House Riihi by OOPEAA // Alajärvi, Finland.Designed by Finnish Practice OOPEAA (Office for Peripheral Architecture), House Riihi consists of three buildings arranged around an inner courtyard, with vertical timber slats wrapping the exterior. The three structures, containing the...
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...
So Hot Right Now // Scale Shingles in Architecture & Design.Scale shingles are by no means a radical new concept in architecture & design. Far from it. I don't know if this is the same as you, but I remember my early drawings of houses from when I first learned to hold a pen, which featured scale...
Case by Jun Igarashi Architects // Sapporo, Japan.With it's multiple platforms set over three levels, twisting staircases and timber ladders, Case by Jun Igarashi Architects is reminiscent of an indoor tree-house. The sense of play and adventure created from multiple levels and connecting...
Video // Iconic Houses Animation by Matteo Muci.This clever animated video by Milan-based graphic designer Matteo Muci is a 2min voyage through five of the most iconic masterpieces of modern...
Le Corbusier’s Studio-Apartment Opens For Visits.Le Corbusier’s studio-apartment occupies the last two floors of the Molitor apartment block, located at 24, rue Nungesser et Coli. Designed between 1931 and 1934 by Le Corbusier and his cousin and associate, Pierre Jeanneret, the...
Blackwood Street Bunker // Shared Office Space in Melbourne by Clare Cousins Architects.Clare Cousins Architects have re-designed this 1970’s office block in North Melbourne into their own workspace shared with a construction company. Interior fittings are picked out in black or white to distinguish among the diverse...
Totally Terrific Triangles in Architecture & Interiors.I have a serious weakness for pure forms and simple geometry. What? You knew that already? I know, I'm becoming super predictable. Having said that, as much as I cannot get passed squares, rectangles, circles and hexagons (my personal...
Assemble Office in Melbourne.Assemble Melbourne created a spectacular ceiling installation to combat the echoing in an open office, covering a labyrinth of ugly services...
