Waves of Inspiration: A Baltic-Inspired Urban Retreat by Ilya Gulyants.When tasked with creating a sanctuary for a creative couple, Ilya Gulyants looked to the Baltic coast for inspiration. The result is an apartment where minimalism serves as a philosophy rather than mere aesthetic, incorporating natural...
Chess Moves: A 70s-Inspired Family Home Transformation in Byron Bay.This family home takes on new dimensions and depths with its Rubik’s cube of textures, tones and interventions. The original identity of the house exists somewhere between the exposed red brick walls, heavy timber beams and the all too...
A Concept-Driven Approach: London Townhouse Renovation by Tabitha Isobel.In her debut project, Tabitha Isobel has masterfully renovated a Victorian townhouse in London's Islington. The five-storey residence, once stripped of character, exemplifies thoughtful design that marries historical respect with...
Modernist Maritime Magic: Duo Centre in Krakow by Paradowski Studio.A common lobby of a residential building, Duo Centre in Krakow is part modernist marvel, part nautical nook, and 100% pure design genius. This project perfectly embodies Paradowski Studio's design philosophy of time-traveling design...
50 Shades of Industrial Green: Berlin Apartment Renovation by Christopher Sitzler-Brakel.In Berlin's lively Kreuzberg neighbourhood, this apartment renovation by Christopher Sitzler-Brakel is a brilliant example of thoughtful urban renewal and adaptive reuse done right. The result is the architectural equivalent of your cool...
Rebuilding Post-War Sarajevo: The Sustainable and Adaptive Zemlja Apartment by Project V Architecture.Zemlja, which translates to 'earth,' 'land,' and 'country' in Bosnian, is an apartment retrofit in post-war Sarajevo that aims to restore a sense of place, home, and shared identity through architectural innovation. Project V Architecture...
Historic Charm Reimagined: Melbourne Home Renovation by Care Of Studio.Although previously renovated multiple times, this house in Melbourne lacked a cohesive style and didn’t honour its heritage. Jaime Bligh of Care Of Studio focused on reinstating the home's original architectural elements and paid...
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...
An Ode to Gio Ponti: A 1920s Apartment in Milan by David/Nicolas.Refurbishing a property designed by one architectural icon and redesigned by another can scare even the mightiest of architects. But the Lebanese design duo David/Nicolas, it seems, are immune to such angst, as evidenced by their project,...
