From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
‘Tanning in the City’ Salon in Seoul by Studio Fragment.Studio Fragment has brought an element of escape and relaxation to the bronzing experience in this grooming salon in Seoul. In contrast to its busy urban context, ‘Tanning in the City’ unfolds with a sense of peace and quiet akin to a...
Brunswick Lean-to by Blair Smith Architecture.Melbourne architect Blair Smith has brought a traditional inner-city lean-to firmly into the contemporary, providing a fresh new perspective on an old typology. Smith describes the core idea behind the project as an opportunity to...
Kite Breeze: Adam Goodrum’s Contemporary Take on Traditional Breeze Block for Brickworks.A symbol of indoor/ outdoor Australian lifestyle, breeze blocks have an ability to create an ambience in architecture as a constantly changing sculpture via the interplay of light, shadow and surface. Unveiled at the recent Brickworks B20,...
Bureau de Change Designs Art Deco Interiors of The Gaslight in London.Bureau de Change have reimagined the interiors of The Gaslight in London's Fitzrovia, honouring the area's artisanal heritage with a design character that brings an element of the unexpected to a commercial property....
Four Pillars Gin Laboratory in Surry Hills by YSG Studio.Yasmine Ghoniem of YSG Studio describes her design for Four Pillars Gin Laboratory in Surry Hills “not as a replicate of a gin distillery, but rather, as a thriving gin emporium that brings patrons closer to the essence of the Four...
Hiriketiya Guesthouse in Sri Lanka by Atelier Abraha Achermann.Hiriketiya Guesthouse in Sri Lanka by Atelier Abraha Achermann exists as a sculptural intersection of built forms and gardens – the unapologetically brutalist guesthouse speaks directly with the natural environment it sits...
Five Favourites From Paris Design Week 2020.A quick recap of five things that caught my eye from Paris Design Week 2020, which took place across the French capital as a combination of real and virtual events between 3rd to 12th...
The Essential Loft in Brazil by Cacau Ribeiro Interiores.Brazilian practice Cacau Ribeiro Interiores designed an earthy wooden loft for CASACOR, bringing family life together with nature. The interior has been imagined as a comfortable and inviting living area, creating a place “for a family...
