Plywood House in Palma de Mallorca, Spain by SMS Arquitectos.Spanish studio SMS Arquitectos have delved deeply into the construction process of this terrace home in Palma de Mallorca, exploring the craft of plywood manufacturing - a traditional process of the Spanish island. The use of CNC...
Epic Home of London Design Festival Director & Stirling Prize-winning British Architect.In honour of 2018 London Design Festival, we take a little look-see at a rather epic home of London Design Festival Director himself, Ben Evans, and Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete. Talk about a power couple, huh? I mean,...
El Camarin: Small Apartment in Buenos Aires, Argentina by IR arquitectura.If small is the new black, then this tiny apartment, all 18 square-meters of it, is as black as youâre likely to get. As with all exceptional âtinyâ designs, this Buenos Aires abode by IR arquitectura manages to fit a lot into a...
Buenos Aires Home and Studio of Married Architects Teresa Sarmiento & Nicolas Tovo.How do you make a house feel open and light when you build right up to the boundary line using your neighbourâs walls as two of your own? In a city like Buenos Aires, where space is at a premium its crazy not to take up every spare...
Small Apartment Renovation in Madrid, Spain by Elii Architects.This 34-square-metre apartment in Madrid, Spain, is a tiny little gem - a bit like a cool, unfolding childâs toy what gets rearrange to create something new. Letâs start with the way the Elii Architects have addressed the levels of...
Jim Jennings’ Own Desert Retreat in Palm Springs.Set against the backdrop of the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs is an unassuming weekend retreat for San Francisco architect Jim Jennings and his wife and architectural writer Terese Bissell. The deceptively simple structure is...
Din-a-ka Residence in Taipei, Taiwan by Wei Yi International Design Associates.Situated in the Beitou Hot Spring Area at the foot of Taipei's Datun Mountains in Taiwan, China, is a residence by Wei Yi International Design Associates designed for an older couple to retire in. The 'Din-a-ka' residence, translating...
King Bill House in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Austin Maynard Architects.The high land values of Melbourneâs inner city suburbs typically encourage many owners to add as much building on their site as possible. Not so for the owners of King Bill. They sought to give something back to the suburb they love by...
Villa Waalre in The Netherlands by Russell Jones.Towering fir trees surround this sprawling villa in the town of Waarle, in the southern Netherlands. The large five bedroom family home covers an enclosed area of 1200 square meters over four levels and resides on a 7000 square meter plot...