Built Around a Tree: The Greenary in Parma by Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota.Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota-designed Greenary residence in Parma, Italy for the CEO of Mutti focuses on intertwining nature and living together in a home. Seven terraces spiral around a sixty-year-old ficus tree lovingly encased by a large...
The Ivens Hotel Opens in Lisbon With Rooms by Cristina Matos & Hospitality Spaces by Lázaro Rosa-Violán.Named after renowned Portuguese explorers, The Ivens is envisioned as a curious traveller’s headquarters. Through the design of Lazaro Rosa-Violan and Cristina Matos, the interior occupies a revived 19th-century building reminiscent of...
Grandiose Minimalism: Norm Residence in Montreal by Alain Carle Architecte.Completely blanketed in off white, Norm Residence by Alain Carle Architecte presents a clever solution for a poorly orientated house. A single-story home missing connections to the natural light in the right places and ties to nature was...
Bewboc House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Fabian Tan.Like a private, personal cave, Bewboc House introduces a vault-like extension that encourages moments of peace and solace. The isolation of natural light met with grand architectural gestures create a sense of hushed awe — blissful,...
The Hat Factory by Welsh + Major.Layers of tumultuous history are piled within the walls of Welsh + Major’s The Hat Factory. A former hat factory, a printers, a squat and a ‘social centre’, the building now enters a new phase of its life as a home for a growing...
Nostalgia Reinvented: Milkbar House by Kennedy Nolan.A traditional ‘milk bar’ conjures up a vintage montage of bike rides down the brown-tinted lens of summer suburbia, with pink blue chromatic tinsels flying around the handlebars as we veer to the local milk bar for a smoothie or ice...
Puro Hotel Kraków by Paradowski Studio.Located in Kraków, one of the oldest cities in Poland, PURO Hotel Kraków by Paradowski Studio celebrates elements nearly forgotten during the interwar periods, and one with which the world isn’t entirely familiar. Added with hints of...
Sonica “First Landings” Workspace of the Future by Kingston Lafferty Design.Is it just us or have we just walked into a world interlocked by elements of Ex-Machina and Passengers? Sonica’s First Landings by Kingston Lafferty Design features an ensemble of playful spheres, circles and rectangles organised to give...
Armadale Residence by Mim Design and Conrad Architects.Ceremoniously grand in geometry and styling, Armadale Residence is a capsule model for luxurious living. Quality materials paired with unwavering linear forms shape its space by creating a series of portal effects — demonstrating the...
