Lika Lab Boutique in Hangzhou by Say Architects.Say Architects’ Lika Lab boutique manipulates time and space, transporting visitors into a softly coloured universe. Frosted resin and mirrored stainless steel create a translucent outer skin that blurs bright colours, creating an...
Surreal Classicism: Maó Space by One Fine Day Studio & Partners.Projects that strike me the most are the ones that manage to masterfully shift our perception of time. Spaces that feel unique because they look like they don’t belong in the present, nor the past. They feel fresh and familiar at the...
Iturbide Studio in Mexico City by Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo.On Barrio del Nino Jesus, Mexico sits Taller Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Currillo’s Iturbide Studio – an archive and art studio designed for celebrated Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. Analogue enthusiasts may appreciate this...
House in Toowoomba by Jesse Bennett Studio.Oh my word – we may have found ourselves in a limbo between time and space with Jesse Bennett Studio’s House In Toowoomba! Crafted in earthy tones accompanied by a courtyard of monolithic Scarpa-like moments and sitting on The Great...
Peach Hut Community Centre in China by ATELIER XI.ATELIER XI’s Peach Hut Community Centre is the first in a series of miniature pavilions that will bring cultural and art education to the Xiuwu Henan county in northeast China. Instead of designing one 300 square metre public building as...
Brickworks Launches Over 100 New Building Products.Most designers and architects would agree building materials are the cornerstone of good design. They are the bedrock of built forms, the foundation of architecture – how we sculpt and manifest buildings before anything else goes on top...
A Mid-Century Wonder Transformed by BarlisWedlick into a High-Performance Retreat.Located on 27 lakefront acres in Armonk, NY, Beckoning Path is a stunning mid-century 750-square-metre residence carefully transformed by BarlisWedlick Architects into a high-performance building housing a wellness retreat. Passive...
OBJECT CARPET x Ippolito Fleitz Group’s New Collection Celebrates the “Desire for Carpet”.With a kaleidoscope of fascinating colours and textures, OBJECT CARPET presents a new collection offering an unparalleled variety of combination options. And don't even get me started on how cool this campaign is. A case study on how to...
Church of Beatified Restituta in Brno-Sever, Czech Republic by Atelier Štěpán.With minimal use of religious ornamentation, Atelier Štěpán’s Church of Beatified Restituta in the Czech Republic distils kaleidoscopic rainbow-colours into a brutalist scheme that also feels entirely heavenly. Regardless of whether...
