Bringing Dark into Limelight: Shadow House by Grotto Studio.Wrapped in a charcoal-like charred jarrah timber, the Shadow House’s dark and moody addition by Grotto Studio gracefully recedes into the background, allowing the original 1900s cottage to maintain its prominence and heritage within the...
Protecting Madrid’s 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...
Redefining a Cabin in the Woods: Casa Alferez by Ludwig Godefroy Architecture.Combining his skills in shaping concrete and drawing inspiration from several pop culture and architecture movements, Ludwig Godefroy’s Casa Alferez arguably resembles Laputa’s forgotten castle. Within the two-bedroom home, each space...
Like a Picnic Rug Under a Canopy: House for BEES by Downie North.Shared values of connectedness, place-making and passive design lead the client to Downie North, a Sydney-based architecture studio of Catherine Downie and Daniel North, partners in life and work. Tasked to create a new addition to their...
Contemporary Classicism with an Attitude: Monsieur G House in Bellevue Hill by Decus.Nestled in Sydney’s Bellevue Hill, Monsieur G embraces a gentle design sensibility across architecture, interior design and decoration, offering a refined family homebound to its historic site. Decus' design scheme speaks to a character...
Recurring Circular Shapes: Rotherfield Street by Atelier Baulier.Atelier Baulier has remodelled and extended the lower-ground floor flat of an early Victorian house in North-East London, increasing the size of the kitchen and creating a living space directly opening onto the garden. The floor plan is...
Åstrup Have Danish Farmhouse by NORRØN Architects.Copenhagen-based architecture studio NORRØN has completed Åstrup Have, a recreational farmhouse in the Danish countryside overlooking the Haderslev Fjord. Surrounded by a scenic landscape of the rolling countryside, Åstrup Have stands...
Social Micro-complex: Popped Orange Uhub House by Wutopia Lab.Wutopia Lab has completed a new vertical social micro-complex located in the T.I.T Creative Park in Guangzhou, China. With an orange facade and a light tower at its centre the 177-square-metre building houses a cafe, bar, theatre and...
Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
