Lilac by Bureau: 44 Square Metres, One Counter and Two Domestic Worlds.How many square metres does a home actually need? Bureau's Lilac, the smaller of two sibling apartments in Lisbon, puts the question front and centre. At 44 square metres, the refurbishment turns the old entrance hall into a kitchen, moves...
A Dual-Key Singapore Apartment Unified Into a Multigenerational Family Home.In Singapore's condominium stock, the dual-key apartment was conceived for landlords — a larger residence and a smaller studio sharing one front door, leased or occupied separately. Ascend Design was asked to reverse the logic. A...
Studio Carson Kelly’s Little James Proves Constraint Can Be the Best Design Brief.Studio Carson Kelly's Little James treats constraint not as a problem to solve but as the condition that sharpens every move. A dog-legged stair integrates the laundry and eliminates redundant corridors. A floating stone slab serves as...
Build Less, Build Better: Modernist Restraint and Japanese Design in North London.Not every renovation needs to get bigger to get better. Studio Hagen Hall's Heion House in Islington proves that the most considered move is sometimes the one you don't make. By working entirely within the original footprint of a Grade-II...
Extrarradio Estudio’s TET House Turns Spatial Constraints into Design Opportunity.Extrarradio Estudio took a tired 1940s Madrid terrace and reduced it to its structural skeleton. From this blank canvas came TET House: a 68m² home where a vivid green zigzag element traces the perimeter, integrating all the essentials...
A Compact Singapore Apartment Embraces the Japanese Art of Shelter.Named after the Japanese word for "taking shelter from the rain," Amayadori House by Ascend Design reimagines sanctuary within Singapore's urban density. The 56 square metre apartment pairs walnut-toned timber with brushed metal and...
This Berlin Apartment Defines Space Through Colour Rather Than Walls.Bruzkus Greenberg's Blue Box is a clever spatial intervention in a 75-square-metre Berlin rooftop apartment. The design centres on a multifunctional, dark blue joinery box that replaces walls and an impractical fireplace. Working as an...
This Madrid Home Proves Compact Living Needs Smart Design, Not More Space.A disused furrier's shop in Madrid's south has become a compact home where nothing goes to waste. Architecture practice BURR tackled the tricky split-level layout with a staircase that works overtime, concealing storage and a tiny WC...
Studio Latino’s Gutsy Design Layered Over 1970s Bones in Milan.Studio Latino has transformed an 80-square-metre apartment in Milan's buzzing Nolo, where the deep blue kitchen reads like a piece of statement furniture, anchoring the open-plan space with colour and character. Rather than concealing the...
