Dijkhuis in Amsterdam North by Studio Modijefsky.In a slight change of scenery by the design team renowned for their hospitality work, Studio Modijefsky has unveiled their latest residential project in Amsterdam North—a traditional ‘’Dijkhuis’’ (translating to dyke house) which...
District Opens New Sydney Flagship Designed by Pattern Studio.In a ruggedly beautiful setting, split across two levels, this new Sydney showroom explores the enigmatic relationship between architecture and furniture. Pattern’s clever and understated interventions to the 1920s warehouse provide...
Casa Cody, a 1900s Hotel in Palm Springs by Casetta Group and Electric Bowery.Casa Cody has quite a history. Not only has it hosted legends like Charlie Chaplin, American opera singer Lawrence Tibbett and French-born novelist Anaïs Nin, but—as the oldest operating hotel in Palm Springs—its spirit has remained...
Art, Nature & Architecture: Gutshof Güldenhof by Heim Balp Architekten & Artist Danh Vo.In Stechlin, Germany, Heim Balp Architekten and artist Danh Vo transformed a series of farm buildings into a thriving centre for art and an example of sustainable living and social interaction. The brief led to a unique jigsaw combination...
A World of Curiosity and Discovery: Gold Digger Courtyard Installation in Tortosa, Spain.This glittering large-scale public installation was composed of golden thermal sheets, occupying the patio of a 16th century convent in Tortosa. The installation highlighted the inherent quality of the material and created two opposite...
A Warehouse-Turned-Townhouse in Majorca by Durietz Design & Development.Mallorca is the sort of island most people wouldn't mind being stranded on. Because really, everything about it screams exotic: From the reddish soil and luxuriant olive groves to the cars and streets and people. Camp Roig 31 embodies that...
Restored Townhouse on St. Luke’s Place by BarlisWedlick.This Italianate-style home, once owned for three decades by actor Robert DeNiro, has been carefully restored by BarlisWedlick. While it would have been easier to gut the building and modernise it, the architects took on the challenge of...
A Moonlike Office in Barcelona by Isern Serra.If you cut up the moon and turned it into an office, it would look something like the new Barcelona headquarters of advertising agency Fuego Camina Conmigo (which also doubles as a showroom for furniture brand Sancal), designed by Isern...
West Block Twin Terrace in Melbourne by Brahman Perera.In the heart of old Melbourne, sits an 1860s house that blends right into its surroundings. Originally constructed as a boarding house, it is slim in its build and vernacular in its appearance. But the interior is a surprising antithesis....
