Ancient Monastery in Anjou, France Transformed Into a Magnificent Hotel & Restaurant.Paris-based design duo Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku of Jouin Manku have redesigned the interior of an old Saint-Lazare monastery in France, transforming it into a rather tremendous hotel and a restaurant. Keeping the layers of a 1000 years...
Glorious Heritage Apartment Interiors by Regis Larroque // Paris.While snooping around Regis Larroque website, I experienced a number of heart stopping moments. These picture perfect heritage apartments were all refurbished in effortlessly cool style with truckloads of personality. None of that...
Le Corbusier’s Studio-Apartment Opens For Visits.Le Corbusier’s studio-apartment occupies the last two floors of the Molitor apartment block, located at 24, rue Nungesser et Coli. Designed between 1931 and 1934 by Le Corbusier and his cousin and associate, Pierre Jeanneret, the...
‘Barock’ Photographic Installation by Renate Buser at Bellelay Abbey // Switzerland.In 1714, architect Franz Beer built the Abbey church of Bellelay. Enormous pilasters, decorated with lavish ornamentation, monumental emptiness and a fascinating play of light still captivate 300 years later. The foundation of the church...
Famous Agency by Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu // Belgium.There is so much to love about this spectacularly effortless interior. Architects De Vylder Vinck Taillieu have managed to successfully balance the heritage character of the building, bringing in new elements that create a completely...
Hôtel Dupanloup (Research Centre) by Studio Makkink & Bey // Orléans, France.Once the home of a notorious bishop, Hôtel Dupanloup - a 17th century building in the French town of Orléans - has recently been redesigned to function as an International Research Centre of the University of Orléans. Rotterdam based...
Brazil Week // Amazing Buildings Designed By Oscar Niemeyer.With his incredibly prolific portfolio in architecture, sculpture, furniture and design, the late Oscar Niemeyer truly left his mark on Brazil, and the world. Living a fruitful life until the age of 104, the Brazilian architect is...
Refurbished Heritage Apartment in Madrid Photographed by Juan Baraja.It’s always a tricky thing, negotiating a contemporary brief with an existing heritage space. While many designers might obsessively refashion a square peg for a round hole, revealing as little evidence of this process as possible,...
Restaurant Story in Helsinki by Joanna Laajisto.Restaurant Story is Helsinki's newest, easy-going meeting place. The café/ restaurant opened just 2 weeks ago, housed within The Old Market Hall on the city's waterfront. This spectacular high-ceiling heritage space was once used for...
