Rural Guesthouse in Spain by Lucas y Hernández-Gil.La Hermandad de Villalba is a picture perfect, family-run guesthouse in the semi-rural Extremadura region of Spain. Madrid-based studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil overhauled the 18th-century building while retaining key original features such...
Three Piece House in Newcastle, Australia by TRIAS.Modesty and sustainability are at the fore of Three Piece House, with Sydney-based architecture studio Trias arranging two main living ‘pavilions’ and a studio around two courtyards. Design decisions were made in the spirit of “less...
BURSA Hotel in Kiev, Ukraine by Balbek Bureau.Ukraine-based architects Balbek Bureau have completed BURSA, a Bauhaus-style concept hotel slash art gallery in Podil, the cultural centre of the Ukrainian capital Kiev. The 1900 sqm site comprises two old buildings, 100 and 200 years old,...
Orlo Collection by Nick Rennie for United Products.United Products have partnered with Aussie designer Nick Rennie for the Orlo collection, a range of bathroom accessories designed to be equally at home in both contract and domestic markets. United Products have partnered with Aussie...
Terrazzo Marble Dreams: Apartment in Lithuania by DO Architects.Sometimes all an interior needs is a single bold gesture to transform what would otherwise be a ho-hum, averageville space into the one that makes us stop and look twice. Case in point is this fantastic apartment in Lithuania by DO...
Plutarco Experimento Transforms a Small Madrid Apartment into an Office for a Graphic Designer.Oh boy, do we love the work of Madrid-based practice Plutarco around here or what? Their most recent project is a boutique office in Madrid housed in a former apartment, which features the duo’s signature approach to bizarre colour and...
Dexamenes Seaside Hotel in Kourouta, Greece by k-studio.Nikos Karaflos, the visionary entrepreneur-turned-hotelier, initially contacted Athens-based k-studio several years ago with an idea to transform an abandoned wine factory on the west coast of mainland Greece, into a hotel. After a long...
Whitworth Locke Hotel in Manchester, UK by Grzywinski+Pons.New York City-based practice Grzywinski+Pons has recently completed Whitworth Locke, a 160-room hotel with a bar, cafe, lounge and co-working space in Manchester, England. “This commission had special resonance for us as the beautiful...
Polychrome House in Cronulla, Sydney by Amber Road.We’re kicking off our 2019 editorial programme with a stellar project by the fearless ladies from Amber Road – a complete transformation of a 1960s house in Sydney’s Cronulla. This previously dysfunctional split storey,...