Mark Manders Takes Over a Post-Brutalist Masterpiece by Architect Juliaan Lampens.The Absence of Mark Manders unfolds in the Woning Van Wassenhove—a post-Brutalist house for a bachelor designed by Juliaan Lampens in 1974. In jarring contrast to prevailing depictions of clean and mostly empty Brutalist interiors, the...
Celebrating Chance Encounters: Terttulia Eatery in Goa by Otherworlds.Unfolding from the cobblestone streets in Goa’s Panaji neighbourhood, Terttulia eatery reinforces the prominent kinship between the neighbourhood and a typical local house where boundaries of the interior and exterior are blurred....
A Touch of Wabi Sabi: Multi-generational Brooklyn Townhouse by TBo Architecture.Step inside this multi-generational Brooklyn townhouse by TBo Architecture—a contemporary family home filled with cosy nooks and raw polished materials offering a touch of Wabi Sabi. A concrete frame offers a generous extension to the...
Small Design Moves, Monumental Impact: Parkville House in Melbourne by Placement.Placement's rework of this Melbourne terrace is a masterclass in how small design moves can result in monumental shifts—not just for a single family but for the architectural fabric of a community. Parkville House is not just a...
Can Living with Less Result in More: Adam Haddow’s Home in Sydney’s Surry Hills.Buried amongst the urban chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydney’s rag trade sits a unique home neatly packaged within a 29-square-metre site. Designed by SJB director Adam Haddow, for himself and his husband Michael and...
Escher-esque Minimalism in Greece: Piperi House by Sigurd Larsen.This contemporary Greek home in Kythnos stands as a “crystalline sculpture, cut out of a single piece of white stone”, says Berlin-based Danish architect, Siguard Larsen. An infinite circle of steps playfully break up the house into a...
Artful Abode in New Delhi by Mathew & Ghosh Architects and Rajiv Saini + Associates.In one residential enclave in southeast Delhi is a home that has contracted and expanded several times over the years, mirroring the size and evolution of the family that inhabits it. When it was constructed in 1977, it was designed for a...
Work, Play, Experiment: Modest Family Home in Rotterdam by PLNLstudio.This modest home in Rotterdam is a house and a personal sandbox. Designed by Magda Sakowicz of PLNLstudio, the project unfolds as a series of work-in-progress spaces for her young family to work, play and experiment...
Graceful Contrasts: Sint Benedictus House in Mortsel by Poot Architectuur.Embracing a push-pull force along its facades, this long and narrow townhouse in Mortsel, Belgium, seems to be almost squashed by its two neighbours and bulging at the seams. There’s something quite Gaudi-esque about this floorplan of...
