Life in 65sqm: Singapore Apartment by Open Studio.Sometimes more can, ironically, result in too little. In the case of this 65-square-metre apartment in Singapore, while the original number of rooms and bathrooms seems rather generous, it, unfortunately, led to an apartment of tight and...
Shrine Apartment in Melbourne by Studio Edwards.For this compact 55-square-metre apartment remodel, Studio Edwards creates a series of interconnecting living spaces anchored around views of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and the Botanic Gardens opposite. Contrast is created between...
GLCY4 Compact Apartment in Madrid by Plutarco.Plutarco have transformed a claustrophobic apartment in Madrid into a bold and functional interior that celebrates the great masters of colour—Le Corbusier and Alvar Alto. Located on the third floor of a 1920's building in the...
Laneway Glass House by Brad Swartz and Henry Wilson.For five years, Sydney architect Brad Swartz and industrial designer Henry Wilson collaborated on a luminous laneway home that punches well above its modest footprint. Hovering at the fringe between the public and private domain, the...
Compact Vintage Apartment in Katowice by Mistovia.Mistovia’s sprinkle of decisiveness, a heap of enthusiasm and a teaspoon of optimism transform this compact apartment in Katowice into a whimsically wonderful space to call home. Formerly two apartments that have been merged into one,...
Writing on the Wall: Monolocale Effe in Mantua by Archiplan Studio.When Diego Cisi and Stefano Gorni Silvestrini of Archiplan Studio jumped on board to restore a house in the historic Italian town of Mantua, the 15th-century wall frescoes were one of the many things that caught their attention. So much...
A Periscope: Compact Melbourne Home Extension by Architecture architecture.There’s a particular joy derived from designing a small house well. This seems to be especially true for Architecture architecture, Melbourne-based practice with a reputation for inventive spatial solutions that thrives on the challenge....
A Young Art Collector’s Home by Corpus Studio.Corpus Studio drew inspiration from several sources for this raw and glam house of a young art collector—London’s architectural scale; the volumes and large windows of early century Parisian artists’ studios; Italian architect Carlo...
Tiny but Mighty: Picalo Cabin by Gerard Dombroski Workshop.Gerard Dombroski’s Picalo Cabin is a simple construction is made entirely of materials that are no longer useful on the buildings they was once on. The mini-construction resembles a classic corrugated metal shed framed by weather-worn...