A Dance of Sweeping Forms: Mimco Chadstone by Studio Doherty.Looking to the architecture of Carlo Scarpa, James Birrel and Rye Nishizawa, Studio Doherty imagined Mimco's Chadstone flagship as a monumental dance of sweeping forms. Ushering in an invigorating direction for the future of the Australian...
Fronte Oceano: Terrace Extension in Newcastle East by ASJP Architecture.A deep love for the ocean and an existing home that has stood for almost two hundred years has drawn two of Australia’s beloved artists, Lottie Consalvo and James Drinkwater, to establish their roots in Newcastle East. They commissioned...
New Retail Direction: Stone Island Chicago by AMO.Dutch research studio AMO debuted a new retail identity for Italian fashion label Stone Island at their first Chicago store. The altar-like space reflects the brand’s approach to product design and experimentation with materiality. AMO...
Biiird Yakitori in Guangdong by bigER club design.With a knocked-back, frill-free atmosphere, the latest yakitori restaurant by bigER club design in Guangdong, China—christened Biiird Yakitori—is deeply rooted in the yakitori tradition. Located on the first floor of an urban complex,...
Architectural Microsurgery: Loft Study House in Bilbao by Acha Zaballa.Acha Zaballa Arquitects have developed a prototype loft in the city of Bilbao that seeks to transform unused ground floor retail spaces into social housing. The home underwent a series of “microsurgery” interventions and stylistic...
Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
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...
GLCY4 Compact Apartment in Madrid by Plutarco.Plutarco have transformed a claustrophobic apartment in Madrid into a bold and functional interior that celebrates the great masters of colour—Le Corbusier and Alvar Alto. Located on the third floor of a 1920's building in the...
Laneway Glass House by Brad Swartz and Henry Wilson.For five years, Sydney architect Brad Swartz and industrial designer Henry Wilson collaborated on a luminous laneway home that punches well above its modest footprint. Hovering at the fringe between the public and private domain, the...