EYES/NIGHTS ONLY Temporary Hotel Set Within an Abandoned Building in Belgium.For this year's Biennale Interieur in Kortrijk, Belgian creative agency DIFT introduced EYES/NIGHTS ONLY - a temporary hotel concept set within in an abandoned heritage building. Partnering with furniture brands such as Artifort, IKEA,...
Ancient Monastery in Anjou, France Transformed Into a Magnificent Hotel & Restaurant.Paris-based design duo Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku have redesigned the interior of an old Saint-Lazare monastery in France, transforming it into a rather tremendous hotel and a restaurant. Keeping the layers of a 1000 years...
Beans Café & Roastery by Figureground Architecture // Melbourne.Amongst over 400 entrants Figureground Architecture has been awarded the 2014 Hospitality Design Award and the 2014 Best of State Commercial Design Award for transforming a concrete shell warehouse in Fitzroy into a busy café and...
The Incinerator by ACME & Co // Sydney.The Incinerator in Sydney's Willoughby is an extraordinary example of Australian Industrial Heritage designed by Walter Burley Griffin & Eric Milton Nicholls in 1934. Through adaptive reuse, ACME & Co have transformed the dormant building...
Gallery Post // Estate in Extremadura, Spain by ÁBATON.What once was an abandoned stable in rural Spain, became a special luxury estate in Extremadura under the expert guidance of Madrid-based practice ÁBATON...
The Jane Restaurant in Antwerp // Divine Fine Dining by Piet Boon.Tucked in the middle of the up-and-coming Groen Kwartier, The Jane Antwerp is the much anticipated establishment of star chef Sergio Herman and chef Nick Bril. Housed within the chapel of a former military hospital, the restaurant’s...
Tapestry Museum by CVDB Arquitectos // Arraiolos, Portugal.CVDB Arquitectos have converted an old hospital in the tiny town of Arraiolos in Portugal, into a Tapestry Museum. The town is famed for the embroidered rugs and carpets it produces, so for the 3300 inhabitants that live there, the museum...
Loft by Lissoni Associati // Monza, Italy.Converted warehouses are a dime a dozen these days, but how's this for a fascinating case of repurposing? Lissoni Associati have taken an old private theatre and transformed it into a home. Monumental and so strictly restrained, this loft...
The Providence Chapel in Wiltshire by Jonathan Tuckey Design.I bet I know exactly what this house smells like. I lived in the UK for five years and was a member of the National Trust so am au fait with the parsimonious timbery whiff of little country churches and barn conversions. Strap on your...
