A Half-Local, Half-Global Restaurant in Madrid by Plantea Estudio.Llama Inn has nothing to do with llamas. But its character is every bit as curious. The Peruvian restaurant is spread across two floors of a classic corner building in Madrid. But it is anything but classic—and anything but Madrid. For...
Generosity in a Compact Space: Light Years Skin Studio in Brisbane by Maher Design.This Brisbane skin studio by Maher Design creates a feeling of generosity in a compact space. Bespoke elements and a rigorous approach to layout ensures comfortable circulation while reinforcing Light Years’ ethos of openness and...
Earth Meets the Sky in this Antwerp Penthouse by Bruno Spaas Architectuur.Despite perching 15 floors up high, there is solid ground in the newly inaugurated Antwerp penthouse belonging to Belgian architect Bruno Spaas. With the entire 350-square-meter floor surface made from chunks of local light brown natural...
A Network of Micro-villages: OnLabs Global HQ in Zurich by Specific Generic & Spillmann Echsle Architekten.Designed by Spillmann Echsle, Specific Generic and On’s creative team, the new OnLabs headquarters in Zurich West, Switzerland, delivers a series of micro-villages within an existing high-rise building. While the headquarters operates as...
A Break from Reality: Moco Concept Store in Barcelona by Six n Five with Isern Serra.An offshoot of Moco Museum, renowned for its collection of digital and contemporary art, Moco concept store in the heart of Barcelona was conceived by the multidisciplinary studio Six n Five in collaboration with Isern Serra. The project...
Micro-Private Cosmos: CaosCalmo Apartment in Milan by A I M.Milan-based creative studio Aim has transformed a home for a young family on the outskirts of the city. Instead of the open-space typology, a preference was given to the creation of a sequence of well-defined spaces that can communicate...
Rewriting History: A 163-year-old Apartment in Copenhagen by Djernes & Bell.Somewhere in central Copenhagen, between the cosy cafés and the charming canals, is an apartment that has remained largely unchanged since 1859. And yet, not all its details are original. When architects Djernes & Bell stepped in to give...
Forest Marseille: A Solar-Inspired Restaurant by Uchronia.Forest Marseille is true to its name. Less restaurant, more forest, it’s a smorgasbord of Mediterranean colours, shapes and forms that hold a candle to the sun. Designed by Julien Sebban of Paris-based multidisciplinary collective...
Open Studio Transforms a Compact Singapore by Removing the Corridor.Being based in Singapore, Open Studio is no stranger to working within small footprints. For their latest apartment project, a multifunctional pod was introduced in lieu of the corridor. This intervention holds a study that can be packed...