Casa Mérida in Yucatán, Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy.Hidden behind rough stone walls and unbeknownst to the passerby, lies a jaw-dropping concrete oasis. Casa Mérida is a family home that goes back to basics by embracing indigenous Mayan architecture. Ludwig Godefroy, an architect from...
Pachuca Duplex in Mexico City by PPAA Arquitectos.PPAA Arquitectos’ Pachuca Duplex stands as a fresh voice within Mexico City, offering a new urban typology to a city that hasn’t yet fully embraced the concept of a townhouse. The 619-square-metre project consists of two independent,...
PSLab’s London HQ by JamesPlumb is a Brutalist Masterpiece.PSLab’s London Headquarters by JamesPlumb distils the work of both spatial and lighting design studio, each space unfolding as an exploration of light and shadow. The result is a beautifully refined scheme where materiality, both of the...
Hotel Kiro in Hiroshima, Japan by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects.Hotel Kiro by Hiroyuki Tanaka Architects breathes new life into the shell of an old hospital in the centre of Hiroshima, creating a minimalist boutique hotel within its existing skeleton. Architects have approached the project with...
Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing by Cun Design.A hunk of textured stone sits at the base of a cascading canyon of suspended shapes. This is the first image one is confronted with upon entering Cun Design’s Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing. The entrance is theatrical,...
Powell Street House in South Yarra by Robert Simeoni Architects.A compact site in South Yarra with an unassuming 1930’s brick duplex yields a distinctly layered home that reveres restraint and respects quietness. Powell Street House is the home of architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti, his...
Take a Video Tour Through La Scala, Richards & Spence’s own Brisbane Home.Since establishing their architecture practice in 2008, Ingrid Richards and Adrian Spence have gone on to change the face of their home city with world-class retail, hospitality and civic architecture. Here they open up their own home in...
Stairway House in Tokyo by Nendo.From the outside, nendo’s Stairway House in Tokyo sits like a clean white spaceship in the quiet residential area it landed in. The home’s regular, rectangular grid is intercepted with a monumental angled concrete staircase, the mere...
Sydney Architect Emili Fox’s Forever Home at Ballast Point.Emili Fox, the director of Sydney architectural practice Fox Johnston, has designed a contemporary, multi-generational home for her young family in Sydney’s inner west. A playground for experimentation and testing, the design team were...
