Loft Three Marias by AVA Architects // Lisbon, Portugal.Lisbon-based architecture studio AVA renovated the interior of this eye-catching apartment in Portugal’s capital city. Situated on the first floor of a 1893 building, the loft is occupied by a married couple (both engineers - dear lord!)...
Movet Office Loft by Alexander Fehre // Schorndorf, Germany.Studio Alexander Fehreer designed a new office space for Movet with an adjoining warehouse. The solution is a clever combination of different areas, accommodating a diverse range of requirements in a limited space, while retaining a...
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...
Gallery Post // Koya No Sumika by mA-style Architects.Tokyo-based mA-style Architects extend a typical rural Japanese residence to create a retreat space for a young couple, separate from the main...
Sheats Goldstein House by John Lautner.Writing about this house is a bit like chucking in my two cents about Meryl Streep. Occupying a realm beyond mere fame, the scene-stealer of countless movies, you all have an informed and long-developed opinion, and nothing I have to say...
Gamsei Cocktail Bar by Buero Wagner // Munich, Germany.Never mind the fact we initially thought this was an interior of a milk-bar (rather than an artisan cocktail bar of alcoholic variety), the beautifully crafted space is a little jewellery box carefully designed, resolved and detailed...
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...
Daylight House by Takeshi Hosaka Architects // Yokohama, Tokyo.And so my obsession with all things Japanese continues. How's a girl to move on when Japan keeps smashing out so much boundary pushing and obscenely beautiful work? This particular one deviates so far from my Western understanding of...
Damir Doma Store by March Studio // Paris, France.After visiting the Aesop fitout in Paris, fashion designer Damir Doma took a bet that March Studio could do no wrong. Well, well, didn’t the Melbourne practice prove Doma so right with this ragingly fabulous fit-out for his Paris...