Three Generations, One Nervy Brief: Hannes Peer Reimagines Merano’s Aurora Hotel.Aurora has anchored Merano's Passer Promenade for almost sixty years. Now the third generation of the Aukenthaler family has handed the 59-room hotel to Hannes Peer Architecture and Feld72, with a brief of unusual nerve: don't erase,...
Incomplete by Design: Ænsemble’s Country House by the River in Brandenburg.Heritage renovation lives and dies by a single question: how much do you let the past speak, and how loudly do you answer back? Ænsemble's approach to this Wilhelminian country house in Brandenburg is a thoughtful responses to that...
An Icon Revisited: Varier Introduces Ekstrem.Chances are you’ve seen Ekstrem before. Consisting of a steel frame covered in soft foam and woollen knit upholstery, the piece, designed by Terje Ekstrøm, represents one of Norway's first postmodern designs. Varier reintroduces the...
Fanny’s by Commune at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in L.A.Located in the freshly opened Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, Fanny’s is a new all day eatery designed by Commune. Drawing inspiration from the May Company building and legendary old Hollywood restaurants like...
Good Vibes Only: Canyon House in North London by Studio Hagen Hall.A little slice of Americana has invaded North London. Inspired by the modernism of 1970’s California, Studio Hagen Hall has transformed an awkward bed-sit into a bright, textural and versatile home. Complete with a conversation pit,...
Shoebox in Barcelona by Barbara Appolloni.Perched on the side of Montjuic hill, Barbara Appolloni Arquitecta’s Shoebox House feels much like an extension of the beautiful city of Barcelona. The home unfolds with all of the colour, energy, and grit of the Spanish city that...
Tattersalls Hotel in Armidale by Luchetti Krelle.The country town of Armidale, a former gold rush settlement in a region known as the New England of NSW, is home to the refurbished Tattersalls Hotel. Originally built in 1854, and renamed in 1884, Luchetti Krelle have honoured the...
Fig Facial Bar in Vancouver by Scott & Scott Architects.Occupying just 37sqm in an early 1900’s shopfront, Fig Facial Bar is complemented by neighbouring Vancouver health and lifestyle boutiques. Green perforated steel clads the walls, with Scott & Scott Architects using it to form scalloped...
Robin Boyd’s Pettigrew Residence in Melbourne Transformed by Flack Studio.When it comes to respectful heritage renovations that are high on impact, the ones that masterfully walk the tight rope between old-school and contemporary, things simply don’t get much better than this guy right here. Located in...
