Courtyard House Reinvented: Can Jaime i n’ Isabelle in Palma, Mallorca by TedA Arquitectes.TedA Arquitectes-designed family home moulds around the sloping terrain of Palma de Mallorca. Dubbed āCan Jaime i n' Isabelleā this houseĀ is embedded in the landscape with the natural environment acting as a ribbon, seamlessly weaving...
From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as ānatural, simple, clear and honestā are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
No Natural Light, No Worries: Le Grand Marais by Ubalt Architects.Ubalt Architects have transformed a former data centre set within a 1970s mixed-use building in Le Marais, Paris, into an apartment with no outside view and very little natural light. Instead of fighting its obvious shortcomings, the...
Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden by Collectif Encore.Collectif Encore's award-winning Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden is home to Stockholm-based artist Birgitta Burling and her partner. During the colder months, the house is restricted to a cosy nook hidden within a timber...
Jinmao Capital J Space Office in Beijing by DAGA Architects.We are counting down from five as we launch ourselves into DAGA Architects' intergalactic J Space office in Shangdi, Beijing's central hub for innovative technology. The architects directed otherworldly tropes across the four floors with a...
French Exit by Tadao Cern is an Ode to Ghosting.Tadao Cern has used dried grass in his suspended art installation entitled, French Exit. The artist has utilised the most basic and accessible material to create a fully immersive, visually arresting viewing experience, transporting...
The Future of Living by Urtzi Grau & Guillermo FernƔndez-Abascal, UTS School of Architecture.The great Australian dream has informed how generations have lived in this country. The idea of domestic bliss was always embedded within the brick walls of a humble, free-standing family home sandwiched between suburban front and...
Room in the City in Leuven, Belgium by 51N4E.Our city's public spaces hold immeasurable social value and play a vital role in shaping our communities. Whether it is a market, piazza, playground or park, these spaces have the potential to elicit a sense of belonging and encourage...
Ketelhuis Residence, Gallery Space & Artist Studio in Zaandam by Studio Modijefsky.At Ketelhuis, Studio Modijefsky have divided the substantial volume of the original industrial building into two levels allowing for different functions ā an office and a workshop on the ground, a gallery space and a home on the first...