Carrer Avinyo by David Kohn Architects // Barcelona, Spain.Carrer Avinyó apartment is situated at a major crossroads in Barcelona. Like the Flatiron Building in New York, where Broadway meets the city's orthogonal grid, the triangular plan of the apartment's interior registers a similar moment in...
Loft by Lissoni Associati // Monza, Italy.Converted warehouses are a dime a dozen these days, but how's this for a fascinating case of repurposing? Lissoni Associati have taken an old private theatre and transformed it into a home. Monumental and so strictly restrained, this loft...
The Providence Chapel in Wiltshire by Jonathan Tuckey Design.I bet I know exactly what this house smells like. I lived in the UK for five years and was a member of the National Trust so am au fait with the parsimonious timbery whiff of little country churches and barn conversions. Strap on your...
Jean Christophe Aumas’ Paris Apartment.This apartment speaks volumes of the creative pulse that lives in it. We're talking about Jean Christophe Aumas, founder of Voici-Voila and creative director to the world's elite fashion houses. Occupying a 300 year old ex-convent with...
House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo // Rome, Italy.Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has designed a House of Dust in Rome based on the geometric ratio of the golden section. This is a courageous project with a fresh aesthetic and a unique vision. It's the kind of interior that creates...
The Condestable’s House by Tabuenca & Leache Arquitectos // Pamplona, Spain.We’re off to Spain today, to Pamplona. Tabuenca & Leache Arquitectos have stitched a caliente cultural centre into the bones of an historic town palace. The photos are by Luis Prieto. And frankly, they are so good I wet my...
Luxury Studio Apartment by Studio Rick Joy // Chelsea, USA.This studio apartment by architect Rick Joy may not be generous in size, but it is certainly not short of grandeur. What the apartment lacks in volume, it makes up for in lush materials, clever detailing and a staunch commitment to good...
Video // Camera Obscura Film Project by Romain Alary & Antoine Levi.Experimental visual project by Romain Alary and Antoine Levi turns an entire apartment in Paris into a visual arresting Camera Obscura projection canvas....
Oval Barcelona by Flexoarquitectura.You see, as much as I love a project with a big fat budget to work on or to share with you, I am also quite partial towards projects that were time and budget challenged, but have managed to rise to the occasion. I've said it before and...
