THE QVEST Hotel set Inside the Former Historic Archive of Cologne, Germany.Combining Neo-Gothic architecture with an epic museum-worthy collection of furniture, photography and art, THE QVEST Hotel links history and modernity in an exquisitely curated way. Located in a quiet square in the heart of Cologne,...
Olivetti Showroom in Venice by Carlo Scarpa.Overlooking Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, peaking out from the cloisters and watching the hustle and bustle of passers by, is Carlo Scarpaâs Olivetti Showroom. Typically Scarpa, typically Venetian and beautifully Italian, in...
Laurent Kronental Documents The Lives of Senior Citizens in Large Housing Projects.âSouvenir dâun Futurâ is a photo series by young photographer Laurent Kronental that documents the life of senior citizens living in the 'Grands Ensembles' â large housing projects that were built around the edges of Paris after...
Weekend House in Wachtebeke, Belgium by GAFPA.What makes a weekend house? Young architects GAFPA fancied to land in Wachtebeke for what could be a weekend house. The project earned them a special mention during the recent Belgian Building Awards. The weekend house exemplifies an...
5m Wide Barcelona Home Refurbished by Josep Ferrando.I have a new found appreciation for small living spaces. Donât get me wrong, I still love a vast countryside villa or an expansive estate as much as the next archinerd; but you have to be particularly crafty, imaginative and...
Rose-Tinted Concrete Fire Station by Pedevilla Architects.Giving the term âfire engine redâ a delightfully tonal and refined new meaning, this minimal structure, designed by Pedevilla Architects, serves as the local fire station for the town of West Tyrol in the Austrian Alps. Sitting...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean,...
The Heart Stopping Casa Horta in Barcelona by Guillermo SantomĂ .Casa Horta, designed by the enormously talented interior and product designer Guillermo SantomĂ is one of those rare but very particular projects that has us feeling a little speechless. A combination of strongly assured minimal...
Ancient Party Barn in Kent by Liddicoat & Goldhill.Many projects aim to create âlivingâ or âsmartâ spaces, a common goal closely followed by an âindoor and outdoor connectionâ. To be frank, all the usual solutions had us feeling a little jaded. And then we came across The...
