Mitchelton Winery Hotel in Nagambie, Victoria by Hecker Guthrie.The Mitchelton Winery Hotel is one of a number of new, luxury lodgings colouring Victoriaâs quiet, sunny wine country. In Central Victoria (apparently Victoriaâs best-kept wine secret), itâs also the second historic regional hotel by...
Sweet Storage Dreams: Playful Barcelona Apartment in Born by CaSA.Colombo and Serboli Architectureâs recent apartment refurbishment in Barcelona could be filed under âstorage pornâ. Itâs a playful modification to a 65sqm flat set within a historic 13th-century building in El Born. The client, a...
Minimalist London Home Extension by Nicholas Szczepaniak Architects.Positioned along the Regents Canal in Islington, this London property has been reinvented as a contemporary, energy efficient and spatially generous three-storey abode....
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
An Underground Krypt Bar by BĂźro KLK in Vienna, Austria.Whatâs cooler than a new underground bar in Austria? Accidentally discovering the stairway to a bordered-up semi-legal underground jazz club from Viennaâs jazzy 50s and 60s, and then restoring and reinventing it as new. Such was the...
Rob Mills’ Own Award-Winning Residence in Melbourne’s Armadale.Rob Mills is no stranger to opulent, visually rich interiors. Pretty fitting then that his own family home in Armadale in Melbourne is a likely contender for his studioâs most magnificent, artistic, and opulent to date. Collecting a...
Sony Music Entertainment Amsterdam HQ by Space Encounters.Of course Sony Musicâs Amsterdam HQ needs a vinyl boardroom table that doubles a DJ booth, and a stairway that is also a bar. Itâs work made a bit more entertaining, and I for one, would not mind that meeting being added to my diary....
Renovation of a Finnish Culinary Institution: Palace Restaurant Helsinki by Note Design Studio.When the celebrated signpost of Finnish gastronomy approached Note Design Studio about a refurbishment, they didnât ask for a modern and trendy interior. Instead, they wanted something that would withstand the time and honour the history...
Do-C Ebisu Tokyo Capsule Hotel Renovation by Schemata Architects.Would you tuck into a 2x1m fiberglass box for a nightâs sleep? Capsule hotelsâwhere rows of single-bed-sized rooms are stacked on top of one another, were born out of Osaka in the late 1970s, and are a part of a sort of bare...
