NYC Firehouse Transformed into a Cool-town HQ by Rafael De Cardenas of Architecture At Large.Originally built in 1895, this old firehouse in New York City has been transformed into a cool-town incubator for small tech star-ups. Designed by Rafael de Cárdena of Architecture At Large, the five story space houses offices of variable...
House Under Eave in Pt Wells, New Zealand by MRTN Architects.MRTN Architects's House Under Eave has a shifting scale - from the street it appears as a compact assemblage of parts, which rapidly expand upon...
BASE Milano: Centre for Culture & Creativity Housed in a Converted Factory by Onsitestudio.Located in a former Ansaldo complex in Milan's Tortona, BASE is a contemporary investigation between the meaning and form of new cultural institutions. Recently completed by Onsitestudio, the project is housed in a former factory, designed...
Stories On Design // Iran’s Contemporary Architecture Boom.Contemporary architecture in Iran is flourishing. New building typologies are being explored with passion, rigour and ingenuity. There are some bold and daring statements alongside subtle and sophisticated expressions. This awakening is...
RA Apartment in Barcelona by Francesc Rifé Studio."Our main goal for this project was to reflect the personality and way of life for the apartment owners," explains Francesc Rifé. The starting point for this Barcelona apartment was to develop the connections between the past, the...
LSD Residence in Melbourne by Davidov Partners.Designed by Davidov Partners for soon to be empty-nesters, Melbourne's LSD Residence cleverly addresses an irregular and narrowing block of...
Artists Residency & Cultural Centre in Senegal by Toshiko Mori Architects.Thatched and lightly touching the West African earth it serves, this Toshiko Mori Architects’ Arts Centre in Senegal is a welcomed sensitive response to the area's sometimes unforgiving terrain. Conceived as a cultural hub for local...
L4 House on Costa Esmeralda, Argentina by Luciano Kruk.Designed by Luciano Kruk, L4 House on Argentina's Costa Esmeralda is a spacious concrete residence, featuring a rooftop pool and contemporary, monolithic interiors. Widespread, bright and intimately related to the outside, the social...
Concrete House by Toronto-based Architect Angela Tsementzis.Concrete House in Toronto is Angela Tsementzis' first stand-alone building, showcasing the architect's finesse for textures and materiality. Not bad at...