239 House in São Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in São Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
Wanås Hotel in Skåne, Sweden Set Within 18th-Century Buildings Converted by Kristina Wachtmeister.Surrounded by the renowned sculpture park The Wanås Foundation, and history dating back to medieval times, Wanås Hotel offers Nordic design &...
Perimeter House in Abbotsford, Melbourne by MAKE Architecture.From the front it reads like a contemporary Danish farmhouse, with its whitewashed walls and what at first appears as a black gabled roof with windows. What it really is, is a white weatherboard house in Abbotsford that has been...
Barca’s Restaurant in Turin, Italy by Fabio Fantolino.Designed by Fabio Fantolino, Barca's offers an opportunity to experience the atmosphere of 1970’s West Coast, while dining right in the heart of...
VONNA Kitchen Showroom in Madrid, Spain by PYO arquitectos.Remaining detached from the existing structure Vonna Kitchen Showroom by PYO Arquitectos was designed with distance as its ethos; distance from the existing, distance between material, distance between spaces, distance between objects, and...
Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic by Atelier Stepan.I remember one of my early lessons in Architecture where I was told that in buildings, curves are a nightmare and will never look as impressive as they appear in one’s head. Because of this, I am always in awe of a structure that has...
klee klee Fashion Store in Shanghai by AIM Architecture.Taking its name from Tibetan phrase for ‘slow down’, klee klee is an exploration of minimalism and low-impact production that results in high-impact design. AIM Architecture's concept for this clothing store in Shanghai plays on the...
CLOUD Coworking in Barcelona, Spain by MESURA.Simply finished and furnished by MESURA, this fresh co-working space in Barcelona has a palette that is clean and crisp. The original timber strip ceiling has been whitewashed. It’s almost a perfect mirror tonally to the white...
Architect’s Cabin at Longbranch, USA by Olson Kundig.Built as a bunkhouse in the 1950’s, this timber cabin in Washington State has evolved into a snug little weekender with the help of Olson Kundig Architects. Located in an ancient forest of tall fir-trees, just over an hour away from...