Mirage Cinema by DA Bureau Reinterprets the History of Film Technology.DA Bureau-designed Mirage Cinema is a vividly visual universe set within a historic building that required significant rework. Light became a vessel for the project and its core concept, uniting the new digs with its inspiration—the...
Unconventional and Abstract: Bananain Concept Store in Beijing by Some Thoughts.Spatial design and research office Some Thoughts continues their collaboration with apparel brand Bananain, designing their first concept store in Beiling. Incorporating several architectural elements, the retro futuristic and industrial...
Escher-esque Minimalism in Greece: Piperi House by Sigurd Larsen.This contemporary Greek home in Kythnos stands as a “crystalline sculpture, cut out of a single piece of white stone”, says Berlin-based Danish architect, Siguard Larsen. An infinite circle of steps playfully break up the house into a...
Graceful Contrasts: Sint Benedictus House in Mortsel by Poot Architectuur.Embracing a push-pull force along its facades, this long and narrow townhouse in Mortsel, Belgium, seems to be almost squashed by its two neighbours and bulging at the seams. There’s something quite Gaudi-esque about this floorplan of...
A Tactile Haven: Black Diamond by YSG Studio.Step inside the heady world of Black Diamond. Nestled in Sydney's picturesque suburb of Mosman, this three-storey family home has undergone a remarkable transformation by YSG Studio. The once grey and sombre abode is now anything but....
Ode to Americana: PNY Burger in Lille by Rudy Guénaire.Tailored to Rudy Guénaire’s surreal vision of Americana, PNY Burger in Lille, in Northern France, evokes visions of Elvis, Jazz and even Lana Del Rey, with Art Deco elements inspired by the Miami Art District. From forty-two disco balls...
A Home of Civic Proportions: Gottlieb House by Wood Marsh.A home of civic proportions completed in 1990, this Melbourne residence is one that can only be produced by an architecture firm that holds Wood Marsh’s extensive experience in public work. Gottlieb House doesn’t stand as an obvious...
One With Nature: Casa Nogal by Raul Almenara.On the lands of a reigning walnut tree, Spanish architect, Raul Almenera, places down a large granite rock and carves out traditional family home. However, unlike typical homes, Raul uses the granite to lay the bones for a very solid...
Celebration of Subtleties: Zacharitsa Live-Work Apartment in Athens by Molonglo & Royffe Flynn.Zacharista is one in a series of Athens apartments designed by the Greek-Australian development company Molonglo. Small and flexible, the home-work-shop hybrid, housed within a typical post-war polykatoikia, was developed in collaboration...
