Prior Thornbury by Ritz & Ghougassian.Ritz & Ghougassian’s Prior Thornbury offers a calming lo-fi vibe. A former print house heavy in art deco accents was stripped back into a clean interior of exposed ceiling and earthy materials. The café is set to make every brunch photo...
El Guateque Barcelona by AdriĂ Escolano & David Steegmann.AdriĂ Escolano and David Steegmann have reinvigorated the shell of a Barcelona home in a state of near-ruin. The pair divided the existing single-family house into two independent units, dubbed El Guateque. In the process, they stitched...
Iturbide Studio in Mexico City by Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo.On Barrio del Nino Jesus, Mexico sits Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Currillo’s Iturbide Studio – an archive and art studio designed for celebrated Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. Analogue enthusiasts may appreciate this...
Kite Breeze: Adam Goodrum’s Contemporary Take on Traditional Breeze Block for Brickworks.A symbol of indoor/ outdoor Australian lifestyle, breeze blocks have an ability to create an ambience in architecture as a constantly changing sculpture via the interplay of light, shadow and surface. Unveiled at the recent Brickworks B20,...
Brickworks Launches Over 100 New Building Products.Most designers and architects would agree building materials are the cornerstone of good design. They are the bedrock of built forms, the foundation of architecture – how we sculpt and manifest buildings before anything else goes on top...
Holy Fire Lit Place in China by URBANUS Architecture.Beijing & Shenzhen-based Architecture Practice URBANUS redesigned the former Xihoudu holy fire plaza for the 2019 Second China National Youth Games at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces. Considered one of the most...
Four Pillars Gin Laboratory in Surry Hills by YSG Studio.Yasmine Ghoniem of YSG Studio describes her design for Four Pillars Gin Laboratory in Surry Hills “not as a replicate of a gin distillery, but rather, as a thriving gin emporium that brings patrons closer to the essence of the Four...
Budge Over Dover by YSG Studio is Not Your Regular Home.This 825-square-metre project in Sydney's Dover Heights has peaceful outdoor areas on the ground floor and spectacular ocean views from balconies on the upper level. One of the main objectives of this project was to enhance the...
The Olive Houses in Palma De Mallorca by mar plus ask.Mar plus ask have unveiled their cavernous stone Olive Houses that sit perched within a vast grove of olive trees high above the Mediterranean Sea. The pair of dwellings dubbed, Pink House and Purple House, stands as a celebration of Palma...
