August in Antwerp by Vincent Van Duysen.Turning a place once filled with piety into one of shameless hedonism, Vincent Van Duysen-designed August in Antwerp encompasses a hotel, bar, restaurant, wellness spa and shop in a converted convent. The interiors of August are a...
Setsugekka Japanese Restaurant in Shanghai, China by Sun Tianwen of Shanghai Hip-Pop.Set in an early 20th-century building, aspects of traditional Japanese culture imbue Setsugekka restaurant through a contemporary lense, with seemingly disparate tones and materials working to create a punchy yet harmonious space. The...
Esrawe Studio Designs Grupo Arca’s Stone Showroom & Warehouse in Guadalajara, Mexico.Playing on the notion of a quarry being a ‘manufactured landscape’, Esrawe Studio have designed a showroom and warehouse for natural materials brand Grupo Arca in Guadalajara, Mexico. Upon entrance to the courtyard of Grupo Arca’s...
Tokyo Office Tower by nendo Veiled With a Timber Grid.Rather than allow another closed-off office building to populate the street, nendo created a space connected to the exterior environment with this Tokyo office building. Balconies have been placed sporadically on six floors, each of which...
Roscommon House in Floreat, Western Australia by Neil Cownie.Roscommon House by Neil Cownie embraces the Japanese ‘Wabi-sabi’ style of seeking beauty in imperfection, with uneven concrete surfaces and materials chosen for their roughness, texture, and modesty. Spurred by the demolition of a...
Brick House in Whitefield, India by CollectiveProject.Brick House in Bangalore by CollectiveProject is made with hand-moulded table bricks with natural variations in colour and form, celebrating the imperfections of the material and the slightly uneven manner in which they are...
Jaspal Retail Store in Bangkok, Thailand by Studiopepe.Fashion label Jaspal has opened a new flagship store in Bangkok designed by Milan-based Studiopepe, set in Thailand's most exclusive retail complex. Pretty, yet not overtly feminine materials such as concrete, raw timber, rattan and...
L.E.S.S Eatery in Bruges, Belgium by Tommy Van den Brandt of Another Office.After closing their 3 Michelin-star restaurant Hertog Jan at the end of 2018, Belgian culinary duo Gert De Mangeleer and Joachim Boudens have taken their more casual eatery L.E.S.S to new heights. Tommy Van den Brandt of Another Studio...
Stamford Park Homestead in Outer Melbourne by Jason Jones & Brahman Perera.After three-years of restorative TLC by Jason Jones and Brahman Perera, Stamford Park is open to the public. Playing on the intrinsic European origins of early Australian homesteads, the interiors straddle both classic and modern style...
