Avant-garde & Cheeky: Memphis Milano Apartment by Puntofilipino.Puntofilipino has reinterpreted classic motifs for a postmodern context in this design that bridges the divide between period interiors and the contemporary expanse while whimsically rebuking mid-century modernism. Avant-garde, scandalous...
Flashy Yet Modest, Eccentric but Purposeful: Sir Roy Grounds House in Balmain by Conrad Johnston.Director of Fox Johnston Conrad Johnston’s new home in Balmain, Sydney may have just awakened our love and appreciation for 70s architecture. This is Sir Roy Grounds House, appropriately named given that it was once occupied by Roy...
PNY Burger Bretonnerie, Paris by Bernard Dubois.PNY burger chain tapped Belgian architect Bernard Dubois for their latest venue in Paris. If this is not the coolest burger joint you've ever seen, then I guess we should no longer be friends. At just 50sqm, the eatery punches well above...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Good Things from Bad Taste: House Renovation in Cavallermaggiore by Marcante Testa.With a metal structure in burnt clementine winding throughout and a strip of blue resin, Marcante Testa’s contemporary layer strikes a delicate balance between joyful nostalgia and the functions of contemporary life in this home in...
Creative Prototype: Alexander House by Alexander &Co.Described as “a home for working in”, Alexander &Co’s own office space, Alexander House, is a deeply personal artistic residential environment attached to the principal architects’ family home in Bondi Junction. Layered materials...
East Fremantle House by Nic Brunsdon.An effort to encapsulate as much northern light while distributing it evenly between personal and sociable spaces has created a perfect sanctuary for a family. This is Australian architect’s Nic Bunsdon’s East Fremantle House – an...
Child Studio Transforms 1960s London Post Office into a Japanese Restaurant.Celebrating the unique history of a disused post office building and the neighbourhood, Child Studio's scheme for Maido Sushi restaurant pays tribute to London's modernist heritage. The Japanese references are subtle, presenting themselves...
Kaza Israel Showroom by Baranowitz & Goldberg.Inspired by Luis Barragán’s fearless use of colour and Andrea Palladio’s illusory Teatro Olimpico, Baranowitz & Goldberg have woven an intricate geometric mise-en-scène through a series of colourful partitions for this furniture...
