Hotel Café Royal in London by David Chipperfield.In what could only be described as pared-back opulence, David Chipperfield Architects have taken a Regent Street icon in London’s Piccadilly Circus and reinvented it for the new era. Hotel Café Royal is a sort of Cinderella (post...
Lost Villa • Valley Land Boutique Hotel in Yuyao, Zhejiang, China by DAS Lab.Located on a mountain platform in East China, this boutique hotel is surrounded by high mountains and valleys with windows facing the landscape, bringing the arresting views directly to the...
Vos House in Ekeren, Belgium by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu.This is not the first time we’re celebrating the work of Brussels-based architects De Vylder Vinck Taillieu. Jan De Vylder, Inge Vinck, and Jo Taillieu playfully break with the conventions of architectural functions, typologies, and the...
AeLe House With 9 Rooms in South Korea by Nameless Architecture.Surrounded by lush forest in a quiet mountain range outside of Seoul, is a home draped in concrete by Nameless Architecture. The perfectly square, single storey dwelling named Aele House with 9 Rooms explores the concept of unfixed space...
1WOR Flagship Store in Shenzhen, China by DOMANI.It’s an interesting narrative by Ann Yu, the lead architect from Domani, about the inspiration behind the design of the flagship store of 1WOR in Shenzhen, China. Rationalism and logic captured her heart as a child, via the introduction...
Small Apartment Renovation in Madrid, Spain by Elii Architects.This 34-square-metre apartment in Madrid, Spain, is a tiny little gem - a bit like a cool, unfolding child’s toy what gets rearrange to create something new. Let’s start with the way the Elii Architects have addressed the levels of...
Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.When René Redzepi shut Noma, voted world’s best restaurant four times over, and began planning Noma 2.0, the project heralded a fresh beginning with a brand new building and a new menu based around three seasons. To realise his vision,...
Jim Jennings’ Own Desert Retreat in Palm Springs.Set against the backdrop of the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs is an unassuming weekend retreat for San Francisco architect Jim Jennings and his wife and architectural writer Terese Bissell. The deceptively simple structure is...
Din-a-ka Residence in Taipei, Taiwan by Wei Yi International Design Associates.Situated in the Beitou Hot Spring Area at the foot of Taipei's Datun Mountains in Taiwan, China, is a residence by Wei Yi International Design Associates designed for an older couple to retire in. The 'Din-a-ka' residence, translating...
