Centred in Nature: Patina Maldives, Fari Islands by Studio MK27.Embracing the natural beauty that surrounds it, Patina Maldives is a radical example of biophilic design. Earthy colours and subtle textures ooze with understated luxury while a James Turrell pavilion and floor to ceiling panoramic windows...
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
Bricks Decoded: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Breeze Block.In Brazil, it’s known as Cobogó. In India, they call it Jaalis. The French term is Brise-soleil. Here we know it as Breeze Block. Call them what you will, these little units of awesome are making a massive comeback. Back in the 50s...
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...
Stories On Design // Cunning Cantilevers.The soaring cantilever is a daring thing of beauty. Cantilever speaks of ambition, inspiration, unconventionality and an aversion for doing things the easy way. It’s the extreme sport of architecture as it defies gravity and screams...
Stories On Design // Swimming Pools.Swimming Pools are like pom-poms. Everybody loves them. Ok, that may not be true (about pom-poms at least - that's probably just me), although you have to admit that Swimmings Pools feel like opening a can of instant happiness. Yay! For...
Crazy Beautiful SPenthouse in São Paulo by Studio MK27.Designed by Studio MK27, the SPenthouse sits at the summit of a newly built São Paulo apartment building. The project sought to address the demands of the brief with minimal division, shaping an interior with seamless spatial...
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 2016.INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, the leading global interior design and architecture awards programme, has recently announced that a shortlist of 63 projects will compete to be crowned World Interior of the Year 2016. Projects from...
Jungle Fever: Casa na Mata (Jungle House) by Studio MK27.Casa na Mata (Jungle House) by Marcio Kogan's Studio MK27 is located on the edge of the Brazilian rain forest, on a block of land surrounded by dense vegetation. The main volume of the house is elevated from the ground and appears to...