Vector Architects’ Forest Spa Channels Bond-Worthy Sophistication in China’s Mountains.Nestled among poplar trees in China's Wuling Mountain, Vector Architects' Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring emerges as a concrete poetry of circles and grids. Elevated on columns, this spa sits in dialogue with nature through strategic glazing...
This Madrid House Blurs the Lines Between Nature and Architecture.When Beta Ă architects approached this Madrid residence, they saw potential for magic in its concrete bones. The resulting 2home celebrates the relationship between built and natural environments, where expansive glazing dissolves...
New Line House: Studio Prineas Revives a 1960s Pettit & Sevitt Sydney Gem.In Northern Sydney's bushlands, Studio Prineas preserves the mid-century character of a Pettit & Sevitt 'Lowline' house while adapting it for contemporary family life. The project thoughtfully expands the original single-level home upward,...
Harmony of Nature and Design: NaĂŻve Bookstore in Northern China by Atelier tao+c.NaĂŻve Bookstore by Atelier tao+c is a luminous retreat in Northern China's Aranya Chongli that harmonises with its natural surroundings. Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, translucent fibreglass bookshelves, and custom-designed...
Historic Charm Reimagined: Melbourne Home Renovation by Care Of Studio.Although previously renovated multiple times, this house in Melbourne lacked a cohesive style and didnât honour its heritage. Jaime Bligh of Care Of Studio focused on reinstating the home's original architectural elements and paid...
Italian Charm Meets Modern Artistry at Bitter Sweetie Dessert Shop by All Design Studio.In the heart of the Tianjin Italian style quarter, Bitter Sweetie dessert shop represents a blend of history, art and culinary delight. Conceived by All Design Studio, this charming space captures the essence of Italian architecture...
Ruin No More: A Home and Gallery in Porto by François Leite.François Leite brings a home left in ruins back to life in Portoâs Lapa district. Now imaginatively reinvented, the project integrates the structureâs existing framework and the neighbourhoodâs wider context into a functional...
Civic yet Intimate: Casa Los Tigres in Mexico by CeĚsar BeĚjar Studio.Casa Los Tigres is a home with many facades. To the streets of Nuevo Vallarta, it presents as a closed off private residenceâsolid walls with minimal punctures impose a high level of privacy from the small beachside town of CuliacĂĄn....
Wild Wild West (Coast): Bust’n B Ranch in California by Studio Caban and Sydney Ballesteros.Remember the 1992 Clint Eastwood movie Unforgiven? It was shot on a 480-acre ranch in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just outside the Canadian town of Calgary. But as one particular property in California proves, it doesnât take...
