Gallery Post // Love House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects.Takeshi Hosaka Architects have created this 3.3m-wide and 10m-deep box that contains a house with no windows. Instead, a curved courtyard has been carved out, tracing an arc from the front door to the back wall....
Stories on Design // Outdoor Rooms.In case you thought today's post is about "styling" your Verandas and Backyard Pergolas with a bit of lattice action, I'm afraid you're in for a huge dose of disappointment. Sorry / not sorry. If you're, however, in the market for amazing...
Gallery Post // Minna no ie by Mamm Design.This two-and-a-half storey dwelling is situated on a 4.5m wide by 12m long plot, wedged between houses in every direction. The design seeks to provide a space that seemingly expands beyond it's borders by inserting a six meter-high garden...
So Hot Right Now // Fins & Folded Facades.I recall a time when I used to have a grown up job in an architecture firm, and the debate amongst my colleagues/ architects over the design of every façade. This is not surprising. Not only are they one of the first things we all notice...
House in Ohno by Airhouse Design Office.Located among the kaki trees, this beautiful house is a project by Japanese architecture studio Airhouse Design. To meet the client's brief for a house with large open spaces and high ceilings, the architects designed a large roof set on...
So Hot Right Now // A House In A House.The idea of house-like structures inside interior spaces is not so new. Perhaps it stems from our early childhood references that resonate so deeply with us all. Just think of Tree Houses. Or Doll Houses. You can think of today's story as...
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...
Totally Terrific Triangles in Architecture & Interiors.I have a serious weakness for pure forms and simple geometry. What? You knew that already? I know, I'm becoming super predictable. Having said that, as much as I cannot get passed squares, rectangles, circles and hexagons (my personal...
