The Layered Gallery in London by Gianni Botsford Architects.The Layered Gallery is aptly named, for layered it most certainly is. It is an unlikely blend of Moroccan inspired architectural screens and other layers of steel framing. Located in central London, the gallery houses a private...
Waterside Buddist Shrine in China by ARCHSTUDIO.ARCHSTUDIO have created a place for Buddhist mediation and contemplation, with building design addressing an intimate connection between building and...
PURE Lisbon HQ by Sílvia Rocio + Mariana Póvoa + esse studio.Designed by Sílvia Rocio + Mariana Póvoa + esse studio, the new headquarters for Pure Lisbon is located in a typical city building that faces a large courtyard. The feeling of home, one that is creative, flexible and versatile, was the...
Baffle House by Clare Cousins Architects.It’s a dynamic approach to an external elevation - long struts of wafer thin steel, box out the entire side of the house like a metallic honeycomb wall. This sublime design is the work of Clare Cousins Architects, a compact addition...
Forest House in Auckland, New Zealand by Fearon Hay Architects.Fearon Hay Architects were the masterminds behind this timber clad, 600m2 gabled homestead. Set at the foot of Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges the house was constructed to offer more than just a home. Instead it was created as a space that...
18th-Century House Renovation in Mesão Frio, Portugal by SAMF Arquitectos.What do you do when you’re approached to integrate a design that started somewhere in the 18th century, was partially burnt down in the 50’s and now requires a series of new buildings to be constructed… not to mention an overhaul of...
Dark Horse House Extension by Architecture Architecture.In a row of workers’ cottages, there is one Dark Horse – a handsome creature – with distinctly 21st century character, hinting at the contemporary home...
Three Gardens House in Kuwait by AGi Architects.Constructing environments that are comfortable for humans in the Middle East must always be a challenge, even more so if the project aims to produce a natural cooling strategy. This is precisely the brief that was presented to AGi...
MM House in Mexico City by Nicolas Schuybroek Architects in Collaboration with Marc Merckx.This project is all about the interior, with a brave and bold approach of keeping things totally restrained. Clean lines and an ultra-minimalist palette produce a calming, yet agonisingly beautiful experience. The largely monotone...