MK House in Antwerp by Nicolas Schuybroek Architects.In this digital age, we’ve all grown accustomed to digesting news, social media and even our daily dose of design with a simple swipe of the finger or a scroll of the mouse. We skim through articles, glaze over images but often, nothing...
1930s Villa Kaplansky in Antwerp, Belgium Restored by B-Architecten.Sometimes you just have to gut the place and start again. Pull out all the windows and demolish the inside. It’s not pretty, but if the job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. B-architecten, the architectural studio behind this...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
Waterside Buddist Shrine in China by ARCHSTUDIO.ARCHSTUDIO have created a place for Buddhist mediation and contemplation, with building design addressing an intimate connection between building and...
Stories On Design // Lusty Libraries.It's fairly safe to assume we can all agree that books infuse spaces with texture, colour, depth and character, adding a sense of comfort and a certain warmth. In this increasingly digital and intangible world we live in, books and...
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...
Architectural Marble Carvings by Matthew Simmonds.Matthew Simmonds is the artistic savant behind these exquisite carved marble sculptures. Inspired by a life-long fascination of stone buildings, and drawing on skills learnt as an architectural stone carver, Simmonds' work takes stone...
18th-Century House Renovation in Mesão Frio, Portugal by SAMF Arquitectos.What do you do when you’re approached to integrate a design that started somewhere in the 18th century, was partially burnt down in the 50’s and now requires a series of new buildings to be constructed… not to mention an overhaul of...
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...
