Two Cork Houses in Palafrugell, Costa Brava by López Rivera Architects.Two houses rest upon a sloping site both completely immersed in the dense woodland of Palafrugell, Spain. Wrapped in cork panels, these stealthy structures mirror the stippled texture and mottled grey tones of surrounding slender pine and...
Plywood House in Palma de Mallorca, Spain by SMS Arquitectos.Spanish studio SMS Arquitectos have delved deeply into the construction process of this terrace home in Palma de Mallorca, exploring the craft of plywood manufacturing - a traditional process of the Spanish island. The use of CNC...
House in Binningen, Switzerland by Buchner Bründler Architects.From the street, the structural ribs that form this house in Switzerland peek over the black-painted boundary wall like soldiers in a marching line. With their edges also painted, the orderly members offer a fleeting glimpse of the...
Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions in Tasmania by Liminal Studio.Designed by Hobart-based Liminal Studio, these nine Coastal Pavilions are the newest accommodation offering at Freycinet Lodge. Located at the foothills of the striking Hazards Mountains in one of Tasmania’s oldest National Parks, the...
El Camarin: Small Apartment in Buenos Aires, Argentina by IR arquitectura.If small is the new black, then this tiny apartment, all 18 square-meters of it, is as black as you’re likely to get. As with all exceptional ‘tiny’ designs, this Buenos Aires abode by IR arquitectura manages to fit a lot into a...
The Fiskars Summer House Exhibition Set by Studio Joanna Laajisto.Open during the European summer months, Fiskars Summer House exhibition showcases the work of nine prominent Finnish designers and their interpretations of an artist's summer house. Set in the Granary building in Fiskars Village, the...
Teatum+Teatum Convert an Old Factory in Sheffield, UK into a Coworking Space.London-based architecture, development and urbanism practice, Teatum+Teatum, have done a damn fine job transforming The Testone Factory, an old iron foundry in Sheffield, into a super cool co-working workspace. Unlike most other...
15 Clerkenwell Close in London by Amin Taha Architects + GROUPWORK.To fully appreciate the ruinous formation of 15 Clerkenwell Close by Amin Taha & GROUPWORK, we must first understand the compelling past of the site in which it sits. In its place was once an 11th-century limestone Norman abbey that was...
Irim Yoga Studio & Cafe in South Korea by Foam Architects.Referencing the lunar cycle of a yoga practice, plywood partition with moon shaped textured glass inserts ats as a boundary between this cafe and yoga room in South...