From Marble to Wire: How Knoll Transforms Raw Materials into Timeless Design Icons.Material mastery meets design intelligence at Knoll, where fewer than 10% of marbles meet exacting standards and wire chairs are still hand-bent after seven decades. This uncompromising approach, established when Florence Knoll invented...
Philadelphia’s Famous Movie Loft Gets an Architectural Encore.In Philadelphia, a historic cigar factory with cinematic credentials has undergone a dramatic transformation. Once the filming location for Tom Hanks' "Philadelphia," this 297-square-metre loft combines two adjacent units into a...
How German Homeowners Built Their Dream House with Architectural Manuals.When Erika and Willi purchased a barn in Germany's wine country, they faced a challenge: transforming it with limited skills and budget. Working from detailed architectural manuals by Piertzovanis Toews architects, they spent four years...
Parc-Side Perfection: Uchronia’s Garden-Embracing Apartment in Central Paris.Just steps from Parc Monceau in the heart of Paris lies a rare find—a single-storey 200-square-metre apartment that gracefully opens onto a 70-square-metre garden. Each space delivers a unique sensory experience where comfort meets...
How Formafantasma Liberated Modernism from Tradition With a Theatrical Masterpiece for Cassina.Through this triumphant intervention, Formafantasma offered us a fresh lens through which to see modernism, not as some fixed ideology but as an evolving conversation with the present. In a week largely defined by pretty but forgettable...
Technical Constraints Become Design Features in This Montmartre Gem by Atelier HA.Atelier HA have transformed a 140sqm Montmartre apartment by removing 80% of load-bearing walls to create a flowing, light-filled refuge. The designers turned technical constraints into signature curved elements while maintaining visual...
Terrazzo, Steel, and Memory: Reimagining Caccia Dominioni’s Legacy in Milan.What would Caccia Dominioni do if redesigning his own work for today's living? This question guided Tenet's renovation of a 100-square-metre apartment in Milan's Mondelli building. The transformation preserves key elements from the 1961...
Historic Madrid Building Transformed into a Contemporary Art-Filled Residence.In Madrid's historic Justicia neighbourhood, Febrero Studio transformed a protected building into a sophisticated residence where art and functionality merge seamlessly. With soaring ceilings and majestic timber doors serving as backdrop...
Quality Over Quantity: Sydney Art Deco Apartment Sacrifices Bedroom for Quality Living.In Sydney's competitive real estate market, this 84-square-meter Art Deco apartment renovation takes the radical approach of removing a bedroom to enhance living quality. Through measured architectural interventions, the designers have...
