The Retreat Hotel at Blue Lagoon in GrindavĂk, Iceland by Basalt Architects & Design Group Italia.Retreat Hotel at Blue Lagoon is built directly into the 800-year-old lava flow at Svartsengi in GrindavĂk, Iceland. When looking at redeveloping the site, Basalt Architects and Design Group Italia have incorporated lava into their design,...
Villa Waalre in The Netherlands by Russell Jones.Towering fir trees surround this sprawling villa in the town of Waarle, in the southern Netherlands. The large five bedroom family home covers an enclosed area of 1200 square meters over four levels and resides on a 7000 square meter plot...
Big Space, Little Space in Buffalo, New York by Davidson Rafailidis.Big Space, Little Space is the latest project by the design practice Davidson Rafailidis – an adaptive re-use of a clay tile garage built in the 1920’s into a dwelling and workshop, tucked away in the middle of a residential block in...
Little Albion Guesthouse Opens in Surry Hills, Sydney.Usually, when you mix design periods, specifically in the one building, you tend to end up in a bit of a hot mess. No-one, for instance, would dream of taking a 1920s Art Deco period and mixing it with a 1970s vibe. That is, not unless you...
#YellowtraceTravels: Alila Seminyak Bali.Immersing guests in a spectacular beachfront experience, Alila Seminyak presents as a lush secret garden overlooking the Indian Ocean. Designed by Gaurang Khemka at the award-winning Singapore architectural firm URBNarc, Alila Seminyak...
Casa La Quinta: Weekend House For a Retired Couple in Guanajuato, Mexico.Architects PĂ©rez Palacios and Alfonso de la Concha Rojas have designed a blissful sanctuary for a retired couple located in the town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato in Mexico. Casa La Quinta was designed around three courtyards,...
Student Housing Apartment Renovation in Madrid by Plutarco.Spanish interior design & architecture studio Plutarco was commissioned to renovate a building in Madrid for student housing. If student housing brings to mind institutional dullness and lack of individuality, you’re not alone. In fact,...
AragĂł Street Residence in Barcelona by Miriam Barrio.This charming transformation of a 140-square-metre Barcelona apartment is the work of young Spanish architect Miriam Barrio, who has layered accents of gold with a little colour blocking, and a good helping of natural...
Beechside Apartment in Freshwater, Sydney by Olivia Bossy.Sydney designer Olivia Bossy has applied a minimalist but tactical approach to the renovation of a tiny 51 square metre apartment in Freshwater. One of the most obvious challenges in reconfiguring a small space is how to make it feel...
