Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
Stories On Design // Lusty Libraries.It's fairly safe to assume we can all agree that books infuse spaces with texture, colour, depth and character, adding a sense of comfort and a certain warmth. In this increasingly digital and intangible world we live in, books and...
Au Yeung House in Sydney by Tribe Studio.There’s more than a touch of quirky in the renovation of this 1930’s brick suburban Sydney home. The architects at Tribe Studio have taken what is ostensibly a fairly mundane piece of suburban architecture and breathed life into it....
Deepdene House by Kennedy Nolan.Having won the national AIA award in 2016 in the category for residential architecture, Deepdene House by Kennedy Nolan Architects is a treasure trove of contemporary design details that work together to enshrine the past. Located in...
House Built Over a Former City Water Tank in Madrid by Valdivieso Arquitectos.A former water cistern in Madrid is transformed into a stunning home by Valdivieso Arquitectos. After a series of alterations and uses overtime, the two-level cistern reached its final incarnation in 1955. Dubbed Casa Aljibe, the...
Humming Puppy: Multi-Sensory Yoga Studio in Sydney’s Redfern by Karen Abernethy.Karen Abernethy in collaboration with Louisa Macleod are the masterminds behind Humming Puppy Yoga Studio, aptly named after the humming practice used in yoga. The double height, Victorian building has undergone a conversion like no other....
Le Coucou Restaurant in SoHo, New York by Roman and Williams.If Marie Antoinette sashayed into this French restaurant you wouldn’t be at all surprised. Regal doesn’t even begin to adequately describe Le Coucou, designed by Roman and Williams, in SoHo, New York. The husband-and-wife duo Stephen...
The Demolition of Beauty: Rone’s Hidden Artwork in Melbourne.The demolition of one of Melbourne’s most valuable hidden artworks by Rone commenced on March 7th, however the move has been welcomed by the...
Barcom Terrace in Darlinghurst, Sydney by Arent&Pyke.Today we rekindle our love for the talented duo Juliette Arent and Sarah-Jane Pyke of the highly successful Sydney-based studio Arent&Pyke. Since our last interview with them in 2010 they’ve been busy. Originally built as a single...
