Casa Popeea Boutique Hotel in Romania by Manea Kella.In restoring life to the formerly derelict Casa Popeea hotel in Braila, Romania, London-based studio Manea Kella maintained the property’s historic charm and art nouveau details balanced with contemporary additions. A carefully...
Theatre House in Turin, Italy by Bodà Architetti.Bodà Architetti renovated this early 20th-century apartment in Turin, for a couple who love reading and the arts, aptly named Theatre House. Beyond the cultural interests of the clients, the high ceilings and lowered beams that...
Coffey Architects’ London Apartment Refurbishment Covered in Thousands of Solid Timber Blocks.Lending the apartment its name, over 30,000 individually hand-cut and laid cross-section blocks made of European Oak cover most surfaces of ‘Apartment Block’ in central London. Coffey Architects employ the characteristic wood grain...
Redfern Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects.Redfern Warehouse has been through many iterations, once a Vegemite factory and then in the ‘90s, an art gallery and architect’s office. The recent residential renovation by Ian Moore Architects is also rather multi-purpose, including...
Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh Yoga Studio by Brewer Architects.Since one yoga studio at the new Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh location couldn’t have windows, Brewer Architects employed a jewellery box-inspired design, cladding the walls, floor and ceiling in plywood suspended on a series of...
Villa RA in Calabria, Italy by MORQ Architecture.Contemporary and distinct amongst its rural landscape, Villa RA by MORQ Architecture is set 300m above sea level, atop a mountainous ridge in Calabria, in southwest Italy. Aiming for the villa to feel ingrained as part of the landscape,...
House in Kyoto, Japan by 07BEACH.With no room for a backyard, 07BEACH made the living space of this house in Kyoto double as an internal courtyard, adding large skylights to maximize daylight. To enhance a sense of bringing the outside in, a large indoor tree takes pride...
Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject.The Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject is set on a steep and rocky slope overlooking a lake, a private retreat offering respite from urban life. The house is elevated above ground as a lightweight steel structure, making...
Canopy House by Leeton Pointon Architects and Allison Pye Interiors.Both organic and architectural in form, Canopy House is set amongst large plane trees on an established residential street in inner Melbourne. Adding a contemporary layer to the varied streetscape, Leeton Pointon conceived a calm refuge,...
