Pintor Pahissa Residential Entrance Lobby Refurbishment by Miel Arquitectos.We love a good "spatial underdog", like this previously daggy 70s residential lobby that didn't have much going for it in terms of volume or ceiling heights, but Miel Arquitectos still managed to create something fun and memorable without...
Courtyard House Reinvented: Can Jaime i n’ Isabelle in Palma, Mallorca by TedA Arquitectes.TedA Arquitectes-designed family home moulds around the sloping terrain of Palma de Mallorca. Dubbed ‘Can Jaime i n' Isabelle’ this house is embedded in the landscape with the natural environment acting as a ribbon, seamlessly weaving...
Excavated Volumes: Marylebone Apartment by Jonathan Tuckey Design.Jonathan Tuckey Design have spun a yarn for us in the shape of a newly renovated ground floor apartment on Wimpole Street, Marylebone. Never ones to be pastiche, the studio embodies the existing regency style while creating something new...
Ethereal Mammoth: Beeline Textile Installation by SO-IL at MAAT Museum in Lisbon.In a new exhibition from prominent NYC architects, SO-IL, a large-scale fabric installation intersects the MAAT museum located in Belem, Lisbon. Introducing a new clandestine entrance to the museum, the playful exhibition fosters discourse...
An Homage to Memphis: Ya Space! Art & Design Museum by Li Wenqiang.Elements representative of Memphis style, including geometric shapes, free compositions and bold colours, are frequently applied within Ya Space! by Li Wenqiang. This playful “art museum” and exhibition space in Hangzhou, China,...
Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects.Framed by overarching trees and three luscious elms is John and Susan Wardle’s Kew Residence. Originally designed by Horace Tribe in 1951, the house is now beyond recognition through undergoing three transformations. The latest...
From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden by Collectif Encore.Collectif Encore's award-winning Hamra Studio Residence on Gotland Island, Sweden is home to Stockholm-based artist Birgitta Burling and her partner. During the colder months, the house is restricted to a cosy nook hidden within a timber...
Sydney Harbour Pavilion Made with Oyster Shells by SPRESSER + Peter Besley.SPRESSER and Peter Besley have won an architecture competition for a new permanent public pavilion on Sydney Harbour. Made of recycled Sydney oyster shells, the Pavilion references human gathering by the sea. It is designed as a democratic...
