Bosco Mishka Bar in Moscow by Sundukovy Sisters.Set on Moscow’s Red Square, Bosco Mishka cocktail bar has been overhauled by Sundukovy Sisters. Located within the 19th century building that houses the iconic GUM shopping center, the sisters took a minimalist approach that looked to...
Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna by INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER.Young architects from Italian firms INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER take cues from the archetypal image of a church for the Church of the Pentinent Thief in Bologna, loyally reflecting its essence while seeking...
Casa Popeea Boutique Hotel in Romania by Manea Kella.In restoring life to the formerly derelict Casa Popeea hotel in Braila, Romania, London-based studio Manea Kella maintained the property’s historic charm and art nouveau details balanced with contemporary additions. A carefully...
Theatre House in Turin, Italy by Bodà Architetti.Bodà Architetti renovated this early 20th-century apartment in Turin, for a couple who love reading and the arts, aptly named Theatre House. Beyond the cultural interests of the clients, the high ceilings and lowered beams that...
Pierre Yovanovitch’s LOVE Exhibition in New York.Over 20 new pieces by French designer Pierre Yovanovitch are displayed through a series of staged domestic scenes rich in colour and texture for LOVE at New York’s R & Company gallery. The furniture and lighting exhibition is staged...
Coffey Architects’ London Apartment Refurbishment Covered in Thousands of Solid Timber Blocks.Lending the apartment its name, over 30,000 individually hand-cut and laid cross-section blocks made of European Oak cover most surfaces of ‘Apartment Block’ in central London. Coffey Architects employ the characteristic wood grain...
Passport Photos by Max Siedentopf.Max Siedentopf’s Passport Photos series looks at one of the most mundane and unexciting types of photography. Heavily restricted and regulated, the official passport photo requirements include that the subject needs to face the camera...
Redfern Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects.Redfern Warehouse has been through many iterations, once a Vegemite factory and then in the ‘90s, an art gallery and architect’s office. The recent residential renovation by Ian Moore Architects is also rather multi-purpose, including...
Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh Yoga Studio by Brewer Architects.Since one yoga studio at the new Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh location couldn’t have windows, Brewer Architects employed a jewellery box-inspired design, cladding the walls, floor and ceiling in plywood suspended on a series of...