House Now: Looknow Wuhan Flagship by Sò Studio.Sò Studio continues its collaboration with Chinese fashion retailer Looknow for their latest flagship in Wuhan. The interior pays tribute to the historical context of the building by balancing the old with the new through a series of...
Le Rock Restaurant at NYC’s Rockefeller Center by Workstead.At Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan, Workstead has recently completed Le Rock, a new restaurant anchored by a two-ton cast-bronze bar with a texture reminiscent of an oyster shell. Located in the International Building, the...
A Century-Old Seville Building Transformed into Four Apartments by Febrero Studio.This century-old townhouse in Seville was converted into four charming short-stay apartments by Febrero Studio. The final establishment is almost like a time capsule. Step into the old wing to go back in time. Step out of it to return to...
A Nod to the Mediterranean: Piatti Restaurant in Montreal by Ivy Studio.Once a small ancient stone residence, Montreal’s culinary institution Piatti gets a layered facelift by Ivy Studio. A pizza oven, clad in monumental green Saint-Denis marble steals the show with the rest of the interior layered with...
Reviving a 1920s Jewel: Habitat 100 Stockholm Residence by Note.Note Design Studio recently completed a full-scale renovation of a historic 350 sqm apartment in central Stockholm, located within a building designed in the early 1920s by the influential architecture firm Höög & Morsing. Found in state...
A Blend of History & Modernity: The Estate in Rural NSW by Luke Moloney Architecture.Set in far-off rural New South Wales, Luke Moloney’s latest project, The Estate, is a sensitive refurbishment of an 1880s homestead built for a prominent pastoral family. With an effortless blend of history and modernity, the apparent...
Reinstated Splendour: Historic Apartment in Gdansk by Akurat.At the end of the hallway of this Gdańsk apartment renovated by Akurat sits the golden kitchen island that feels closer to a piece of furniture than a separate room within a room. Its triangular brass-covered shape makes sense of a highly...
Casa Olivar by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo.Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo bring new life to this once derelict apartment in the heart of Madrid. Adding layers, rewriting history and generating new memories, the duo draw attention...
Village by BOA: A Heritage Resort in Porto by Pablo Pita, Heim Balp Architekten & Bacana Studio.In the Portuguese town of Porto is a neighbourhood that masquerades as a resort. Established at the end of the nineteenth century, Bairro do Silva is the sort of pace that straddles vernacular and voguish, simple and swish—with equal...
