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....
The Majestic Szczecin Philharmonic Hall in Poland by Barozzi Veiga.Poland’s latest architectural marvel opened last year in the coastal city of Szczecin and its conducting one of the finest compositions the region has heard for decades. Glistening amongst the urban product of war and foreign occupation,...
Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...
Arcade Bakery in New York City by Workstead.Peering down the elegant hallway of the Merchant’s Square Building in TriBeCa, you could easily miss Arcade Bakery. Designed by Brooklyn based studio Workstead, this well crafted patisserie has New Yorkers clambering to get their hands...
Second Home London Office by Selgascano.An orange plastic tunnel forms a curvy seating area along the facade of this London office block - the first UK project from José Selgas and Lucía Cano, the architects of next year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Located in a former...
The Rise, The Fall and The Restoration of Villa E-1027 by Eileen Gray.A true icon of modern architecture, Villa E-1027 is Eileen Gray’s 1929 masterpiece on France’s Côte d’Azur, and Irish designer's very first architectural project. After over a decade of mismanagement and controversial repairs, it's...
‘The Orangery’: Temporary Pavilion in Denmark Influenced by Baroque Architecture.Danish practice Lenschow & Pihlmann, together with architect Mikael Stenström has created ‘The Orangery’– a temporary pavilion located within the scenic grounds of GL. Holtegaard art gallery in Sealand, Northern Denmark. The...
