A Patchwork of Possibility: House14a in Copenhagen by Pihlmann Architects.A masterclass in material exploration, House 14a in Copenhagen weaves together brick, timber, steel and stone in unexpected ways. Pihlmann Architects transforms this 1951 Danish dwelling into a contemporary cottage where patchwork floors...
Harmony of Nature and Design: Naïve Bookstore in Northern China by Atelier tao+c.Naïve Bookstore by Atelier tao+c is a luminous retreat in Northern China's Aranya Chongli that harmonises with its natural surroundings. Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, translucent fibreglass bookshelves, and custom-designed...
Contemporary Modernism: K60 Athens Apartment Renovation by Ioanna Vlachaki.Designed by Ioanna Vlachaki, this clever Athens apartment hinges on a helix configuration. Situated in a typical 1958 post-war building, the space was reconfigured to enhance its natural circulation, organised around an original stairwell....
The Magic of Glass: Venini Celebrates 100 Years.Murano-based legacy glassmaker Venini celebrates 100 years with a photographic book filled with images of glass, archive documents, original drawings, and a photoshoot carried out in the furnace itself. Edited by Federica Sala for Rizzoli,...
Drab to Delightful: An Apartment in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Most days, the sun and the breeze are faithful visitors in this Madrid apartment, refreshing the farthest corners and lifting the space up to the light. For Febrero Studio, the effort it took to knock the space down and put it back...
A Frame for Living: Layer Cake by Arent&Pyke with Carter Williamson Architects.A renovation of a Federation Arts and Crafts home in Sydney’s inner west, in collaboration with Carter Williamson, Arent&Pyke’s Layer Cake house fuses colour and materiality with fine craftsmanship to bond the old and contemporary...
Rooftop Glass Apartment in Berlin by Gisbert Pöppler.If you were to fly over the heart of Berlin, more specifically over the borough of Mitte, you'd spy a 1930s apartment entirely enveloped by glass. From the sky, "you'd see a large glass cube with three rooms distributed like little boxes,"...
A Private Reading Room by Atelier tao+c.Ever wanted a change from reading at the library or sneaking pages from the bookstore? Find yourself inside Atelier tao+c’s Private Reading Room. Located in Shanghai, the ground floor of a 1980’s building has been refurbished into a...
Treehouse in South Yarra by Tamsin Johnson.In the stylish Melbourne suburb of South Yarra, Tamsin Johnson has designed a three-bedroom apartment overlooking the city’s Royal Botanic Gardens. With a monochromatic design, the interior feels contemporary yet timeless — almost...
