Ancient Monastery in Anjou, France Transformed Into a Magnificent Hotel & Restaurant.Paris-based design duo Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku have redesigned the interior of an old Saint-Lazare monastery in France, transforming it into a rather tremendous hotel and a restaurant. Keeping the layers of a 1000 years...
Acne Studios Opens New Store in Melbourne.The opening of Acne Studios Little Bourke Street marks a new fashion destination in the Melbourne CBD. Located in the evolving The Strand complex, the little Bourke street store is the first in Australia to showcase Acne's new perforated...
Kolmio+LIM Beauty Salon by Yusuke Seki // Osaka, Japan.What is it about Japan, design and retail. They just get it, don't they? They really do. Let's have a closer look at today's beauty. Kolimo+LIM in Osaka, Japan is an extension of the popular Less Is More (LIM) hair salon in the same area,...
Case by Jun Igarashi Architects // Sapporo, Japan.With it's multiple platforms set over three levels, twisting staircases and timber ladders, Case by Jun Igarashi Architects is reminiscent of an indoor tree-house. The sense of play and adventure created from multiple levels and connecting...
Glorious Heritage Apartment Interiors by Regis Larroque // Paris.While snooping around Regis Larroque website, I experienced a number of heart stopping moments. These picture perfect heritage apartments were all refurbished in effortlessly cool style with truckloads of personality. None of that...
Le Corbusier’s Studio-Apartment Opens For Visits.Le Corbusier’s studio-apartment occupies the last two floors of the Molitor apartment block, located at 24, rue Nungesser et Coli. Designed between 1931 and 1934 by Le Corbusier and his cousin and associate, Pierre Jeanneret, the...
Blackwood Street Bunker // Shared Office Space in Melbourne by Clare Cousins Architects.Clare Cousins Architects have re-designed this 1970’s office block in North Melbourne into their own workspace shared with a construction company. Interior fittings are picked out in black or white to distinguish among the diverse...
Gallery Post // Koya No Sumika by mA-style Architects.Tokyo-based mA-style Architects extend a typical rural Japanese residence to create a retreat space for a young couple, separate from the main...
Fervital / Antolini Stone Gallery by Paritzki Liani Architects // Israel.Partizki Liani Architects showroom for Fertival/Antolini assumes an intelligent audience. Largely devoid of references to familiar objects or places, Fertival/Antolini doesn’t flood visitors with obvious precedents and domestic examples,...
