Thoughtful Design, Strong Partnerships and a Willingness to Experiment Converge in this Game-Changing Sydney Office.Rochester Street Office is the poster child for collaborative design and innovative thinking, setting a new standard for workplace architecture in repurposed industrial areas. It's a building that looks to the future while respecting its...
More Than Skin Deep: Shanghai’s One-stop Beauty Centre by FFFUN.SHI Space dances between the hyper-futuristic and the raw, industrial with ease. A multi-use building, the ground floor is a dedicated gallery and retail space, with the first floor making up the beauty centre and a private event space on...
From Caracas to Compasso d’Oro: Gio Ponti’s D.154.2 Armchair’s Extraordinary Journey.Gio Ponti's iconic D.154.2 armchair has been awarded the prestigious Compasso d'Oro Career Award, cementing its place in Italian design history. Originally created in 1954 for Villa Planchart in Caracas, this elegant piece showcases...
Ruin No More: A Home and Gallery in Porto by François Leite.François Leite brings a home left in ruins back to life in Porto’s Lapa district. Now imaginatively reinvented, the project integrates the structure’s existing framework and the neighbourhood’s wider context into a functional...
A Protective Structure Planted on the Rock: Castlecrag Courtyard by Downie North.Conceptually imagined as ‘a protective structure planted on the rock’, Downie North Castlecrag Courtyard house melds into the rugged topography in a way that one could easily mistake it for a luxurious cave or treehouse. With a...
A Living Garden and Exhibition Space in Hangzhou by Mountain Soil.Mountain Soil has designed a living garden and exhibition space for JIA Garden Craft, a home for art and hand-crafted objects in Hangzhou. Spread over two levels, the interior features a display shaped like a leaf and an asymmetrical rock...
Tradition, Culture & Modern Workplace: UAE Government Office in Abu Dhabi by Agata Kurzela Studio.When tasked with retrofitting an existing space with the UAE government offices, little did Agata Kurzela Studio know their initially simple brief would grow into a multifaceted, complex new project that embraced tradition, culture, and...
Off-Kilter Minimalism: Vaders Dye Tattoo Studio in Hamburg by Deglan Studios.Artist-architect duo Deglan Studios bring their signature off-kilter minimalism to this Hamburg tattoo studio that feels akin to an upmarket beauty clinic. A calm and bright colour palette was utilised alongside a limited material...
From Two Apartments to a Family Home: House Y&A in Mortsel by Memo Architectuur.Spacious enough to hold a growing family of four, House Y&A has generous living spaces and a very homely connection to the rear garden. Yet, many of its spaces seem like they could be pulled out of a magazine under its ‘small footprint...
