The Turku Chapels // Finland.

There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...

IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.

Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....

Atherton Keener House // Phoenix, Arizona.

This post has been sitting in my drafts for ages and ages and ages... and ages... You get the idea. I've been admiring this house ever since I found one of the photos on Tumblr almost two years ago. I guess it's taken me this long to work...

Konstam Restaurant by Heatherwick Studios // London.

I've seen some vamped up pubs in my time but none quite as theatrical as this. The clever crew at Heatherwick Studios have created one epic ceilingscape at the Konstam Prince Albert. They’ve used the site conditions to generate a...

Hotel Lautner // Desert Hot Springs, California.

Situated in the middle of the Californian desert, Hotel Lautner is a recent conversion of a striking mid-centrury residence designed by an influential modernist architect, John Lautner. Originally created as a home for a film producer,...

Little Trace Of // Andrew Maynard Architects.

Andrew Maynard hardly needs an introduction these days. This dynamic, clever, cutting edge architect has a ridiculously exhausting list of accomplishments and one of the most impressive bios you will ever read. The man is a serious...

“Spomenik—The End of History” by Jan Kempenaers.

I wanted to post about an amazing book by Antwerp-based photographer, Jan Kempenaers, who spent almost three years photographing "spomenik(s)" in former Yugoslavia. Back in the 1980's, all the dutiful schoolchildren in the "old country"...

El “B” Auditorium in Cartagena, Spain by SelgasCano.

It doesn't happen every day that I come across a public building which makes my design engine rev at a slightly higher rate. This little baby however... Wroom wroom! She's a beauty! Located in the docks of the harbour city of Cartagena in...