Old Amsterdam Garage Becomes an Impressive Family Home for Barde + vanVoltt.With skylights and glass partition walls Barde + vanVoltt have transformed a 1930’s garage into a wide and open contemporary family home. Fusing original elements with natural materials and industrial fixtures they have balanced the...
Epic Renovation of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp by KAAN Architecten.One of KAAN Architecten’s most intrepid initiatives for KMSKA was to completely conceal the extension of the museum within its existing inner structure — the new addition is not visible from the outside, highlighting the heritage value...
Blue Building in Brooklyn by Lot Office for Architecture.Designed by New York and Greece architecture and design practice LOT, the Blue Building is a private home located in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Commissioned by an artist couple, the complete gut renovation of a centenary townhouse brought the...
High Design: Alchemy Cannabis Dispensary in Toronto by Studio Paolo Ferrari.Alchemy is transforming the future of cannabis with the opening of Canada’s first highly immersive cannabis retail store in the heart of downtown Toronto. Designed by Paolo Ferrari, Alchemy’s innovative licensed flagship rejects staid...
MSO Home + Art Studio by Jean Verville Architects.Beautifully dynamic, this three-storey home and studio in Montreal by Jean Verville architects is thoughtfully reorganised into ten versatile multifunctional platforms. A collaboration between the architect and the clients, the project...
Vester Voldgade Attic Copenhagen Apartment by David Thulstrup.For his latest residential project—a 150 square meter top floor 1890s-apartment in the centre of Copenhagen—David Thulstrup prioritises access to natural light by implementing a greater sense of space through a range of bold...
An Homage to Memphis: Ya Space! Art & Design Museum by Li Wenqiang.Elements representative of Memphis style, including geometric shapes, free compositions and bold colours, are frequently applied within Ya Space! by Li Wenqiang. This playful “art museum” and exhibition space in Hangzhou, China,...
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...
No Natural Light, No Worries: Le Grand Marais by Ubalt Architects.Ubalt Architects have transformed a former data centre set within a 1970s mixed-use building in Le Marais, Paris, into an apartment with no outside view and very little natural light. Instead of fighting its obvious shortcomings, the...
