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 — blissful,...
The Hat Factory by Welsh + Major.Layers of tumultuous history are piled within the walls of Welsh + Major’s The Hat Factory. A former hat factory, a printers, a squat and a ‘social centre’, 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 Bueller’s 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...
Forest Restaurant at the Museum of Modern Art Paris by Uchronia.Multidisciplinary collective Uchronia has designed a new restaurant within the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Conceived as a refuge in the heart of the city, the interior takes on the air of a brutalist lair combining concrete textures,...
Pyramids of Flinders: Bellows House by Architects EAT.Albert Mo wanted a permanent house anchored in the sand from the outset, unlike the predictable light-weight beach vernacular. “More like a bunker than a shack,” he says, setting out to design a building that spoke of its location and...