Classical to Cubist: OSC Boutique by Xframe Studio.Tucked away on an ordinary street in Xiong An is a masterpiece, waiting to be unfurled. The composition is clear from the outset, with the linear framework of the facade setting the spatial intent in stone. OSC boutique is a retail space,...
Project Runway: Blow Models HQ by Isern Serra.The balmy beige walls of Blow Models HQ act as a canvas for the body of models that walk through its doors. Designed by Isern Serra, one can almost hear Spooky by Dusty Springfield bouncing against the brick battered walls, an energy...
Modernity Meets Nostalgia: Lanwuu Imagine Photography Studio by Aurora Design.Is it a hotel? A retail store An office? It’s whatever you want it to be, baby.If we must stick it into a box, Lanwuu Imagine is a photography studio in China’s Kunming, Yunnan Province imagined by Aurora Design. This 400sqm dynamic...
Jim Denevan’s Land Art Installation Invites Visitors to Explore Their Relationship with the World."Self Similar" is an expansive and immersive land art installation by American artist Jim Denevan, unveiled in Abu Dhabi last November. Featuring 19 concentric rings of pyramids and mounds in a mandala pattern, the piece invited visitors...
Cheerful and Generous: Moving House in Singapore by Spark Architects.Bright and punchy, Spark Architects' Moving House is a cramped and dull apartment no more. Embracing open spaces, colour blocking and Le Corbusier's New Spirit principles, this Singapore abode becomes a generous canvas constantly changing...
Chiaroscuro Composition: Elogio del Grigio by Cardillo Architecture.Belgian artist and surrealist, René Magritte, often took everyday, familiar objects and placed them in unexpected scenes, posing questions as to where the boundaries lie between what is real and what is representation. Similarly, Italian...
A Private Indoor Pool House in Central Otago by Yoke.Sitting adjacent to a family home in Central Otago is a decadent private indoor pool with a gym, sauna and changing facility to boot. Designed by Yoke, an architectural firm based in Queenstown, the design offers a minimalist and...
Four Interconnected Vertical Villages: Deloitte’s New Headquarters by Hassell in the Quay Quarter Tower.With Sydney Harbour as its spectacular backdrop, Deloitte’s new headquarters by Hassell is full of surprises. Located inside the Quay Quarter Tower, the project enables a hybrid workplace orientated around four interconnected vertical...
Reverence for Brutalism with a Twist: Torres Blancas Apartment Renovation by Studio Noju.In approximately 400-square-meters, Studio Noju has managed to execute the seamless translation from the old to the new in this refurbished apartment inside the historic Torres Blancas. Designed in 1961 by Spanish architect Francisco...
