The Standard Store Surry Hills by Pattern Studio.In an unusual brief for a retail interior, Pattern Studio has focused on permanence and longevity to craft a “forever home” for Sydney design staple The Standard Store. With a point of sale counter clad in brilliant blue solid glass...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Buda Hotel Chengdu by Archetype Design Organization.Cinematic in execution, Buda in Chengdu oozes with understated elegance. Designed by Archetype for short stays this fit for purpose hotel hosts natural materials like dark wood, marble and a signature mustard ceramic tile within a rigidly...
Good Things from Bad Taste: House Renovation in Cavallermaggiore by Marcante Testa.With a metal structure in burnt clementine winding throughout and a strip of blue resin, Marcante Testa’s contemporary layer strikes a delicate balance between joyful nostalgia and the functions of contemporary life in this home in...
Making Waves: Maria Nila Salon & HQ in Stockholm by ASKA.Dripping down from the ceiling, a unique art installation made out of form cut plexiglass playfully resembles shampoo, setting the stage for what's to come in this refurbishment of hair care brand Maria Nila’s Stockholm head office and...
Creative Prototype: Alexander House by Alexander &Co.Described as “a home for working in”, Alexander &Co’s own office space, Alexander House, is a deeply personal artistic residential environment attached to the principal architects’ family home in Bondi Junction. Layered materials...
Bath & Barley: First Belgian Beer Spa in Brussels by WeWantMore.WeWantMore has elevated the humble ‘beer spa’, designing Belgium's very first example in Brussels. The space playfully straddles both wellness and pub in a design that celebrates all things bathing and Belgium’s infamous beer...
Aeonic Hotel in Mykonos by 1 Architects and Stones and Walls.Laid by Korfos Bay, on the west side of Mykonos Island, Aeonic is a retreat that swaps extravagance for authenticity, and attractiveness for sophistication. Design in collaboration between Athens-based 1 Architects and Kifisia-based Stones...
Aviv House in Tulum, Mexico by CO-LAB Design Office.Designed by Tulum-based CO-LAB Design Office, Casa Aviv sits amidst a jungle in one of Mexico’s popular holiday destination revered for its white sand, palm tree-lined coast, pastel waters and Mayan ruins. A short distance from the beach...