Liminal Space: East Side Gallery Berlin Hotel by Grzywinski+Pons.A new hotel has opened at the heart of the East Side Gallery memorial in Berlinâs Friedrichshain neighbourhood. Honouring the place's history, Grzywinski+Pons conceived the hotel and its multipurpose public domain as a liminal spaceâa...
Big Personality, Compact Space: Nest Kitchen by Studio Doherty.The design potential of the Laminex range is on full display in Nest, with Studio Doherty employing several surfaces and techniques in the construction of the kitchen. Playful but not at the expense of practicality, Melbourne-based studio...
No Walls? No Worries: Sans Walls Villa in South Korea by Joongho Choi Studio.Designed by Joongkho Choi Studio, Sans Villa is a two-storey structure embedded in the landscape of Gapeyong-gun, Gangwon-do in South Korea. Mute in appearance with precast concrete panels to blend in, internally the villa surprises...
An Unlikely First Date: Persona Restaurant in Stockholm by Erik Bratsberg.Persona is a fine dine restaurant by French chef Louis Cespedes and sommelier Jonathan NystroĚm located in the heart of Stockholmâs OĚstermalm neighbourhood. With Erik Bratsberg at the helm of interiors the space unfolds with a warmth...
Lawson Flats Perth Members Club by Finespun Architecture and Ohlo Studio.Lawson Flats has had many livesâfrom an Art Deco apartment block in late 1930s to the Karrakatta Club womenâs club in 1980s. In 2022, the trifecta of floors was reborn yet again, this time as a swish members-only club in Perth for...
Palazzo Luce: A Dazzling Hotel-cum-Gallery in Lecce by Anna Maria Enselmi.Two Renaissance-style portals, emblazoned with the numbers 2 and 4, are the first indications that Palazzo Luce isnât just another hotel. The internal courtyards confirm this suspicion, with excavated columns from a long-ago Roman...
Celebrating Chance Encounters: Terttulia Eatery in Goa by Otherworlds.Unfolding from the cobblestone streets in Goaâs Panaji neighbourhood, Terttulia eatery reinforces the prominent kinship between the neighbourhood and a typical local house where boundaries of the interior and exterior are blurred....
Deliberate Restraint: Mithimnis Apartment in Athens by Molonglo & Royffe Flynn.Mithimnis Apartment is one in a series of apartments by Greek-Australian development company Molonglo sprinkled across the city of Athens, delivered in collaboration with London-based architecture practice Royffe Flynn. Located in a...
Small Design Moves, Monumental Impact: Parkville House in Melbourne by Placement.Placement's rework of this Melbourne terrace is a masterclass in how small design moves can result in monumental shiftsânot just for a single family but for the architectural fabric of a community. Parkville House is not just a...
