Small Design Moves, Monumental Impact: Parkville House in Melbourne by Placement.Placement's rework of this Melbourne terrace is a masterclass in how small design moves can result in monumental shifts—not just for a single family but for the architectural fabric of a community. Parkville House is not just a...
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...
Nostalgic Escape: Foam House in Torquay by Amelda Wilde.When Amelia Wilde’s client came across this property, it was exactly what they were looking for—a quintessential Torquay home that transported them back to childhood vacations on the coast of Melbourne. Now boutique holiday...
Spazio Pesca’s Creative Space in Milan by Greta Cevenini.Creative agency Studio Pesca has opened a multifunctional space in the heart of Milan. Designed by Greta Cenenini, the interior captures the city’s contemporary soul through a distinct aesthetic balanced with an almost blank...
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...
A Portal Above Chinatown: The Sky Continues Beneath our Feet by Michaela Gleave.Just under our noses, or actually above our beloved Chinese Noodle House in the middle of Sydney’s Chinatown is Passage, a 24/7 art gallery dedicated to installation art. Their latest commission by internationally acclaimed Australian...
Bologna Apartment by Mario Montesinos Mirrors our Online Experience.This psychedelic apartment in Bologna by Mario Montesinos explores the domestic space as a bridge between the physical and virtual worlds we inhabit. Inside is an intense chromatic range of blue and greens, layered in a range of materials,...
Gemstone-inspired Tones & Forms: Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Uchronia.In a Haussmannian building in Paris’s famous Golden Triangle is an apartment that dazzles like a jewel box. And not just figuratively. In terms of design, the owners, both jewellery designers, were keen to conjure allusions to stones,...
Alchemy of Styles: KODA Cutters Hair Salon by Arent&Pyke.Both nostalgic and futuristic, KODA Cutters, a blazingly bold hair salon perched on the upper mezzanine level of Sydney’s heritage-listed Queen Victoria Building, is a majestic work of sculpted fiction. Designed by Arent&Pyke, the...
