Skinny House in Melbourne by Oliver du Puy Architects.Melbourne-based Oliver du Puy Architects conceived a quiet and spiritual home retreat in the forgotten rear yard of a 19th-century Victorian shop, aptly named Skinny House, due to its 4.2m width. Aiming to bring as much space and light...
AMAA Architecture’s Own Office Set Within a Former Factory in Arzignano, Italy.AMAA Architecture have built their own delicate, contemporary two-storey office, which manages to at once distinguish itself from and blend seamlessly with the bones of its former factory surrounds in Arzignano, Italy. Taking the form...
L’Arlatan Hotel in Arles, France With Interiors by Artist Jorge Pardo.LâArlatan is an eclectic hotel in the pretty, unassuming little town of Arles in the South of France, with design led by Mexico-based Cuban artist Jorge Pardo overseen by Swiss patron of the arts Maja Hoffmann. Jorge Pardo has...
House for a Couple in Fondi, Italy by SET Architects.For this apartment in the historic town of Fondi in central Italy, SET Architects played on a dialogue between the historical and the contemporary, relying on natural materials such as timber and marble, careful colour selection and...
DendĂȘ Duratex Concept House in Cidade Jardim, Brazil by Nildo JosĂ©.A 15m marble slab illuminated by an LED ribbon stretches down one side of DendĂȘ concept house, designed by Nildo JosĂ© in partnership with materials brand Duratex. A concave stone portico clad with dark timber panels curves above the...
Como Taperia in Vancouver, Canada by Ste Marie Art and Design.At Como Taperia in Vancouver, Ste Marie were inspired by the work of Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist MirĂł. They used punchy cobalt-blue elements applied throughout the space on both functional and purely decorative...
Casa KaspĂ© in Mexico City by Zeller & Moye.Custom joinery defines Casa KaspĂ©, a Mexico City apartment renovated by Zeller & Moye. An âaccessible wallâ spans the entire 17m depth of both upper and lower floors, comprised of overlapping timber doors that conceal miscellaneous...
OBO Office in Paris, France by Ciguë.Inspired by the meditative simplicity of a monastery, Ciguë chose humble, long-lasting materials including solid oak, baked earth and crude steel for the OBO office in Paris. Rather than disrupt the flow with solid walls, glass...
‘Berlin Perceptions’ Sculptural Toys by VAUST Studio.Comprised of various different architectural materials, âToysâ by VAUST Studio have a modular structure that encourages the collector to alter the appearance and play around with the form, representing the transient and changeable...