Tom, Dick & Harry Café in Melbourne by Christopher Elliott Design.Christopher Elliott’s work offers a restrained palette of simple hand-crafted materials that reflect the atmosphere of the Tom, Dick & Harry Café in South...
Wall Cloud in Tokyo by Ryuichi Sasaki.Sections of wall appear to hang from the ceiling in this transformed attic of an old discotheque in Tokyo, now converted into offices by Sasaki Architecture....
Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
The Rise, The Fall and The Restoration of Villa E-1027 by Eileen Gray.A true icon of modern architecture, Villa E-1027 is Eileen Gray’s 1929 masterpiece on France’s Côte d’Azur, and Irish designer's very first architectural project. After over a decade of mismanagement and controversial repairs, it's...
Antwerp Town House by Sculp(IT) Features World’s Largest Pivoting Door.A pair of world’s largest pivot doors, measuring 3m in width by 6m in height and weighing almost 4 tonnes, are the most striking feature of this renovated Antwerp home by Belgian studio Sculp(IT). The twin two-storey doors form an...
Clapton Warehouse Conversion by Sadie Snelson Architects.I have a soft spot for warehouse conversions. I know they’re commonplace but when I was young I would dream up the craziest things that would feature in my very own warehouse home. The Clapton Warehouse by Sadie Snelson is anything but...
2.4m Wide Lane-way in Argentina Transformed into a Restaurant by CAPÓ estudio.CAPÓ estudio has transformed a 2.4m wide and 32m long city passageway in Córdoba, Argentina into a new, light filled restaurant called 'El...
Loft M by Graux & Baeyens Architects // Kortrijk, Belgium.Loft M is a spectacular residence set inside a former factory in the outskirts of Kortrijk, Belgium, designed by Graux & Baeyens Architects. Today this site consists of a single loft filled with two interlocking curving structures...
Conversion of an old Printing House into a Showroom & Offices by Ciguë.Paris-based design collective Ciguë have converted an old printing house into an office & showroom for the emerging fashion label Krisvanassche. Robust materials such as brick, concrete, steel, structural plywood and black paint...