Sister City Hotel Opens in New York.Atelier Ace, the in-house creative team behind the Ace Hotel chain, has added another outpost to their NYC repertoire with the Sister City Hotel on the Lower East Side of downtown Manhattan. The Sister City Hotel caters to contemporary...
Peppertree Villa in Bellevue Hill, Sydney by Luigi Rosselli Architects & Alwill Interiors.I am forever in awe of projects that manage to masterfully blend contemporary references with existing heritage elements, creating an aesthetic that effortlessly straddles both, yet ultimately feels neither one or the other. Enter...
Lyceum University Building in Stockholm Converted Into Apartments by Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter.Originally designed by Gustaf Dahl in 1896, the Lyceum building on the Old Stockholm university campus now contains 39 apartments with 4.3m ceilings, six of which are lofts contained within the previously undeveloped attic, recently...
Vipp Chimney House in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.In the latest installation of Vipp bringing their brand to life through immersive living spaces, Studio David Thulstrup has completed Chimney House, a transformation of a heritage-listed former water pumping station. Bold, contemporary...
NW Johnson Street House in Portland by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.Much of the original characterising elements of NW House in Portland had been removed over multiple renovations. To restore a sense of charm, Jessica Helgerson Interior Design layered architectural elements such as coffered ceilings,...
Interview: Patrick Kennedy and Rachel Nolan of Kennedy Nolan.Revered Melbourne-based architecture practice Kennedy Nolan are no strangers to our pages. Established in 1999 by Rachel Nolan and Patrick Kennedy, the much-loved local architects celebrate 20 years in business this year (ummm – wow!),...
Casa Cook Chania on Greek Island Crete by Lambs and Lions & K-studio.Lambs and Lions Berlin, Greek architects K-studio and interior stylist Annabel Kutucu conceiving the new Casa Cook Chania as a modernist village of low-slung villas that hug the hillside of an untouched stretch of Cretan coast. The...
Roscommon House in Floreat, Western Australia by Neil Cownie.Roscommon House by Neil Cownie embraces the Japanese ‘Wabi-sabi’ style of seeking beauty in imperfection, with uneven concrete surfaces and materials chosen for their roughness, texture, and modesty. Spurred by the demolition of a...
A Gentleman’s Residence in the Sky: Sydney Apartment by Amber Road.For Amber Road, form and function went hand-in-hand in designing this Sydney penthouse, with multi-functionality essential in maximizing storage capacity in the 80sqm interior. The designers created a richly layered interior that spoke for...
