Stories On Design // Circles in Architecture.The Circle is a universal symbol with extensive meaning. It represents the notions of totality, wholeness, focus, infinity, unity, timelessness, the Sun, the Moon, the entire Universe. I suspect the reason most of us are drawn to it is...
Mar Adentro Hotel & Residences in Mexico by Miguel Angel Aragones.Mexico City-based architecture practice Taller Aragone, led by Miguel Angel Aragones, has designed a sublime 205-room hotel set on the edge of the Sea of Cortez on the outer rim of Baja California Sur. The eight-acre resort is an...
Airbnb HQ in Tokyo by Suppose Design Office.Japanese architecture is perhaps one of the most profoundly beautiful, vulnerable and considered of the modern design ethics. Not unlike the cherry blossoms so revered and admired by the Japanese, there is a delicacy to the way the...
Otherworldly Magical Powers of Pantheon in Rome.Nine years later, in April 2016, I was reunited with this otherworldly building and it's special magical powers during our trip to Rome. Not only was the Pantheon the very first building that made me cry - it changed everything for me, and...
Amangiri Resort & Spa In The High Desert Of Utah.When it comes to 20th century luxury travel, things don't get more special than this - an oasis in the middle of the ancient splendour of the Utah desert, where nothing has been left to chance. Amangiri Resort and Spa is a remote...
Team Living House in Tokyo, Japan by Masatoshi Hirai Architects Atelier.Masatoshi Hirai’s Team Living House invites us to reflect on the family home and family interactions. Our enduring perception of the family home is one that consists of separate bedrooms, bathrooms and defined kitchen, living and dining...
‘This Building Likes Me’ by John Wardle Architects + Book GIVEAWAY!This Building Likes Me offers an engaging account of the recent work of John Wardle Architects, one of Australia’s most significant architectural...
Zushi Barangaroo by Koichi Takada Architects.Koichi Takada Architects merge the refined Japanese sensibility with Australian architecture, creating a stylish yet welcoming outdoor...
Tamarit Apartment in Barcelona, Spain by RAS Arquitectura.One of most useful skills an Architect can bring to a project is that of problem solving - the results often seem to be simple but in reality a carefully considered process has taken place to give this illusion. In a truly brilliant piece...