Flower Shop in Shanghai by Alberto Caiola.Part of an emerging new wave of contemporary florists, July’s Flower juxtaposes Shanghai’s innate and edgy counterculture with the time-honoured traditions of horticulture and floral design. Smashing straight-laced stereotypes...
Baffle House by Clare Cousins Architects.It’s a dynamic approach to an external elevation - long struts of wafer thin steel, box out the entire side of the house like a metallic honeycomb wall. This sublime design is the work of Clare Cousins Architects, a compact addition...
12 Micron Restaurant in Sydney’s Barangaroo by SJB Interiors.12-Micron Restaurant in Sydney’s Barangaroo is self described as “casual, beautiful and modern, much like Australia itself”. This new 230 seat restaurant by SJB is the embodiment of all things Aussie and an amalgamation of the...
House Built Over a Former City Water Tank in Madrid by Valdivieso Arquitectos.A former water cistern in Madrid is transformed into a stunning home by Valdivieso Arquitectos. After a series of alterations and uses overtime, the two-level cistern reached its final incarnation in 1955. Dubbed Casa Aljibe, the...
Co-Working Office in Barcelona, Spain by APPAREIL.Unlike some of the more hipster versions of co-working spaces you’re likely to encounter, this one comes without the fake grass and overstuffed beanbags. Designed by the architects APPAREIL, this Barcelona based co-working office is...
Three Gardens House in Kuwait by AGi Architects.Constructing environments that are comfortable for humans in the Middle East must always be a challenge, even more so if the project aims to produce a natural cooling strategy. This is precisely the brief that was presented to AGi...
Casa Flora Design Apartment in Venice Challenges Traditional Hospitality Models.A newly opened accommodation concept that welcomes travellers with comfort and convenience of a boutique hotel, but with an added freedom of a private...
MM House in Mexico City by Nicolas Schuybroek Architects in Collaboration with Marc Merckx.This project is all about the interior, with a brave and bold approach of keeping things totally restrained. Clean lines and an ultra-minimalist palette produce a calming, yet agonisingly beautiful experience. The largely monotone...
La Foret Noire Restaurant in Chaponost, France by Claude Cartier Studio.You’d think if you were planning on designing your first restaurant that you’d want to hire a designer who’d been around the block a couple of times. But not Isabelle and Charles Darnault. They wanted their French restaurant, located...
