Nanchang Insun International Cinema by One Plus Partnership.Today Iâm sharing with you guys a quirky little number from Chinaâs Book City, Nanchang. Completed by One Plus Partnership in 2013, the design of the Nanchang Insun International Cinema uses the conceptual relationship between the book...
Christopher Kane Store in London by John Pawson.Within the sublime Christopher Kane store in London designed by John Pawson, delicate atmosphere created with intelligent and subversive play of contrasting characteristics is the underlying theme â the natural and the synthetic, the...
Painters Studio in Bahia Azul by Felipe Assadi + Francisca Pulido.Nestled into the dramatic Chilean coastline is a modest Painter's Studio by Felipe Assadi, Francisca Pulido and Alejandra Araya. The petite rectilinear enclosure protrudes from the cliff face as an elongation of its own window frame and an...
HĂ´tel de Tourrel in St-Remy-de-Provence, France.Emblematic of this historic-meets-modern wave is HĂ´tel de Tourrel. Set in a 17th-century palais in the centre of the old village, the hotel and its seven spacious suites are a mid-century design odyssey. The noble de Tourrel dâAlmeran...
Berlin Mitte Apartment Refurbishment by Atheorem.Berlin based architecture studio atheorem have refurbished this 2-bedroom flat in Berlinâs Mitte district, forming part of an apartment block dating back to 1890. The only contemporary components of the new layout are the bathroom and...
Orama Residence in Sydneyâs Woollahra by Smart Design Studio.The transformation of âOramaâ, a gracious Victorian villa in Sydneyâs Woollahra, involved the renovation and extension of an historic house. Smart Design Studio's brief was to enhance and expand the building to create a deeply...
Copper House II by Studio Mumbai // Chondi, India.The severe flood of Mumbai and its hinterland in 2005 had marked its high-water mark on a pump-house that was extant to the site. After using it to register the datum for the house, pile foundations were put in and a slab was cast two feet...
Transformer in Fitzroy by Breathe Architecture.Transformer in Fitzroy by Breathe Architecture is the Melbourne-studio's latest hospitality project. The site, vacant for many years, was formerly an electrical transformer factory. The existing building has layers of character from its...
Wall Cloud in Tokyo by Ryuichi Sasaki.Sections of wall appear to hang from the ceiling in this transformed attic of an old discotheque in Tokyo, now converted into offices by Sasaki Architecture....
