Uncovering & Layering: Melbourne Warehouse Apartment Renovation by SSdH.When approached to renovate this Melbourne warehouse apartment, SSdH were faced with an interior that had completely suppressed the history of the building. The strategy became one of stripping back to discover the shell, and being...
Between the Real & the Mythical: AndreĚs Reisingerâs Barcelona Office by Isern Serra.Isern Serra has translated the world of the hyperreal within digital artist Andres Resingerâs new office. The Barcelona workspace celebrates the Argentinian artistâs dream-like renders, though not without a touch of the Spanish...
Colourful Bohemia: A Clothing Workshop-Turned-Loft in Paris by Ăpicène.Despite the initial spatial shortcomings, the quirky geometry and play of cubes are this Parisian loftâs shining stars. Isabelle Heilmann of Ăpicène was convinced that with a little polishing up and shuffling around, the spaces would...
Casual but Sharp: ALUMNI Chengdu by FON Studio.Situated in Chinaâs Sichuan province among Chengduâs 1906 Creative Park, a patchwork of heritage and youth cultural attractions lies within FON Studioâs latest retail project for ALUMNI. Attracted by the mirage of history and the...
Simplifying & Restoring: The Cambium by Carr.With a focus on simplifying rather than adding, restoring rather than replacing, Carrâs design approach for The Cambium, a business retreat set on a four-acre property in Mornington Peninsula, celebrates the existing. The resulting...
Silver Fox: Munich Office by Buero Wagner.This two-story office extension by Buero Wagner is located in the backyard of a turn-of-the-century building near the Isar River in the Au district of Munich. The interventions were implemented from a canon of industrial materialsâ...
Studio McW Transform an East London Warehouse into a Live/ Work Loft for Earthrise Studio.Somewhere in East London, inside a 1924 shoe factory, sits an apartment that could pass off for a park. Exposed brick emblazons the walls, plants spill out of baskets and a garden-style picnic table masquerades as a spiffy workspace. But...
Villa Guggenbuhl in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.Villa Seurat isnât a villa at all. Rather, itâs a small private street of studio-houses of yesteryear artists like Jean Lurçat, Marcel Gromaire and Arnold Huggler, designed in large part, by late architect AndrĂŠ Lurçat in the early...
On-Growing House by Mariana de DelĂĄs.Inspired by the Japanese word Komorebi, which loosely translates to the sunlight shining through the trees, Mariana de DelĂĄs has inserted a lifted metal structure gangway in this small home. Finished with a perforated metal sheet, it lets...
