Ishizuka Restaurant in Melbourne by Russell & George.Ishizuka Restaurant is a new addition to Melbourneās Bourke Street, and a welcome addition to its expansive, exciting culinary scene. Led by Acclaimed chef Tomotaka Ishizuka, the eponymous 16-seat dinner opened in January and is...
Swallowfield Barn in Langley, BC, Canada by MOTIV Architects.When Mum and Dad ask you to build them a house, as an architect youāve got a bit of latitude. You also have a budget that Mum and Dad will never let you forget. And you have a long-term relationship with them that will outlive any...
Lifestyle Academy in Shanghai, China by Mur Mur Lab.Shanghai-based studio Mur Mur Lab seems to have a fondness for futuristic, ultramodern retail spaces. Their work is centred on creating playful shopping destinations, which capture a sense of theatre and escapism ā those elements of...
Holiday House in Monterrey, Mexico by Tatiana Bilbao.Like something out of a Guillermo del Toro fantasy, this holiday home near the mountains of northeastern Mexico is an enchanting illusion in three parts. Called Los Terrenos (āThe Terrainā), the home is the work of Mexico City-based...
Agricultural Training Centre in Rural India by Studio Advaita.This simplistic, square building is an agriculture training centre in the rural area of Nimblak, Maharashtra, India. Built for the marginal farmersā children, its purpose is to enable rural youth, the next generation of farmers, to learn...
This House with Plants in Japan by KamakuraStudio Is Not What You’d Expect.Indoor plants have loads of health benefits. As well as looking pretty nice, theyāll reduce carbon dioxide levels, diminish levels of pollutants like nitrogen dioxide and benzene, and even keep air temperatures down on warmer days. The...
Kloke’s Brutalist-Inspired Melbourne CBD Store by David Goss.Put simply, Kloke's new Melbourne store has a gentle brutalist sort of feel. The pale grey stucco finish across the walls and ceilings conveys a sense of mass, as if the space had been carved out as a single, sculptural...
Sweet Storage Dreams: Playful Barcelona Apartment in Born by CaSA.Colombo and Serboli Architectureās recent apartment refurbishment in Barcelona could be filed under āstorage pornā. Itās a playful modification to a 65sqm flat set within a historic 13th-century building in El Born. The client, a...
Minimalist London Home Extension by Nicholas Szczepaniak Architects.Positioned along the Regents Canal in Islington, this London property has been reinvented as a contemporary, energy efficient and spatially generous three-storey abode....
