Petite and Punchy: Apartment in Paris by Pauline Borgia of L’Atelier Steve.Diminutive in size but not much else, Pauline Borgia has reinvented this Parisian apartment to offer both an oasis from and in tandem with the world just at its doorstep. Designed for an idiosyncratic client with atypical taste, the space...
Earth Meets the Sky in this Antwerp Penthouse by Bruno Spaas Architectuur.Despite perching 15 floors up high, there is solid ground in the newly inaugurated Antwerp penthouse belonging to Belgian architect Bruno Spaas. With the entire 350-square-meter floor surface made from chunks of local light brown natural...
People Focussed Architecture: Nightingale Leftfield by Kennedy Nolan.Passing through Melbourne’s bustling Brunswick, you may have caught a glimpse of the Nightingale Leftfield, glowing like a beacon in the afternoon sun. Located on Duckett Street, the multi-residential building comprising 28 apartments,...
Micro-Private Cosmos: CaosCalmo Apartment in Milan by A I M.Milan-based creative studio Aim has transformed a home for a young family on the outskirts of the city. Instead of the open-space typology, a preference was given to the creation of a sequence of well-defined spaces that can communicate...
Rewriting History: A 163-year-old Apartment in Copenhagen by Djernes & Bell.Somewhere in central Copenhagen, between the cosy cafés and the charming canals, is an apartment that has remained largely unchanged since 1859. And yet, not all its details are original. When architects Djernes & Bell stepped in to give...
Open Studio Transforms a Compact Singapore by Removing the Corridor.Being based in Singapore, Open Studio is no stranger to working within small footprints. For their latest apartment project, a multifunctional pod was introduced in lieu of the corridor. This intervention holds a study that can be packed...
A Coffee-coloured Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.The first meeting was nothing like they expected. There was no shop talk or small talk. But there was lots of other talk. "Everything was very relaxed. We chatted about their way of living, their expectations, their family, their two...
Luxury and Approachability: Doria Apartment in Sydney by Studio Prineas.Nestled in Sydney’s Harbourside suburbs of Double Bay, Studio Prineas’ Doria Apartment takes an existing 1990s shell and embeds it with an experiential depth typically found in luxury hotels. It is a renovation that builds a home for a...
Elsternwick Penthouse by Office Alex Nicholls.It’s not unusual for architects to receive unordinary briefs when it comes to designing a client’s dream home. In the case of Office Alex Nicholls, the firm’s well-acquainted clients commissioned the practice to merge two penthouses...
