A Lasting Impression: Armesto Hotel in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Armesto Rooms is a vibrant newcomer to Madridās traditional landscape. Formerly a modest hostel in the 1970s, the space has undergone a remarkable renovation by Febrero Studio. Drawing back the curtain and stepping inside, the striking...
Harnessing Materiality & Light: LES Berlin by RHO.Designed to be a highly flexible event location, LES Berlin is the kind of space that lies dormant until it is called upon. Lonely and stark, a series of hard surfaces build up the bones of three distinct areasācanteen, bar and event...
Now Showing: De Witt in Dordrecht by Studio Modijefsky.Itās often not a single moment of revelation that leads to the burst of excitement and inspiration so often brought on by good design, but rather, a collective of moments and measures that have been orchestrated so clearly and...
Satellite Cities: Experimental School in Hainan by Trace Architecture Office.Organic forms often imagined in our childhood drawings and daydream doodles have found their way into Trace Architecture Officeās monumental education project in Hainan, China. This experimental school challenges the rigidity of your...
A Modernist Boudoir: Locke am Platz in ZĆ¼rich by Sella Concept.Lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke expands into Zurich, Switzerland with the opening of its fifteenth property, Locke am Platz. Located in Enge, London-based Sella Concept took inspiration from the city, reflecting the cultural identity of...
Lightning Strikes Twice: RelĆ”mpago House by H3o Architects.Very few people know about the legend of the lightning that crossed Can Cardona in Barcelona many years ago. Through h3o Architectsā renovation of the 55 square meter barn, this story has been immortalised. Three lightning-struck walls...
Power in Simplicity: Pink House by CeĢsar BeĢjar Studio.In contemporary Mexico, sitting along a streetscape of glossy white surfaces and timber facade details, is a solid pink box that seems to float between two party walls. A stucco-like application leaves the facade bumpy and organicāalmost...
Between Art and Furniture: Sentada Chair by Pedro PaulĆø-Venzon.Brazilian designer Pedro Paulo Venzon returns with the Sentada Chair, a sleek design handcrafted out of raw steel. Toeing the line between art and furniture, the chair pushes the limits of functionality with an impossibly thin frame and...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazineās Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier FranƧaisāthe trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...