The Cottage by Gray Organschi Architecture.I like a couple of things about this project. One of these things is that it reminds me of the beautiful Killiney House by Ireland's O'Donnell and Tuomey, a masterful cascade of concrete with wonky roofs and trees and views a lot like...
Greenbox by Act Romegialli // Italy.Is it just me or does this look like the kind of place where unicorns and Snow White would hang out? This outdoor dining pavilion is full of romance and fairytale whimsy. It suggests a history of slowly creeping vines which, over many...
Oh Kappetain, My Kappetain // Los Angeles Home of Architect Ray Kappe.I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – LA houses like this are what happens when modernist ideas go to the coast, unwinds by the beach, and unravels in all this louche, approachable brilliance. This is the sort of modern house...
UID Architects, Japan.Hiroshima based UID Architects studio was founded in 2003 by Keisuke Maeda. Clearly an advocate of designing in section and 3D, every project pushes the boundaries of solid and void, inside and outside, public and private. I think this is...
Sweet Alchemy by Kois Associated Architects // Athens, Greece.In my professional opinion, this project is what I like to refer to as “the shit”. You know – as in shit-hot amazeballs-type-interior. Also known as extreme love. It’s beauty alone could break many eyeballs and melt the internet....
Loft Apartment by William Tozer // London.Situated in a former London factory, this loft apartment was designed by New Zealand-born, London-based architect William Tozer. I am quite intrigued with the choice of finishes in this apartment - exposed raw concrete ceiling celebrates...
The Turku Chapels // Finland.There is something so powerful about essential, elemental space. Not one part more than needed, not one gesture less than necessary. The result presents as a single deft stroke, which conjures visceral and various reactions from the people...
IRO Hair Salon by Reiichi Ikeda // Osaka, Japan.Humble materials considered beautifully, intricate patterns on the shopfront, pristine joinery pieces that double up as room dividers - these are just some of the reasons I was instantly drawn to the IRO hair salon in Osaka, Japan....
“Spomenik—The End of History” by Jan Kempenaers.I wanted to post about an amazing book by Antwerp-based photographer, Jan Kempenaers, who spent almost three years photographing "spomenik(s)" in former Yugoslavia. Back in the 1980's, all the dutiful schoolchildren in the "old country"...