In Conversation with Michael Karakolis from Fibonacci Stone.Michael Karakolis is founder & director of Fibonacci Stone, Australia's leading terrazzo supplier. An extremely passionate and dedicated human being, this guy is literally obsessed, and we mean freaking OBSESSED with terrazzo. We thought...
MIKA House in Hasselt, Belgium by i.s.m.architecten.i.s.m.architecten undertook a minimalist renovation to MIKA House in Hasselt, Belgium. Measuring at just 5.5 metres in width, this narrow traditional row house is restricted by both the nature of its context and local urban planning rules....
Aesop Opens Sydney Store by Snøhetta.The newly opened Aesop Pitt Street, set on a pedestrian mall in central Sydney, is the skincare company’s largest retail space to date and Norway-based firm Snøhetta’s first Australian store design. Bringing the magnitude and...
Daylesford Longhouse Residence & Working Farm by Partners Hill.At Daylesford Longhouse, Partners Hill employed radical contrasts to demarcate internal spaces, such as giant vs. petite, agricultural vs. refined, hard with romantic and tactile. Materials are largely pragmatic and robust, with Australian...
Bolton Coach House in Dublin by Kingston Lafferty Design.Bolton Coach House in Dublin is a study in balance and contrast between the rustic and the refined, the old and the new, the masculine and the feminine. By putting the human element at the heart of their design peppered with unexpected...
Dá Licença Boutique Hotel in Estremoz, Portugal.Set in an eco-reserve outside of the historic city of Estremoz, Portugal, Dá Licença Hotel owners Vitor Borges and Franck Laigneau were hunting for their own personal holiday home when they came across a grand property. Enlisting the...
Mr Robertson Cafe in Nunawading, Melbourne by Maria Danos.Mr Robertson café overlooks the striking, historic Roberston Chimney, which Melbourne-based architect Maria Danos drew on in developing the material palette, along with a strong consideration for sustainability credentials. Collaborations...
Rose Street Residence in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Fieldwork.We indulge in a supremely clever transformation of a former, yes – umm, brothel. This cunning Residential Alterations & Additions project saw Fieldwork Architecture add a new dwelling to the rear of the existing 6-metre-wide terrace....
Barefoot Luxury Villas in Cabo Verde by Polo Architects & Going East.Belgium-based Polo Architects and Going East embraced understated elegance for Barefoot Luxury Villas, a series of 30 serviced dwellings on the archipelago of Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa. The design team were collectively...
