Bricks Decoded: High-rise Brick & Masonry Architecture.Aaaaaand… we’re back with our content partnership with our pals from Brickworks Building Products. Our partnership sees us exploring the versatility, immense magic and the infinite possibilities of bricks, and today we're turning our...
Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai, China by Linehouse.With an emerging coffee house culture in China showing no signs of slowing down, the traditional teahouses in Asia have had to step up their game to stay relevant in today’s highly competitive hospitality market. Linehouse’s latest...
Bauhaus Bus on World Tour in Honour of the School’s Centennial.Did you know that Bauhaus – the influential German school of modern design – will celebrate its centenary this year? In honour of this important milestone, SAVVY Contemporary has set out mark the milestone with a project dubbed...
Amanemu Resort in Shima, Japan by Kerry Hill Architects.Forming part of luxury hotel brand Aman, Amanemu takes cues from traditional Japanese ryokan, comprising a series of pavilion structures, housing 24 suites and four villas—each with a private hot spring bath. Amanemu onsen resort...
ReActor Balancing and Rotating House by Alex Schweder & Ward Shelley.And just as I thought I’ve seen it all before, along comes a rotating home that’s balancing on a single concrete column... This, of course, is not a real home, although it’s very much designed to look and function like one. Called...
The Truffle in Costa da Morte, Spain by Ensamble Studio.You’d be forgiven for thinking this was natures way of providing the perfect man cave. Instead, it was very much man-made. And while it resembles the world’s most ideal hideaway, its inspiration was that of truffle, the legendary...
Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions in Tasmania by Liminal Studio.Designed by Hobart-based Liminal Studio, these nine Coastal Pavilions are the newest accommodation offering at Freycinet Lodge. Located at the foothills of the striking Hazards Mountains in one of Tasmania’s oldest National Parks, the...
King Bill House in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Austin Maynard Architects.The high land values of Melbourne’s inner city suburbs typically encourage many owners to add as much building on their site as possible. Not so for the owners of King Bill. They sought to give something back to the suburb they love by...
Two Pavilions in Rural East Sussex, UK by Carmody Groarke.Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke have an undeniably inventive and artistic idea of the parameters of architecture. Their approach is outside-the-box, but it’s also totally charming and storied, reflecting and extending the real culture of...
