Rumah Purnama Villa in Ubud, Bali by Studio Jencquel.French architect Maximilian Jencquel, the founder of Studio Jencquel, has restored a heritage Balinese wantilan house in Ubud, bringing modern comforts to a traditional home. Rumah Purnama - The House of the Full Moon, is described by...
Michelberger Hotel Room Refurbishment in Berlin by Jonathan Tuckey Design.Berlin’s Michelberger Hotel has been revamped by London-based Johnathan Tuckey Design and Danish architect Sigurd Larsen. Opened in 2009 in the shell of a former lighting factory, the hotel now stands as a collection of elegantly...
Mendi Argia Boutique Hotel in San Sebastian by Openhouse Studio.In collaboration with Sara Ojanguren, Openhouse Studio has designed a series of dreamy interiors for the Mendi Argia boutique hotel in San Sebastian. The historic qualities of the 20th century Neo-Basque Villa have been retained and...
Casa Meco Holiday House in Meco, Portugal by Atelier Rua.The key focus of Atelier Rua’s Casa Meco in Portugal is its oversized communal living spaces that cement its status as a pitch-perfect family holiday home. Wrapped in beautifully nuanced exposed concrete with killer views to boot, the...
K5 Tokyo Hotel by Claesson Koivisto Rune.Spread over 2,200square metres across 4 levels, K5 Tokyo is a mixed-use project comprising a hotel, restaurant, wine bar, coffee shop, cocktail bar & beer hall. Designed by Stockholm-based architects Claesson Koivisto Rune, the functions...
Pied-à-Mer Yacht Interior by Michael K. Chen Architecture.Among Chen’s main sources of inspiration were Le Corbusier’s belief that a home should be regarded as a “machine for living” and his interest in cruise ships as models for self-sufficient, utopian apartment complexes, such as his...
1960s Industrial Sugar Mill in Guilin, China, Transformed into Yangshuo Sugar House Luxury Hotel by Vector Architects.Can we please take a moment to appreciate just how breathtaking this project is? I mean the sheer scale of it alone is extraordinary but paired with a dramatic landscape and historically thoughtful architecture, and we are in for a treat!...
Flat House Zero Carbon Farmhouse in Cambridgeshire by Practice Architecture.A crude agricultural shed is slowly undressed to reveal an astounding farmhouse created predominantly from hemp. Designed by London-based Practice Architecture, Flat House is a trailblazing, low-embodied carbon farmhouse that champions the...
Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel Works and Formafatal.A breathtaking concrete villa rises above the rainforest canopy in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Designed by Czech studios Refuel Works and Formafatal, Art Villa is part of a resort comprising of three properties in Playa Hermosa, each designed...
