Coffey Architects’ London Apartment Refurbishment Covered in Thousands of Solid Timber Blocks.Lending the apartment its name, over 30,000 individually hand-cut and laid cross-section blocks made of European Oak cover most surfaces of ‘Apartment Block’ in central London. Coffey Architects employ the characteristic wood grain...
House in Kyoto, Japan by 07BEACH.With no room for a backyard, 07BEACH made the living space of this house in Kyoto double as an internal courtyard, adding large skylights to maximize daylight. To enhance a sense of bringing the outside in, a large indoor tree takes pride...
Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject.The Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject is set on a steep and rocky slope overlooking a lake, a private retreat offering respite from urban life. The house is elevated above ground as a lightweight steel structure, making...
Bismarck House in Sydney’s Bondi by Andrew Burges Architects.Architect Andrew Burges acknowledges the semi-detached house is a typology he has been critical of in the past – for its shotgun corridor, compromised privacy and generally poor amenity – and so he looked for bigger connections to a...
Self-Portrait Studio London Flagship by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects.Casper Mueller Kneer Architects have designed the first standalone store for Self Portrait in London’s Mayfair, defining the space with custom designed pink and white terrazzo flooring, an open grid ceiling, and dark Cornish mineral clay...
Atic Aribau Apartment Renovation in Barcelona by Raúl Sánchez Architects.Raúl Sánchez Architects have renovated a Barcelona apartment for a young creative couple, incorporating an unexpected combination of materials and colours. The moody main bathroom is perhaps the most striking feature of the entire...
Museum for Architectural Models in Shanghai, China by Wutopia Lab.Wutopia Lab have designed Shanghai’s first museum dedicated to the display of architectural models. A physical manifestation of an architect’s design vision, the museum acts as a cultural reference and an archive presenting the work of...
Teorema Milanese: Renovation of An Apartment in Milan by Marcante Testa.Set within a late 1960s building, Marcante Testa have executed a unique reinterpretation of a typical bourgeois Milanese home. Various types of marble subdivide the Corso Sempione apartment, extending from the entrance hall to the living...
No Footprint House in Costa Rica by A-01 Architects.The No Footprint House by A-01 Architects is set amidst the small village of Ojuchal, Costa Rica, at the edge of vast tropical rainforests. Driven by efficiency and sustainability, the home was developed as a prototype residential typology...
