Casa do Monte in Lisbon by Leopold Banchini Architects and Daniel Zamarbide.Simple, raw materials are prevalent throughout Casa do Monte house in Lisbon, with thick concrete facades, floors and built-in shelving left exposed. The dominant single material leaves details to a minimum, with Leopold Banchini...
ConsenSys Offices in London by Neiheiser Argyros.Neiheiser Argyros have fit out the five-storey London office of fast-growing blockchain software start-up ConsenSys. Acknowledging and celebrating the fact that different people work in different ways on a day-to-day basis, the designers...
The Twist Museum in Norway by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).Bridging two forest riverbanks, the twisted aluminium-clad museum by Bjarke Ingels Group effectively doubles as infrastructure that completes the cultural route through Kistefos, northern Europe’s largest sculpture park. The...
Barn Conversion in Obstalden, Switzerland by Lilitt Bollinger.There are barn conversions and then there are barn conversions, if you catch our drift. This project by Lilitt Bollinger falls into the latter category. Ha! The former stable in Obstalden, Switzerland is set in an idyllic mountain...
Canopy House by Leeton Pointon Architects and Allison Pye Interiors.Both organic and architectural in form, Canopy House is set amongst large plane trees on an established residential street in inner Melbourne. Adding a contemporary layer to the varied streetscape, Leeton Pointon conceived a calm refuge,...
Selo Shoe Store in Sao Paulo by MNMA Studio.MNMA Studio aimed to create a seamless transition between the exterior and interior OF Selo shoe store in Sao Paulo, with the same concrete on the footpath continued within, and oval and rounded shapes defining the minimalist floor plan....
Nine Yards Café & Restaurant in Melbourne by Golden.Golden has reimagined a former stable in South Melbourne into a destination eatery with warmth and sophistication, referencing iconic colours and materiality that encourage a subliminal journey through Australia’s highlands, lowlands and...
Glebe House in Sydney by Chenchow Little.Chenchow Little’s strength lies in their ability to carve out spaces and create excitement within relatively small footprints. Their ability to inject life and bring poetry into inner-city dwellings is second to none. And what they’ve...
Maya Somaiya School Library in Kopargaon, India by Sameep Padora & Associates.Part sculpture, part architecture, Mumbai-based Sameep Padora & Associates have designed a library for a small rural school in India. Imagined as an extension of the ground plane, Sameep Padora were captivated by the material efficiencies...