The Rise, The Fall and The Restoration of Villa E-1027 by Eileen Gray.A true icon of modern architecture, Villa E-1027 is Eileen Gray’s 1929 masterpiece on France’s Côte d’Azur, and Irish designer's very first architectural project. After over a decade of mismanagement and controversial repairs, it's...
Underground Apartment in Barcelona by RAS Arquitectura.RAS Arquitectura has converted the vaulted basement of a Barcelona house into a subterranean apartment, with rooms separated by a curving plywood partition. The house is located near the sea, with barely any access to natural light, and...
Aerial South Wharf Event Venue for Food & Desire by MEME // Melbourne, Australia.AERIAL is a destination hospitality events venue, designed by MEME for Food and Desire, one of Melbourne’s leading event specialists. Spatial drama is created through an atmospheric arrival space at ground level with a monolithic stair...
Antwerp Town House by Sculp(IT) Features World’s Largest Pivoting Door.A pair of world’s largest pivot doors, measuring 3m in width by 6m in height and weighing almost 4 tonnes, are the most striking feature of this renovated Antwerp home by Belgian studio Sculp(IT). The twin two-storey doors form an...
Clapton Warehouse Conversion by Sadie Snelson Architects.I have a soft spot for warehouse conversions. I know they’re commonplace but when I was young I would dream up the craziest things that would feature in my very own warehouse home. The Clapton Warehouse by Sadie Snelson is anything but...
Loft M by Graux & Baeyens Architects // Kortrijk, Belgium.Loft M is a spectacular residence set inside a former factory in the outskirts of Kortrijk, Belgium, designed by Graux & Baeyens Architects. Today this site consists of a single loft filled with two interlocking curving structures...
Conversion of an old Printing House into a Showroom & Offices by Ciguë.Paris-based design collective Ciguë have converted an old printing house into an office & showroom for the emerging fashion label Krisvanassche. Robust materials such as brick, concrete, steel, structural plywood and black paint...
Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Antivilla by Brandlhuber+ Emde, Schneider // Germany.Ladies & Gentlemen, I think we have a contentious one on our hands. Admittedly this isn’t the most wholesome of dwellings, but we’re all about celebrating design diversity around here and this house by Brandlhuber + Emde, Schneider...
