Courtyard Villa in Tangshan, China by ARCHSTUDIO.Traditional Chinese courtyard dwellings ‘ Siheyuan’ inspired ARCHSTUDIO for Courtyard Villa, a suburban holiday home in Tangshan, China surrounded by verdant farmland, orchards and rivers. The gabled roof and wall to wall timber...
The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm by Norell/Rodhe.Norell/Rodhe articulated key existing elements with colour through the refurbishment of the Royal Institute of Art building in Stockholm, such as the pastel yellow braced columns that date back to the 1800s. Bespoke fittings and furniture...
Les Nettoyeurs White’s Dry Cleaners in Montreal, Canada by Ivy Studio.Founded by two young entrepreneurs looking to disrupt the dry cleaning market, Les Nottoyeurs White’s ecological, customer experience-driven ethos is reflected in chic, minimalist retail design by Ivy Studio. Attention to detail...
Skinny House in Melbourne by Oliver du Puy Architects.Melbourne-based Oliver du Puy Architects conceived a quiet and spiritual home retreat in the forgotten rear yard of a 19th-century Victorian shop, aptly named Skinny House, due to its 4.2m width. Aiming to bring as much space and light...
Script Skincare Store in South Yarra, Melbourne by Hecker Guthrie.Hecker Guthrie crafted a progressive and intuitive series of spaces at Script Skincare in South Yarra, in order to take customers through their own inimitable in-store journey. Terrazzo counters act as tactile touch points whereby...
House for a Couple in Fondi, Italy by SET Architects.For this apartment in the historic town of Fondi in central Italy, SET Architects played on a dialogue between the historical and the contemporary, relying on natural materials such as timber and marble, careful colour selection and...
Casa Kaspé in Mexico City by Zeller & Moye.Custom joinery defines Casa Kaspé, a Mexico City apartment renovated by Zeller & Moye. An ‘accessible wall’ spans the entire 17m depth of both upper and lower floors, comprised of overlapping timber doors that conceal miscellaneous...
Axel Arigato Opens Permanent Store in Stockholm Designed by Christian Halleröd.At the Axel Arigato Stockholm store, Christian Halleröd designed display tables of light blue natural marble resting on crushed glass podiums, ironically reminiscent of storefronts after an attempted break-in. The tables were designed to...
House in a Park in Zurich, Switzerland by Think Architecture.Set on a sloping plot beside a forest overlooking Lake Zurich, House in a Park by Think Architecture has a meandering shape that integrates harmoniously into the environment, with one storey embedded below ground to further reduce visual...
