Chubby Chic: Pang Mei Noodle Bar in Beijing by Office AIO.Edging onto an open air courtyard in Beijing’s commercial district, Office AIO’s third outpost for Pang Mei Noodle Bar embraces the chubby shapes. The playful and gregarious venue fosters an exchange between people at the restaurant,...
A Concrete Vision: Casa TO Boutique Hotel in Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy.Inside Ludwig Godefroy’s concrete masterpiece is a calming and sensory oasis. A beautiful interpretation of Mexico’s Oaxacan Temple, Casa TO offers visitors a heightened sensory experience with voluminous voids and grand cut-outs. With...
Window to the Water: Venice Apartment by Eligo Studio.A Venetian family with a proclivity for art and architecture approached architect Alberto Nespoli of Eligo Studio to redesign their space with a simple ask: to highlight the features of the original architecture. Alberto, of course, was...
Can Living with Less Result in More: Adam Haddow’s Home in Sydney’s Surry Hills.Buried amongst the urban chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydney’s rag trade sits a unique home neatly packaged within a 29-square-metre site. Designed by SJB director Adam Haddow, for himself and his husband Michael and...
A World of Surprises: Barcelona Apartment by Raul Sanchez Architects.Raul Sanchez divides this spacious and colourful Barcelona apartment into public and private zones via a long and striking walnut timber ‘façade’. On one side of the timber panel—running the entire 21 metre length of the...
Abu Gosh Middle Eastern Café & Restaurant by Studio Shoo.Abu Gosh is an authentic Middle Eastern cafe infused with a bold dose of colour. The second of its kind, design studio Studio Shoo took on the challenge of creating an interior that balances the heritage building’s existing charm with...
Graceful Contrasts: Sint Benedictus House in Mortsel by Poot Architectuur.Embracing a push-pull force along its facades, this long and narrow townhouse in Mortsel, Belgium, seems to be almost squashed by its two neighbours and bulging at the seams. There’s something quite Gaudi-esque about this floorplan of...
Illuminate Your World With the Essence of Gold: Oro Lighting Collection by Articolo Studios.Articolo Studios presents Oro, a captivating new addition to their lighting collection. Gold foil flakes grace the interior of each ball resulting in a composition that is truly one-of-a-kind. Radiating a golden glow that emanates from its...
A Side of Ocean: Dunas in Belgium by Grain Designoffice.Dunas could have been excavated from the briny deep. All the evidence says so. Take the organically shaped benches in prefabricated stamped concrete, or the floor emblazoned with shell fragments. Or even the transparent sand-coloured...
