Micro-Housing: Hutong Experiments by Standardarchitecture in Beijing, China.Standardarchitecture developed the Hutong experiment with the aim to explore the possibilities of micro scale social housing within the tight confines of the Beijing streets. Hutong are residential lane-ways, traditionally the home of the...
Stories on Design // Un-Walls.We often approach walls as barriers and dividers, or something that's solid, that might be painted, or coated, or lined, clad, upholstered... You get the idea. But what happens when we start thinking about walls as something a lot more...
‘The Learn’d’ Architectural Film by Victor Vroegindeweij for KAAN Architecten.This striking architecture film captures the new Educational Centre of the Erasmus MC academic hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Directed by Victor Vroegindeweij, the film was commissioned by KAAN Architecten after the building was...
Stories on Design // Window Seats.I'm yet to meet a human being who doesn't love a good window seat - it's simply impossible not to. Window seats are magical spaces that can instantly make us feel peaceful and calm, whereby a window becomes like a painting one can get lost...
soda.BERLIN Bookstore by Designliga.soda.BERLIN bookshop by Designliga embodies visual culture, with bookshelves displaying book covers, not spines, arranged like artworks in a...
Emmanuel De Bayser’s Drool-Worthy 19th Century Apartment in Berlin.The owner of this rather fabulous Berlin apartment is Emmanuel de Bayser, French-born, Berlin-based co-owner of the super cool The Corner Berlin fashion boutique. Set in a historic 19th century building with 5m high ceilings, De Bayser...
Selfridges International Customer Services Luxury Lounge by Waldo Works // London.Selfridges opens a new Customer Services space catering to the needs of tax-free shopping customers and high-net worth individuals. Set above the iconic Queen of Time clock store's central historic canopy entrance, the new Customer...
Loft Three Marias by AVA Architects // Lisbon, Portugal.Lisbon-based architecture studio AVA renovated the interior of this eye-catching apartment in Portugal’s capital city. Situated on the first floor of a 1893 building, the loft is occupied by a married couple (both engineers - dear lord!)...
Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito // Tokyo, Japan.Toyo Ito's library at Tama Art University is comprised of a series of concrete arches. The arches, which are of varying span lengths, are arranged in an irregular patterns driven by the slope of the surrounding landscape. The arches...
