Enzo Gallery & Office by Ogawasekkei // Japan.Japanese architect Ogawasekkei has refurbished a two-storey rental property on the outskirts of the city of Gifu to create the Enzo Office Gallery, which comprises a ground-floor showroom with a narrow courtyard, and an upstairs studio and...
House 1014 by H Arquitectes // Barcelona, Spain.Situated just outside Barcelona in the old city of Granollers, a red brick wall spans the gap between two crumbling facades, hiding a home with two courtyards and a central garden designed by H Arquitectes. Timber gates slide back from the...
Gallery Post // Jardins House by CR2 Arquitetura in São Paulo.CR2 Arquitetura designed Jardins House for a middle-aged couple and their daughter in São Paulo. The project arose from the idea of creating a private sanctuary in the dense urban landscape of Brazil's busiest city. The large concrete box...
Stories on Design // Outdoor Rooms.In case you thought today's post is about "styling" your Verandas and Backyard Pergolas with a bit of lattice action, I'm afraid you're in for a huge dose of disappointment. Sorry / not sorry. If you're, however, in the market for amazing...
Gallery Post // Minna no ie by Mamm Design.This two-and-a-half storey dwelling is situated on a 4.5m wide by 12m long plot, wedged between houses in every direction. The design seeks to provide a space that seemingly expands beyond it's borders by inserting a six meter-high garden...
Gallery Post // Casa Maracanã by Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados.Maracanã House was built in the city of São Paulo by the Brazilian architecture studio Terra and Tuma Arquitetos Associados. The house is made of blocks of light concrete, hosting the family of Danilo Terra, one of the studio directors....
Harbour Edge House by Fearon Hay Architects // Auckland, NZ.I don't know how you're feeling right about now, but for my money, as far as conformable luxury and understated elegance goes, things simply don't get much better than this. Harbour Edge House is Auckland-based Fearon Hay Architects' most...
House Riihi by OOPEAA // Alajärvi, Finland.Designed by Finnish Practice OOPEAA (Office for Peripheral Architecture), House Riihi consists of three buildings arranged around an inner courtyard, with vertical timber slats wrapping the exterior. The three structures, containing the...
PC Garden House in Japan by Kengo Kuma.Who feels like a cool drink of water? I felt like I’d had one after looking at Mitsumasa Fujitsuka’s photos of this beautiful Kengo Kuma house. It’s a littler, newer, Katsura. Spare Japanese perfection, just enough brush strokes to...