Oval Barcelona by Flexoarquitectura.You see, as much as I love a project with a big fat budget to work on or to share with you, I am also quite partial towards projects that were time and budget challenged, but have managed to rise to the occasion. I've said it before and...
Selected Projects by Tokyo-based Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects.Jo Nagasaka is a Osaka-born Tokyo-based architect who established Schemata Architects in 1998. In 2007, he started a collaborative office called HAPPA which combines a gallery and a shop with other facilities. Among his works are a series...
Office Space & Temporary Housing Inside Former Textile Factory // Waarschoot, Belgium.This former textile factory from 1880s is occupied by a young Belgian architect Julie D’Aubioul and her boyfriend. The 800m² building floor plate is split in two parts - a vacant space which will eventually become a permanent house, and...
Bacopari House by UNA Arquitetos // São Paulo, Brazil.If I had to nominate a favourite typology in domestic architecture (it’s a question we’re all asked most days), it would be the courtyard house. And this one, by São Paulo’s UNA Arquitetos, is a cracker. A good courtyard house does...
UID Architects, Japan.Hiroshima based UID Architects studio was founded in 2003 by Keisuke Maeda. Clearly an advocate of designing in section and 3D, every project pushes the boundaries of solid and void, inside and outside, public and private. I think this is...
Golden Workshop by modulorbeat // MĂĽnster, Germany.How's this for an impressive temporary structure? The architects at modulorbeat, along with students from the MĂĽnster School of Architecture, designed then physically built this urban jewel in just six weeks. The brief was to design a...
IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....
Little Trace Of // Kylie Stillman.Melbourne-based artist Kylie Stillman creates mesmerising three-dimensional works carved from layered paper and wood. Her sculptures are crafted from the discarded materials which have their own predetermined textures, forms, sizes and...
House in Fukawa by Suppose Design Office.Located in the suburbs of Hiroshima, House in Fukawa is a grown up version of "treehouse" designed by Suppose Design Office for a young family of four. The house occupies a small block and managing to squeeze in three bedroom boxes which...
