Random Art Space in Hangzhou, China by Air Architects.Miami based AIR Architects’ Random Art Space masterfully fuses a contemporary language with the traditional architectural style of Dajing Lane in Hangzhou, China. The project becomes defined by the juxtaposition of these two languages, a...
Baroque Rectory Transformed into a Primary School in Vresovice, Czech Republic by Public Atelier and FUUZE.Vivacious colour and bold, completely contemporary forms intersect with a national cultural monument in Vřesovice, Czech Republic. Public Atelier and FUUZE have together transformed a Baroque Rectory into a primary school, breathing new...
Glass Book House in Sydney by Sibling Architecture.By night, Sibling Architecture’s Glass Book House becomes illuminated from within, the activities inside distorted into a moving blur of colour. Passers-by can't help but wish they were included in the narrative that exists within its...
Bricks Decoded: Knockout Brick Houses.In our ongoing content partnership with Brickworks, we explore the beauty, versatility and possibilities of Bricks in its many applications, from art, design, interiors and architecture via some of the most radical projects and ideas both...
Angelot Patisserie in Hangzhou, China by Say Architects.From the street, Angelot patisserie in Hangzhou, China presents more as a high fashion store than a place for coffee and pastry. Local multidisciplinary studio Say Architects overcame a series of multiple disadvantages presented by the...
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...
Sierra Fría House in Mexico City by Esrawe Studio.From the outside, Esrawe Studio’s Casa Sierra Fría House in Mexico City seems impenetrable and solid. Its monolithic brick form not exactly welcoming outsiders with open arms. However, upon entering, spaces unfold with a softer tone....
Masquerade Photography Studio in Beijing by 123 architects.123 Architects’ Masquerade Photography Studio in Beijing defies conventional studio design. A futuristic playground was created in place of another typical white atelier. The colourless, rigid walls which once made up studio space now...
Buenos Aires Showroom & Office for a Textile Company by Ana Smud, Camila Jalife & Sasha Molczadzki.The façade of Ana Smud, Camila Jalife and Sasha Molczadski’s warehouse conversion in Buenos Aires asserts its contemporary identity while also aligning itself with the proportions of neighbouring buildings. The building simultaneously...
