Casa La Quinta: Weekend House For a Retired Couple in Guanajuato, Mexico.Architects PĂ©rez Palacios and Alfonso de la Concha Rojas have designed a blissful sanctuary for a retired couple located in the town of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato in Mexico. Casa La Quinta was designed around three courtyards,...
Tree-ness House in Toshima, Tokyo by Akihisa Hirata.Designed around the physical structure of a tree, this complex house in Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, is the work of Japanese architect, Akihisa Hirata. The fact Akihisa Hirata has focused on a tree as the template for his design is no surprise....
Tama’s Tee Home in Tamarama, Sydney by Luigi Rosselli.Luigi Rosselli Architects have managed to design a beach house in Tamarama that is both concrete up to the eyeballs, yet very much the epitome of beach-side living. “My favourite part of the project is the way the structure balances...
Open-Air Holiday Home in Zicatela Beach, Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy & Emmanuel Picault.Balanced between the mountains and the sea on the south-west coast of Mexico, Casa Zicatela is a concrete marvel and the latest collaborative project to emerge from the studio of architect Ludwig Godefroy and designer and furnisher...
Brass House in West London by Simon Astridge.The owners of this terraced house in West London have imbued their fond memories of holidays in Portugal and Israel into a newly completed renovation. Working with Simon Astridge Architecture Workshop, the family undertook a complete...
Step House in North London by Bureau de Change.Like a layered picture frame, the rhythmic stepping motif created by the brick is echoed throughout the interior, and has been worked into both the plan and section of this North London...
Italianate House in Surry Hills by Renato D’Ettorre Architects.Sydney-based Renato D’Ettorre Architects have found a way to breathe new vivacity into a Surry Hills terrace house, respecting its rustic past but also making way for a brave, modern future. Inside the terrace, Renato D’Ettorre...
Early 20thCentury Home in Belgium Transformed by Pierre Yovanovitch.This extraordinary 1900’s Belgian residence has undergone many different incarnations. It was originally built for an aristocrat. Half a decade later it was carved up into uninspiring offices. Most recently it has become a beloved,...
Villa Borsani: Osvaldo Borsani’s Architectural Jewel in Veredo, Italy.One of the top-billed spectacles at Salone this year was the opening of Villa Borsani in Varedo. The home was designed and built between 1939 and 1945 by Italian design visionary, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani,...
