Egypt Meets Denmark in Melbourne: Mo Jacobsen by YSG Studio.This renovation is a love story of sorts—not just between the homeowners, but between two distinct design philosophies. The owners, an Egyptian-Australian with a penchant for pattern and colour, and a Danish minimalist, found common...
Blurred Edges: Aru House in Newcastle by Curious Practice.Named after the Awabakal word for insect, Aru House places value on reuse and repair. This relatively modest home punches well above its budget and scale while contributing to the surrounding neighbourhood. It speaks to the power of...
From Brutalism to Fantasy: Terrace House Mirage by Alcami Architecture.An utterly unexpected and delightful interpretation of urban living, Terrace House Mirage captures the essence of constrained spaces with a finesse that borders on the miraculous. Victor Alcami of Alcami Architecture describes it best:...
Bajet Girame Blur the Boundaries of Conventional Family Living in This Barcelona Penthouse.Among the hip cafes and tapas bars in Barcelona’s beachside district of Poblenou sits a 50,000 square metre 1970s industrial building. On its rooftop, two small studio apartments are merged into a single penthouse atop one of the...
French Excellence in New York: Villa Albertine Atelier by Hugo Toro.With views over Central Park on New York’s Upper East Side, the historic Payne Whitney House is a relic monument to the Gilded Age. The five-storey building is now home to Villa Albertine, a French institution for artistic and...
Gravitas meets Playfulness: SB117 Madrid Apartment by Estudio Reciente.Nestled in Madrid's Chamberi neighbourhood, this heritage apartment is as a poster child for the fusion of classic elegance and contemporary design. Initially constructed in 1953 by renowned Spanish architect Luis Martinez Feduchi, the...
Collaborative Experiment: Deglan Studios’ Own Home in Berlin.Back in 2019, Deglan Studios undertook their first collaborative experiment together, their own home in Berlin. The project became the creative studios very own “corona renovation” as Domenic Degner and Falko Landernberger worked on it...
Creating Extraordinary out of the Ordinary: Woodward Architects Transform a 1970’s Sydney Beach House.Woodward Architects' transformation of a mundane 1970’s beach house speaks to the potential of architectural ingenuity to transcend the ordinary. Located in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the architects sought to enhance the connection to...
This Warsaw Studio Apartment by Dawid Konieczny is Inspired by the Ease of a Good Hotel Room.Inspired by the ease of a good hotel room, this petite apartment in Warsaw is a chic little number. Designed by Dawid Konieczny, the interior takes the best parts of mid-century modernism and condenses it into a 33-metre-square space. With...
