Heike Store in Hangzhou, China by An Design Studio.Heike is a new fashion concept store, unassumingly tucked away on the third floor of a residential apartment block in the suburban outskirts of Shanghai, China. Designed by An Design Studio, the all-grey interior has a dystopian feel,...
Olivetti Showroom in Venice by Carlo Scarpa.Overlooking Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, peaking out from the cloisters and watching the hustle and bustle of passers by, is Carlo Scarpa’s Olivetti Showroom. Typically Scarpa, typically Venetian and beautifully Italian, in...
Weekend House in Wachtebeke, Belgium by GAFPA.What makes a weekend house? Young architects GAFPA fancied to land in Wachtebeke for what could be a weekend house. The project earned them a special mention during the recent Belgian Building Awards. The weekend house exemplifies an...
5m Wide Barcelona Home Refurbished by Josep Ferrando.I have a new found appreciation for small living spaces. Don’t get me wrong, I still love a vast countryside villa or an expansive estate as much as the next archinerd; but you have to be particularly crafty, imaginative and...
Rose-Tinted Concrete Fire Station by Pedevilla Architects.Giving the term ‘fire engine red’ a delightfully tonal and refined new meaning, this minimal structure, designed by Pedevilla Architects, serves as the local fire station for the town of West Tyrol in the Austrian Alps. Sitting...
Bar Basquiat in Amsterdam by Studio Modijefsky.Inspired by famed American poet and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bar Basquiat features references to his naïve style, approach to rich earthy tones and trademark collage-like layering of colour-sketch-text. Bar Basquiat excites us...
Casa CS by Moramarco+Ventrella Architetti.Casa CS sits proudly on a corner plot in the Southern Province of Bitritto and despite its confident and solid appearance, the house is all about internal light and thoughtful quality of space. The building simultaneously demonstrates...
The Labyrinth Home of Spanish Sculptor Xavier Corbero.This epic project remains a work in progress that 80-year-old Xavier Corbero has been building for over half his life. Corbero explains that the driving motivation behind his artistic creations is to create “poetry” - which is...
Balwyn House in Melbourne by Fiona Lynch Design Office.Balwyn House in Collingwood is the latest residential project completed by Melbourne-based Fiona Lynch Design Studio. Everything about this home exudes a refined and artistic moodiness, from the stunning jewel-toned palette to the...
