Prazeres Building in Lisbon, Portugal by Aurora Arquitectos.Portuguese studio Aurora Arquitectos frequently came across a dilemma when designing and intervening in apartment buildings: in order to have a garden, one must renounce the view, and in turn, to have a view it means being relegated to an...
Behrer & Partners Real Estate Office in Stockholm by Vida Arkitektkontor.Underwhelmed by typical Real Estate Agent shop fronts around Stockholm, Vida Arkitektkontor set out to create a memorable experience for their...
Humming Puppy: Multi-Sensory Yoga Studio in Sydney’s Redfern by Karen Abernethy.Karen Abernethy in collaboration with Louisa Macleod are the masterminds behind Humming Puppy Yoga Studio, aptly named after the humming practice used in yoga. The double height, Victorian building has undergone a conversion like no other....
Le Coucou Restaurant in SoHo, New York by Roman and Williams.If Marie Antoinette sashayed into this French restaurant you wouldn’t be at all surprised. Regal doesn’t even begin to adequately describe Le Coucou, designed by Roman and Williams, in SoHo, New York. The husband-and-wife duo Stephen...
Sum Of Us Health Studio in Melbourne by We Are Huntly.Designed by We Are Huntly, Sum Of Us is a tranquil health studio and wellness centre dedicated to providing a sanctuary for enhanced...
Monte Rosa Hut in Switzerland by Bearth & Deplazes Architekten.Perched on a ridge, yet dwarfed by a pretty vicious looking glacier, the New Monte Rosa Hut could easily be mistaken as a villain’s secret lair in an epic bond novel. Designed by Bearth & Deplazes architects, the five storey...
Stories On Design // Grooming Spaces.First there were solariums. Then there was activewear. Noninvasive laser procedures and the injectables. The Rise of Designer Health Studios & Gyms. And now - it's all about Hair Salons, Beauty Parlours and Barber Shops that take the...
Peter Zumthor’s Allmannajuvet Zinc Mine Museum in Sauda, Norway.It’s a bleak Norwegian vista. What appears from the outside as a series of dark grey cubicles suspended from a stone wall offers no relief from the aggressive landscape of grey rock and wilderness surrounding it. The story behind the...
Apartment B in Berlin by Thomas Kröger Architekt.Everything about this exquisite refurbishment by Thomas Kröger in Berlin hits the mark on every level, with a meticulous and almost obsessive attention to detail that evokes pure joy. It would be easy to overlook the stunning...
