X11 Global Flagship Toy Store by BloomDesign.Monolithic, futuristic and a little bit ominous, this epic toy store flagship in Shanghai by BloomDesign takes us on an unexpected tour through an alternate cyberpunk reality. Concrete beams and columns are left exposed while a six-metre...
An Urban Oasis Intimately Connected to the City: Melbourne Laneway Home by O’Connor and Houle.Working in close collaboration with O’Connor and Houle, the owners of this Melbourne Laneway home have transformed the entire ground floor of a 1907 heritage-listed warehouse into a special city abode. Not only undeniably beautiful, the...
Nostalgia Reinvented: Milkbar House by Kennedy Nolan.A traditional ‘milk bar’ conjures up a vintage montage of bike rides down the brown-tinted lens of summer suburbia, with pink blue chromatic tinsels flying around the handlebars as we veer to the local milk bar for a smoothie or ice...
Matignon Office in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.Hauvette & Madani bring their signature cosmopolitan glamour to the office with a high-end interior that feels more homely than the typical headquarters. Noble materials like stone, oak and linen intertwine in an unmistakable show of...
Artist in Residence: LOOKNOW Flagship Store by Sò Studio.Capturing the vibrancy of Shanghai’s Xintiandi area, LOOKNOW’s latest flagship store by Sò Studio invites customers into the creative process through a menagerie of art, objects and texture. Simulating an artist’s studio space and...
Mar Vista House in Los Angeles by Part Office.Part Office’s latest offering explores the nuances of designing an “all white house” in a renovation of a 1953 bungalow in west Los Angeles. More than a dozen “white” materials with slight tactile and tonal shifts coalesce into...
Technology Meets Agriculture at Sanya Farm Lab by CLOU architects.Sanya Farm Lab, designed by Beijing-based CLOU architects, is a multipurpose infrastructure interlocked with ties between traditional and modern—as well as society’s shifting attitude and support for better connection to greenscapes...
Pyramids of Flinders: Bellows House by Architects EAT.Albert Mo wanted a permanent house anchored in the sand from the outset, unlike the predictable light-weight beach vernacular. “More like a bunker than a shack,” he says, setting out to design a building that spoke of its location and...
AIM Architecture Blurs Indoor & Outdoor Boundaries at this Mini Department Store in Shanghai.Not all interiors are staged scenes that exist behind closed doors only. In the PARK Yanping Road by AIM Architecture presents an integration of life, local character, and street culture, blurring indoor and outdoor boundaries. Unlike the...
