Smoke and Mirrors: Lamarck Apartment by Lauranne Elise Schmitt.Parisian designer Lauranne Elise Schmitt creates an illusion not dissimilar to that of a dream desert mirage, in this 60-square-metre Haussmanian apartment. The lounge room is elevated and brought into focus by the dynamic backgammon-chess...
In Favour of Flux: Maison Molaire in Geneva by Bureau.In an almost vaudevillian series of spatial acts, Maison Molaire becomes the perfect backdrop for ‘the flux of human life’. For Geneva-based Bureau, the 120-square-metre ex-dental practice posed no issue in translating the clinical, to...
Fine Tuned: Music Club by Levkovich Architects.Sometimes design translates to a sound. Sometimes it’s so clear in its identity, that it transcends the aesthetic and ascends into the audible. Enter Music Club by Levkovich Architects, a members-only club for those well versed in the...
Dialling-up the Whimsy: Jules Brisson Transforms Trade Magazine’s Paris Office.Jules Brisson breathes new life into the Paris headquarters of Le Betteravier Français—the trade magazine for the sugar beet industry since 1952. Feeling remote from the beet fields they were writing about, the magazine editors got the...
Adaptable Transformation: From Singapore SOHO to Family Haven by Design Pair.This Singaporean SOHO (a popular studio apartment style accommodating both office and living space) has been uniquely reimagined by the creative duo, Joyce and Mikolaj of Design Pair. With their family growing, the partners in life and...
The Dream is Real: FoodX in Warsaw, Poland by Nova Studio.Contemporary art, AI and luxury streetwear are just some of the references incorporated by Nova Studio at FoodX in Warsaw. The redesign expands the restaurant from mezzanine and ground floor into the basement, transporting visitors to...
Sugary Sweet: The Pops Apartment in Krakow by Furora Studio.Furora Studio has created a sugary sweet apartment for short-term rentals in downtown Krakow. With an interweaving of pastels and curves, this place feels extremely soft and feminine. Green is interwoven with pink and blue, against a...
Tiny Haven: A 22-Square-Metre Apartment in Athens by Point Supreme.Given its tiny 22-square-metre footprint, most architects would have taken the minimalist route in fitting out this Athens apartment shared by three friends. But Marianna and Point Supreme’s other half, Konstantinos Pantazis, aren’t...
Mesmerisingly Rhythmic: The Ribbon Fabric Store in Cochin by Workers of Art.Dancing through this fabric store in downtown Cochin is a red unraveling ribbon. Built out of red powder coated tubular steel, this central, guiding element weaves through the space as the hero of the store. The dancing architectural...
