Back to Basics: 16th Century Venice Apartment by Ilaria Di Carlo.This Venice apartment sounded like a dream on paper. Located on the top floor of a sixteenth century palace in San Polo with the Grand Canal at its doorstep, the home has views out to the water and several Venetian landmarks. And yet it...
Resort Living: FAR Pool House in Dubai by VSHD Design.The concept of Alcoves, or separate villas, is central to the design philosophy of this resort-style residence by VSHD Design. Located in Dubai’s beachfront neighbourhood of Jumeriah, the home, built around a pool, looks to balance the...
Sugary Sweet: The Pops Apartment in Krakow by Furora Studio.Furora Studio has created a sugary sweet apartment for short-term rentals in downtown Krakow. With an interweaving of pastels and curves, this place feels extremely soft and feminine. Green is interwoven with pink and blue, against a...
Tiny Haven: A 22-Square-Metre Apartment in Athens by Point Supreme.Given its tiny 22-square-metre footprint, most architects would have taken the minimalist route in fitting out this Athens apartment shared by three friends. But Marianna and Point Supreme’s other half, Konstantinos Pantazis, aren’t...
No Walls? No Worries: Sans Walls Villa in South Korea by Joongho Choi Studio.Designed by Joongkho Choi Studio, Sans Villa is a two-storey structure embedded in the landscape of Gapeyong-gun, Gangwon-do in South Korea. Mute in appearance with precast concrete panels to blend in, internally the villa surprises...
Umberto121: A 14th-century Holiday Home in Tuscany by Montsant Moreno.In the Tuscan hinterland, atop a knoll near Crete Senesi, lies the historic village of Montisi, one of five municipalities in Val d'Orcia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The village’s history is writ large across the dwellings that...
Escher-esque Minimalism in Greece: Piperi House by Sigurd Larsen.This contemporary Greek home in Kythnos stands as a “crystalline sculpture, cut out of a single piece of white stone”, says Berlin-based Danish architect, Siguard Larsen. An infinite circle of steps playfully break up the house into a...
Nostalgic Escape: Foam House in Torquay by Amelda Wilde.When Amelia Wilde’s client came across this property, it was exactly what they were looking for—a quintessential Torquay home that transported them back to childhood vacations on the coast of Melbourne. Now boutique holiday...
Casa Quatro Holiday Home in Portugal by Belgian Hospitality Brand theAddresses.This holiday home in Algarve exudes understated luxury, with old and new harmonising seamlessly. The open-living space is adorned by a vaulted ceiling, plus there is a spacious kitchen, four bedrooms with ensuites, a rooftop terrace and an...
