Casa Meco Holiday House in Meco, Portugal by Atelier Rua.The key focus of Atelier Rua’s Casa Meco in Portugal is its oversized communal living spaces that cement its status as a pitch-perfect family holiday home. Wrapped in beautifully nuanced exposed concrete with killer views to boot, the...
K5 Tokyo Hotel by Claesson Koivisto Rune.Spread over 2,200square metres across 4 levels, K5 Tokyo is a mixed-use project comprising a hotel, restaurant, wine bar, coffee shop, cocktail bar & beer hall. Designed by Stockholm-based architects Claesson Koivisto Rune, the functions...
Pied-à-Mer Yacht Interior by Michael K. Chen Architecture.Among Chen’s main sources of inspiration were Le Corbusier’s belief that a home should be regarded as a “machine for living” and his interest in cruise ships as models for self-sufficient, utopian apartment complexes, such as his...
1960s Industrial Sugar Mill in Guilin, China, Transformed into Yangshuo Sugar House Luxury Hotel by Vector Architects.Can we please take a moment to appreciate just how breathtaking this project is? I mean the sheer scale of it alone is extraordinary but paired with a dramatic landscape and historically thoughtful architecture, and we are in for a treat!...
Flat House Zero Carbon Farmhouse in Cambridgeshire by Practice Architecture.A crude agricultural shed is slowly undressed to reveal an astounding farmhouse created predominantly from hemp. Designed by London-based Practice Architecture, Flat House is a trailblazing, low-embodied carbon farmhouse that champions the...
Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel Works and Formafatal.A breathtaking concrete villa rises above the rainforest canopy in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Designed by Czech studios Refuel Works and Formafatal, Art Villa is part of a resort comprising of three properties in Playa Hermosa, each designed...
Ace Hotel Kyoto by Kengo Kuma and Commune.Ace Hotel Kyoto stands as a homage to the city's rich culture and creative spirit. Designed in partnership by Kengo Kuma and Commune, the project honours Kyoto’s arts and crafts tradition by sensitively bringing together East and West...
The Nest: Hand-made, Off-grid, Organic Lodge in Namibia by Porky Hefer.We guarantee Porky Hefer’s collection of holiday dwellings dubbed The Nest is unlike any isolated hideaway you have seen before, and are almost certain that after witnessing their peculiar forms you most definitely will want to stay in...
Hotel Kiro in Hiroshima, Japan by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects.Hotel Kiro by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects breathes new life into the shell of an old hospital in the centre of Hiroshima, creating a minimalist boutique hotel within its existing skeleton. Architects have approached the project with...
