School House Apartments in Rotterdam by Eklund Terbeek.This Rotterdam loft apartment in a former school building consists of two ex-classrooms and an adjacent hallway. Eklund Terbeek knocked through the dividing wall to create a large, open living space, and focused on enhancing the inherent...
Skinny House in Melbourne by Oliver du Puy Architects.Melbourne-based Oliver du Puy Architects conceived a quiet and spiritual home retreat in the forgotten rear yard of a 19th-century Victorian shop, aptly named Skinny House, due to its 4.2m width. Aiming to bring as much space and light...
AMAA Architecture’s Own Office Set Within a Former Factory in Arzignano, Italy.AMAA Architecture have built their own delicate, contemporary two-storey office, which manages to at once distinguish itself from and blend seamlessly with the bones of its former factory surrounds in Arzignano, Italy. Taking the form...
Interview: Portuguese Architectural Photographer Rui Cardoso.A trained architect, Portuguese photographer Rui Cardoso worked with the lauded architect Manuel Aires Mateus at his Lisbon atelier for four years. During this period he found himself increasingly drawn to photography before deciding to...
The House of Curtains (Casa de las Cortinas) in Granada, Spain by GRX Arquitectos.GRX Arquitectos looked to Granada’s El Bañuelo 11th century Arab baths as a point of reference for House of Curtains in Granada, implementing multiple skylights inspired by the many star-shaped windows at the baths. In order to...
Apartment 55 Home & Studio in Beijing, China by Atelier About Architecture.Apartment 55 in Beijing encompasses a private residence as well as a studio and public exhibition space for the resident artist. Atelier About Architecture used subtle changes in colour and light as well as sliding doors to enhance...
Dendê Duratex Concept House in Cidade Jardim, Brazil by Nildo José.A 15m marble slab illuminated by an LED ribbon stretches down one side of Dendê concept house, designed by Nildo José in partnership with materials brand Duratex. A concave stone portico clad with dark timber panels curves above the...
Axel Arigato Opens Permanent Store in Stockholm Designed by Christian Halleröd.At the Axel Arigato Stockholm store, Christian Halleröd designed display tables of light blue natural marble resting on crushed glass podiums, ironically reminiscent of storefronts after an attempted break-in. The tables were designed to...
House in a Park in Zurich, Switzerland by Think Architecture.Set on a sloping plot beside a forest overlooking Lake Zurich, House in a Park by Think Architecture has a meandering shape that integrates harmoniously into the environment, with one storey embedded below ground to further reduce visual...
