Huntingtower House in Armadale, Melbourne by Workroom & AGUSHI Construction.Home to AGUSHI’s Founding Director, this new 4-bedroom residence unfolds dramatically from the street as an imposing 3-storey box cantilevered over glass rooms and embedded in sunken...
The Radisson Collection Hotel, Strand Stockholm Reveals New Look by Swedish Architects Studio WingaĚŠrdhs.The iconic Stockholm hotel originally opened to coincide with the 1912 Olympics, with rich history remaining an essential part of the establishment...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Hoa’s House: Conversion of a 150-year-old Melbourne Pub by ioa studio.Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality. “Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the...
Amanemu Resort in Shima, Japan by Kerry Hill Architects.Forming part of luxury hotel brand Aman, Amanemu takes cues from traditional Japanese ryokan, comprising a series of pavilion structures, housing 24 suites and four villas—each with a private hot spring bath. Amanemu onsen resort...
Caldera House: Luxury Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Designed by Commune.When designing Caldera House, Commune took inspiration from Carlo Mollino's Casa de Sole, Charlotte Perriand's Meribel Ski Resort, mid-century modern Scandinavian design and scenes from films like Belle du Jour and Charade. “Our goal...
Two Cork Houses in Palafrugell, Costa Brava by LĂłpez Rivera Architects.Two houses rest upon a sloping site both completely immersed in the dense woodland of Palafrugell, Spain. Wrapped in cork panels, these stealthy structures mirror the stippled texture and mottled grey tones of surrounding slender pine and...
Amanyangyun Resort in Shanghai, China by Kerry Hill Architects.The passing of celebrated Singapore-based Australian architect, Kerry Hill on 26 August, has rippled through the global design and architecture community, causing great sadness to those who either knew him and everyone else who was touched...
