Jolson Converts Red-brick Mechanics Workshop into the House of Bricks.Designed by Jolson Architecture and Interiors, House of Bricks is a warehouse transformed into a robustly styled industrial aesthetic. Integrated neatly into the streetscape like its companions, the interior unveils a sleek and generous...
GreenHouse in Porto, Portugal by OTTOTTO.There is a fascinating and ever-present tension between the old and the new, the commonplace and the avant-garde in OTTOTTO’s GreenHouse located in Portugal’s capital Porto. Existing stone walls lay encased beneath layers of metallic...
Flat House Zero Carbon Farmhouse in Cambridgeshire by Practice Architecture.A crude agricultural shed is slowly undressed to reveal an astounding farmhouse created predominantly from hemp. Designed by London-based Practice Architecture, Flat House is a trailblazing, low-embodied carbon farmhouse that champions the...
Terracotta Dream: Dois Trópicos in São Paulo by MNMA Studio.MNMA Studio’s Dois Trópicos in São Paulo, Brazil has been crafted by artisan's hands using imperfect natural materials, bringing a homelike familiarity to a commercial space. Dois Trópicos cannot be easily defined by its form or its...
David Adjaye’s Lost House in King’s Cross, London.You may be accustomed to seeing the latest and most current design inspiration from us – today we have an oldie but a massive goodie. Enter ‘Lost House’ in London‘s Kings Cross by the one and only David Adjaye. This dark, sleek and...
Art Villa in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica by Refuel Works and Formafatal.A breathtaking concrete villa rises above the rainforest canopy in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Designed by Czech studios Refuel Works and Formafatal, Art Villa is part of a resort comprising of three properties in Playa Hermosa, each designed...
Old Family House Extension in Bratislava, Slovakia by Architekti B.K.P.Š.Architekti B.K.P.Š. have designed an extension on the site of a former village brickyard, creating a home that pays homage to the culture and craft of traditional brickmaking. The 54 square metre building in Bratislava, Slovakia...
Apartment A in Antwerp by Atelier Dialect.Atelier Dialect has layered unexpected materials, textures and colours in the extensive renovation of Apartment A in Antwerp, Belgium. The result is a series of refined and, at times, unexpected spaces, that are, despite their seeming...
Random Art Space in Hangzhou, China by Air Architects.Miami based AIR Architects’ Random Art Space masterfully fuses a contemporary language with the traditional architectural style of Dajing Lane in Hangzhou, China. The project becomes defined by the juxtaposition of these two languages, a...
