Villa Guggenbuhl in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.Villa Seurat isn’t a villa at all. Rather, it’s a small private street of studio-houses of yesteryear artists like Jean Lurçat, Marcel Gromaire and Arnold Huggler, designed in large part, by late architect André Lurçat in the early...
A Brownstone-Turned-Beach House in Sydney’s Camp Cove by Tobias Partners.When architect and art aficionado Nick Tobias was scouting for homes for his family, he never thought he'd settle on the dark brick 70s build, much less buy it at auction. "But it was on a nice corner plot, had only one neighbour to the...
A Saramaga: A Sunset Sanctuary in Cartaxo, Portugal by DC.AD.Stepping inside 'A Saramaga, an old house in the Portuguese town of Cartaxo recently revived by DC.AD, it’s evident sunlight never really seems to end. Not in the living room, nor in the kitchen. Nor even in the deepest bedroom corners....
A Polychromatic Apartment in Rome by STUDIOTAMAT.In the Parioli district of Rome, on the top floor of a 1930s building, sits an apartment that looks positively Photoshopped. With each room a different colour, it is aptly christened Cromatica (the Italian word for 'Chromatic'). But it...
Maison InteĚ€gre’s Debut Collection of Bronze Works Revives the Lost Wax Technique of West Africa.Gleaming bronze finishes, gentle curves and a bygone quality that whispers of ancient traditions—Maison Intègre's maiden collection could easily belong in a museum. The Burkina Faso-based company's limited-edition bronze work...
Casa Cody, a 1900s Hotel in Palm Springs by Casetta Group and Electric Bowery.Casa Cody has quite a history. Not only has it hosted legends like Charlie Chaplin, American opera singer Lawrence Tibbett and French-born novelist Anaïs Nin, but—as the oldest operating hotel in Palm Springs—its spirit has remained...
Dream Weaver: A Spanish-style Casita in Darlinghurst by YSG Studio.Perhaps it was the pandemic-induced isolation, or their newly minted status as empty nesters, but when one Sydney couple acquired a penthouse overlooking Rushcutters Bay, they were mainly enthusiastic about one thing—dialling up the...
A Modish B&B in Red Hill by Tom Robertson Architects & Simone Haag.The very mention of a bed-and-breakfast can conjure up visions of chintzy chairs and lace curtains and fluffy three-egg omelettes that taste like Sunday morning. Bassano is none of that—except for the omelettes, which they will happily...
La Hacienda JardĂn in Tepoztlán, Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura.There's something thoroughly Willy Wonka-ish about the Mexican valley town of Tepoztlán. Known for its exotic ice cream flavours, great weather, and otherworldly flora and rock formations, it earned the title of Pueblo Mágico, or Magic...
