Take a Showroom and Make it a Home: USM Shanghai by Halleroed.Itâs safe to say everyone is very familiar with IKEAâs super clever business model of aspirational home displays. Well the Swedes have done it again, and this time itâs a serious step up from IKEA. For USMâs private showroom in...
A Protective Structure Planted on the Rock: Castlecrag Courtyard by Downie North.Conceptually imagined as âa protective structure planted on the rockâ, Downie North Castlecrag Courtyard house melds into the rugged topography in a way that one could easily mistake it for a luxurious cave or treehouse. With a...
Cocooned in Calm: An Apartment in SĂŁo Paulo by AndrĂŠ Braz.Bringing an old home into the present, for better or worse, means undoing a bit of the past. Or, if youâre architect AndrĂŠ Braz, a lot of it. As he tells it, his latest project, a soup-to-nuts remodel of a 1970s, 134-square-metre...
Four Unique Coffee Shops to Break Your Doom Scroll.Ever walked into a coffee shop on the other side of the world and had the eerie feeling youâve been there before? No longer just the hallmarks of Starbucks, homogeneous designed cafes can be found all over the worldâyet these venues...
Dutch Courage: A Collectors home in Amsterdam by DAB Studio.If the aim of the 1910 Amsterdam School movement was to create a total architectural experience, inside and out, then DAB Studio has very successfully followed in those footsteps. Housed in an Amsterdam School building, the Collectors Home...
A Neighbourhood Lobby: Denizen House in Berlin by Modiste Studio.Located in Berlinâs Kreuzberg, Denizen House is a 475-square-metre co-working space operated by the eponymous start-up. Modiste Studioâs design brief was to provide a flexible space that serves as the âlobby for the neighbourhoodâ...
History & Craft: Aurum Cabinets by Peca Studio & Karla VĂĄzquez.Mexican architects Karla VĂĄzquez of KV and Caterina Moretti of Peca Studio have collaborated on a spectacular series of cabinets. With different dimensions but all the same height, the pieces feel strikingly cohesive. Made out of...
Harmoniously Orchestrated: Florence Court Art Deco Apartments Upgrade by Max Copolov.While the high-level aesthetic offers a well-rounded outcome of any desired brief, at Florence Court Apartments, Melbourne designer Max Copolov considered each element crucial to settling the tone of the interior. In addition to adjusting...
Life Imitates Art: Casa Vasto in Barcelona by Mesura.They say work-life-balance is important, and youâd be hard pressed to disagree. In the case of Vasto Gallery in Barcelonaâs Poblenou, Mesura took a reductive approach to spatial separation and programming in this gallery-slash-home....
