Old 42sqm Ballroom in a Grand House in Shanghai Converted into a Compact Apartment by Atelier Tao+C.When we think of a single room apartment, a dim lit cramped studio in an old walk-up building is a stereotype that unavoidably springs to mind. When the one room you’re starting with happens to be an ex-grand ballroom, however, things...
Compact, Budget Friendly Home in Brasilia, Brazil by Daher Jardim Arquitetura.Designed by Daher Jardim Arquitetura, 'Little House' in Brazil is a brilliant example of less expensive materials used well to create a space with design merit; even though the material and fitting choices are not super high-end, the...
Challis Avenue Apartment Renovation by Retallack Thompson.Emerging Sydney architecture practice Retallack Thompson took 6 months to design, and Culbert Constructions took 4 months to build this smart and elegant one bedroom apartment renovation on one of Potts Point’s most coveted...
Birdsnest Apartment in Kiev, Ukraine by Emil Dervish.Ukranian architect Emil Dervish has transformed a twentieth-century top-floor apartment in Kiev for a friend and film director Marc Raymond Wilkins, celebrating his client's unique personality. The 62sqm Birdsnest apartment in Kiev,...
Pescetrullo: Polyurethane Houses in Puglia by Gaetano Pesce, Gabriele Pimpini & Studio Talent.Italian artist Gaetano Pesce was commissioned to interpret a hectare of olive trees in Carovigno countryside, in Puglia, Italy by creating a series of playful holiday homes. Commissioned by Caterina Tognon of Caterina Tognon Arte...
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...
The Truffle in Costa da Morte, Spain by Ensamble Studio.You’d be forgiven for thinking this was natures way of providing the perfect man cave. Instead, it was very much man-made. And while it resembles the world’s most ideal hideaway, its inspiration was that of truffle, the legendary...
El Camarin: Small Apartment in Buenos Aires, Argentina by IR arquitectura.If small is the new black, then this tiny apartment, all 18 square-meters of it, is as black as you’re likely to get. As with all exceptional ‘tiny’ designs, this Buenos Aires abode by IR arquitectura manages to fit a lot into a...
