Built Around a Tree: The Greenary in Parma by Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota.Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota-designed Greenary residence in Parma, Italy for the CEO of Mutti focuses on intertwining nature and living together in a home. Seven terraces spiral around a sixty-year-old ficus tree lovingly encased by a large...
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 OâConnor 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 âmilk barâ 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 Shanghaiâs Xintiandi area, LOOKNOWâs latest flagship store by Sò Studio invites customers into the creative process through a menagerie of art, objects and texture. Simulating an artistâs studio space and...
Mar Vista House in Los Angeles by Part Office.Part Officeâs latest offering explores the nuances of designing an âall white houseâ in a renovation of a 1953 bungalow in west Los Angeles. More than a dozen âwhiteâ 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 modernâas well as societyâs 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. âMore like a bunker than a shack,â he says, setting out to design a building that spoke of its location and...
