Balancing Materialsā Emotional Temperature: Alfornelos Apartment in Lisbon by Miguel Marcelino.Achieving a warm and comfortable atmosphere, Miguel Marcelino devised a fluid and connected interior that now welcomes the messiness that comes along with small children and a busy daily...
Architecture Meets Nature: The Hometown Moon Chapel by Syn Architects.Did you know that the saying āThe Moon Is Beautiful Tonightā is a romantic confession in Chinese and Japanese literature? Syn Architectās Hometown Moon Chapel in Taiāan, China, recreates the serene moment of moon viewing from afar...
Six N. Five’s Barcelona Studio Refurbishment by Isern Serra.Isern Serra has transformed the ground floor of a Barcelona building into a workspace for creative studio Six N. Five. Conceived as a large architectural sanctuary, Serra opted for a monochromatic and earth-toned palette, connecting the...
X11 Global Flagship Toy Store by BloomDesign.Monolithic, futuristic and a little bit ominous, this epic toy store flagship in Shanghai by BloomDesign takes us on an unexpected tour through an alternate cyberpunk reality. Concrete beams and columns are left exposed while a six-metre...
Bewboc House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Fabian Tan.Like a private, personal cave, Bewboc House introduces a vault-like extension that encourages moments of peace and solace. The isolation of natural light met with grand architectural gestures create a sense of hushed awe ā blissful,...
The Hat Factory by Welsh + Major.Layers of tumultuous history are piled within the walls of Welsh + Majorās The Hat Factory. A former hat factory, a printers, a squat and a āsocial centreā, the building now enters a new phase of its life as a home for a growing...
Garden House in La Rioja, Spain by Hanghar.In a small village in La Rioja, Spain sits a very special project. Undertaken by Hanghar, a 10 year-long architectural exploration by the OWN foundation, this reconfiguration of an old stable in the village of Cameros is unlike any nearby...
Spatial Hybrid: The Collector by Framework Studio.Rivalling the garage from Ferris Buellerās Day Off, Framework Studio is back with The Collector project. Housed within a warehouse building, the designers leaned into the industrial aesthetic, utilising raw metal and concrete to create a...
Midi Cafe in Melbourne by Sans-Arc.Sans-Arc has implemented a less is more approach to cafe Midi in Melbourne. As graphic and sculptural elements sit against the backdrop of a brutalist concrete building the designers integrated a series of subtle interventions that...