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...
Colour Drama: Kori Ice Cream by Architects EAT.With a bold salmon stripe wrapping the interior, Architects EAT have created an electric space for Kori Ice Cream on Glenferrie Road, that references Melbourne laneways and Japanese kawaii culture. The bold shade starts on the building...
A Frame for Living: Layer Cake by Arent&Pyke with Carter Williamson Architects.A renovation of a Federation Arts and Crafts home in Sydney’s inner west, in collaboration with Carter Williamson, Arent&Pyke’s Layer Cake house fuses colour and materiality with fine craftsmanship to bond the old and contemporary...
MS7 Apartment in Madrid by Febrero Studio.Febrero Studio has completed a full refurbishment of this 250 square-metre apartment on the fourth floor of a heritage-listed building in the Chamberí neighbourhood of Madrid. A limited palette of noble materials—Walnut timber, Oak...
