Guapa Flower Store in Rostov-on-Don, Russia by Eduard Eremchuk.With only one small window allowing natural light into the interior, Eremchuk imagined the flower store ceiling as a single backlight surface, inspired by Kubrick’s film 2001: A Space...
Sarah Wolfendale’s Kew Apartment Set Inside a Former Lunatic Asylum.It was love at first sight when Melbourne designer Sarah Wolfendale and her husband, Tommy, laid eyes on their future 90-square-metre apartment. While the former Kew Lunatic Asylum might not be everyone’s cup of tea, Sarah and Tommy were...
La Tournette: Parisian Pied-à -Terre by Freaks Architecture Divided With a Mobile Storage Unit.The front of this tiny Parisian apartment features a sculptural mobile cupboard, which also accommodates shelving and a folding table. “It organises the space in many configurations depending on where it is positioned,” explains Freaks...
Cube Office for Boutique Law Firm Near Antwerp by Arjaan de Feyter.It was a straightforward brief given to Belgian interior architect Arjaan de Feyter – “Make our law firm look just like your studio”. The law firm wanted their new 140-square-metre space to exude “authenticity and honesty.”...
Branch Studio Architects’ Florence Street Studio Inside Nightingale 1 in Brunswick, Victoria.Branch Studio's workspace acts as a laboratory for testing ideas and serving as a precedent for the studio's commitment to the possibilities of light, materials and modest-scale...
Quinta da Corte: 200-Year-Old Winery in Portugal Transformed Into a Hotel by Pierre Yovanovitch.This project has all the makings of a classic French film. A wealthy winemaker finds himself wandering in the hillsides of the beautiful Valença do Douro, one of the oldest winemaking areas in Portugal. A self-proclaimed hedonist and art...
Hoa’s House: Conversion of a 150-year-old Melbourne Pub by ioa studio.Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality. “Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the...
Amanemu Resort in Shima, Japan by Kerry Hill Architects.Forming part of luxury hotel brand Aman, Amanemu takes cues from traditional Japanese ryokan, comprising a series of pavilion structures, housing 24 suites and four villas—each with a private hot spring bath. Amanemu onsen resort...
Caldera House: Luxury Resort in Jackson Hole, Wyoming Designed by Commune.When designing Caldera House, Commune took inspiration from Carlo Mollino's Casa de Sole, Charlotte Perriand's Meribel Ski Resort, mid-century modern Scandinavian design and scenes from films like Belle du Jour and Charade. “Our goal...
