Light On Tap: Modus Brewery in Newcastle by Prevalent.It's not often that the word 'tranquil' comes to mind when describing a brewery, yet for this reimagined post-war shed in Newcastle, Prevalent managed to achieve an elusive sense of serenity. Centred around the need of the user and driven...
Modernity Meets Nostalgia: Lanwuu Imagine Photography Studio by Aurora Design.Is it a hotel? A retail store An office? It’s whatever you want it to be, baby.If we must stick it into a box, Lanwuu Imagine is a photography studio in China’s Kunming, Yunnan Province imagined by Aurora Design. This 400sqm dynamic...
Milan Unpacked, Volumes 2&3: Group Shows, Materials, Products, Brands & Australian Designers.Dana Tomic Hughes explores the charm and complexity of Milan Design Week via the three-part treasure trove of insight and visual inspiration from the world’s biggest design event. Milan Unpacked 2024, in partnership with Space Furniture,...
An Ode to Gio Ponti: A 1920s Apartment in Milan by David/Nicolas.Refurbishing a property designed by one architectural icon and redesigned by another can scare even the mightiest of architects. But the Lebanese design duo David/Nicolas, it seems, are immune to such angst, as evidenced by their project,...
Milan Unpacked: Exploring the Heart of Design Week with Dana Tomić Hughes.Explore the charm and complexity of Milan Design Week through Dana Tomic Hughes’ comprehensive report, Milan Unpacked 2024 in partnership with Space. Focusing on installations, experiences, heritage brands, fashion houses, group shows,...
All Eyes Up: An Apartment in Poznan by Paradowski Studio.A high ceiling can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on which way you look at it. Just ask Zuza and Piotr Paradowski of Krakow-based design office Paradowski Studio, whose latest project, a 250-square-metre apartment in Poznan, and...
A Flurry of Contemporary Art & Design: 1890s Tribeca Penthouse Reimagined by Crina Arghirescu Rogard.Crina Arghirescu Rogard has envisioned this Tribeca penthouse, home for 22 years to her good friend and artist, Mexican born Claudia Doring Baez. Located on the top floor of the American Thread Building dating back to the 1890s Renaissance...
Reverence for Brutalism with a Twist: Torres Blancas Apartment Renovation by Studio Noju.In approximately 400-square-meters, Studio Noju has managed to execute the seamless translation from the old to the new in this refurbished apartment inside the historic Torres Blancas. Designed in 1961 by Spanish architect Francisco...
Satellite Cities: Experimental School in Hainan by Trace Architecture Office.Organic forms often imagined in our childhood drawings and daydream doodles have found their way into Trace Architecture Office’s monumental education project in Hainan, China. This experimental school challenges the rigidity of your...
