Dance Meets Design: A Spiral Apartment in Madrid by RaĂșl Almenara.RaĂșl Almenara isnât just an architect. Heâs also an artist and innovator and choreographerâif his latest project in Madridâs El Rastro neighbourhood is anything to go by. Designed like a spiral monospace, the home revels in...
BD House by Space Encounters with Studio Vincent van Leeuwen.New owners of this 1950s villa in Bergen, the Netherlands, had chosen to live in the home for a few weeks before its demolition. This happened to give them a new perspective on their plans to knock down and rebuild, leading towards a...
A Fresh Start: Graziella by Giona Bierens de Haan.For Giona Bierens de Haan, a Geneva-based architect who runs her eponymous practice, the clients of Graziella were neighbours from the childhood village she grew up in. When asked to design their next residence in the small town of Boudry,...
Classic Meets Eccentric: Gumshornsgatan Apartment in Stockholm by Halleroed.Halleroed has reimagined this two-storey apartment on Gumshornsgatan, a street in Stockholmâs trendy Ăstermalm. The Modernist light filled home, dating back to the 1930s, was in almost its original state when it landed in the hands of...
This Brunswick Studio by RN+S is an Example of the Transformative Power of Colour.This fifty-one square metre studio apartment has received a transformative makeover by RN+S with little more than a lick of paint. The space, constructed by Milieu in collaboration with Fieldwork and Design Office, came with a minimal yet...
Redefining a Cabin in the Woods: Casa Alferez by Ludwig Godefroy Architecture.Combining his skills in shaping concrete and drawing inspiration from several pop culture and architecture movements, Ludwig Godefroyâs Casa Alferez arguably resembles Laputaâs forgotten castle. Within the two-bedroom home, each space...
Petite and Punchy: Apartment in Paris by Pauline Borgia of L’Atelier Steve.Diminutive in size but not much else, Pauline Borgia has reinvented this Parisian apartment to offer both an oasis from and in tandem with the world just at its doorstep. Designed for an idiosyncratic client with atypical taste, the space...
Like a Picnic Rug Under a Canopy: House for BEES by Downie North.Shared values of connectedness, place-making and passive design lead the client to Downie North, a Sydney-based architecture studio of Catherine Downie and Daniel North, partners in life and work. Tasked to create a new addition to their...
A House Without Elevations: Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan.Sitting atop a hill in rural Himatnagar, Ahmedabad, Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan is an all-encompassing dance of scale and proportion. It is a house without elevationsâan inward looking âenclosureâ that embraces experience and...