Annandale House by Welsh + Major Architects.If you asked most people what initial question they ought to be asked by an architect when commissioning a new home, Welsh + Major imagine it would be something along the lines of: “What kind of house would you like?” However, the...
Brazilian Brutalism: Chez Georges Private Villa in Rio de Janeiro.Overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro’s rooftops is Chez Georges Private Villa. Built in the 1970s by one of the key architects of Brazilian modernism, Wladimir Alves de Souza, the property was recently...
Micro Living: 11-Square-Metre Apartment in Paris by Batiik Studio.Ever wondered what it would be like waking up within two places at once? Part classic Parisian allure perfectly blended with oceanic cobalt blue of Santorini islands. Thanks to Airbnb, you may be tempted to book a night or two in this...
Hotel Sanders Copenhagen by Lind + Almond.Designed by London studio Lind + Almond, Hotel Sanders interiors are a compelling combination of the glamorous age of travel and the drama of the...
In the Middle of Nowhere: Sarreyer Cabin by Rapin Saiz Architects.With its stern, rough-cut log exterior, combined with a rusty stove pipe attached almost ad hoc to the side of the structure, this cabin looks anything but homely. But this less than charming effect was deliberately employed by the Swiss...
239 House in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
WanĂĄs Hotel in SkaĚŠne, Sweden Set Within 18th-Century Buildings Converted by Kristina Wachtmeister.Surrounded by the renowned sculpture park The WanĂĄs Foundation, and history dating back to medieval times, WanĂĄs Hotel offers Nordic design &...
Perimeter House in Abbotsford, Melbourne by MAKE Architecture.From the front it reads like a contemporary Danish farmhouse, with its whitewashed walls and what at first appears as a black gabled roof with windows. What it really is, is a white weatherboard house in Abbotsford that has been...
Whimsical Renovation of a Milan Apartment by Marcante-Testa.Designed around a central courtyard, architectural studio Marcante-Testa, have brought not just the views into this charming 150m2 apartment in Milan, but also the very feel of nature itself. Long stretches of wall in the living and...
