Writing on the Wall: Monolocale Effe in Mantua by Archiplan Studio.When Diego Cisi and Stefano Gorni Silvestrini of Archiplan Studio jumped on board to restore a house in the historic Italian town of Mantua, the 15th-century wall frescoes were one of the many things that caught their attention. So much...
Silver Fox: Munich Office by Buero Wagner.This two-story office extension by Buero Wagner is located in the backyard of a turn-of-the-century building near the Isar River in the Au district of Munich. The interventions were implemented from a canon of industrial materials—...
Little Faktory Hair Studio in Stockholm by Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor.Westblom Krasse Arkitektkontor transformed a Stockholm basement into Little Faktory hair salon. Formerly an office space, the team stripped the shell back to its original—over a hundred-year-old—state. Lightweight additions were added...
Lilian Von Trapp Jewellery Atelier in Berlin by Domenic Degner.Inspired by a watering hole carved from stone, Domenic Degner took a warm approach to minimalism with an earthy palette and organic shapes for jewellery label Lilian Von Trapp’s new atelier. Located on Kurfürstenstraße in the...
A Saramaga: A Sunset Sanctuary in Cartaxo, Portugal by DC.AD.Stepping inside 'A Saramaga, an old house in the Portuguese town of Cartaxo recently revived by DC.AD, it’s evident sunlight never really seems to end. Not in the living room, nor in the kitchen. Nor even in the deepest bedroom corners....
Monolithic Microcosm: Sin Nombre House & Gallery by Associates Architecture.Everything is not what it seems in this monolithic two-storey house and gallery in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, designed by Associates Architecture. Inside, a succession of patios and comfortable interior spaces unfold. Undoubtedly...
Philipp Mainzer Designs New Spaces for the Mehdi Chouakri Gallery in Berlin’s Wilhelm Hallen.Phillipp Mainzer has transformed a former foundry in Berlin into the new Mehdi Chouakri Gallery. The Frankfurt-based architect made interventions in the existing space to emphasise both functionality and the existing architecture. Inside...
Benni Allan’s ‘Low Collection’ Launches at BĂ©ton Brut.Low Collection is a new furniture series by London architect Benni Allan, that looks at and interrogates the various ways of sitting in cultures worldwide. The collection sits on liminal ground between art and function, organic and...
A Concrete Canvas for Contemporary Art: Oever Gallery in Ostend by 5AM Studio.At Oever Gallery in Ostend, the material mix of raw concrete, rough stucco, polished mirror, brushed aluminium and high-gloss bold display objects offer contrast and guidance in a subtle way. Designed by 5AM Studio, the interior has...
