Bosc d’en Pep Ferrer: House on Formentera Island, Spain by Marià Castelló Martínez.It’s a wonderful feeling when you encounter harmony between Mother Nature and the built environment. When architecture not only contemplates nature but intimately engages with it as a pivotal element of design. This quality is deeply...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
Cube Office for Boutique Law Firm Near Antwerp by Arjaan de Feyter.It was a straightforward brief given to Belgian interior architect Arjaan de Feyter – “Make our law firm look just like your studio”. The law firm wanted their new 140-square-metre space to exude “authenticity and honesty.”...
Plywood House in Palma de Mallorca, Spain by SMS Arquitectos.Spanish studio SMS Arquitectos have delved deeply into the construction process of this terrace home in Palma de Mallorca, exploring the craft of plywood manufacturing - a traditional process of the Spanish island. The use of CNC routing...
Amanyangyun Resort in Shanghai, China by Kerry Hill Architects.The passing of celebrated Singapore-based Australian architect, Kerry Hill on 26 August, has rippled through the global design and architecture community, causing great sadness to those who either knew him and everyone else who was touched...
The Material Space: Davidpompa Opens New Showroom in Mexico City.Metal bars, rough multicoloured copper, raw brass and big rocks fill Davidpompa's new showroom. Raw metal surfaces and stones reflect the brand's affinity for honest materials, creating a space with a conceptual layout, overlapping planes...
15 Clerkenwell Close in London by Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK.To fully appreciate the ruinous formation of 15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha & GROUPWORK, we must first understand the compelling past of the site in which it sits. In its place was once an 11th-century limestone Norman abbey that was...
Cédric Grolet’s Meurice Patisserie in Paris by Ciguë.The executive pastry chef at the exclusive Le Maurice, Cédric Grolet, has unveiled his first pastry boutique under the arcades of the Paris hotel, with an interior designed by Ciguë. At just 32 years of age, Cédric Grolet is one of the...
ISTORIA Hotel in Santorini, Greece by Interior Design Laboratorium.A deserted private residence neighbouring a deep blue patch of the Aegean Sea was transformed into a boutique hotel for travellers with eclectic taste, inspired by luminous images of the Mediterranean locations....
