D2 Townhouse in Dublin, Ireland by Jake Moulson Architects.What happens when you combine the flamboyance of Bowie’s glam alter ego Ziggy Stardust and drama of Stanley Kubrick, with plenty of architectural rigour? You get Jake Moulson’s deliciously weird and wonderful, five-storey D2 Townhouse...
School House Apartments in Rotterdam by Eklund Terbeek.This Rotterdam loft apartment in a former school building consists of two ex-classrooms and an adjacent hallway. Eklund Terbeek knocked through the dividing wall to create a large, open living space, and focused on enhancing the inherent...
Albany Road Residence in Toorak, Melbourne by Hecker Guthrie.Intricately articulated details throughout the Albany Road residence see Hecker Guthrie bring this character-filled Toorak trophy home back to life, featuring expanses of marble, herringbone floors and grandly proportioned rooms....
Skinny House in Melbourne by Oliver du Puy Architects.Melbourne-based Oliver du Puy Architects conceived a quiet and spiritual home retreat in the forgotten rear yard of a 19th-century Victorian shop, aptly named Skinny House, due to its 4.2m width. Aiming to bring as much space and light...
AMAA Architecture’s Own Office Set Within a Former Factory in Arzignano, Italy.AMAA Architecture have built their own delicate, contemporary two-storey office, which manages to at once distinguish itself from and blend seamlessly with the bones of its former factory surrounds in Arzignano, Italy. Taking the form...
The House of Curtains (Casa de las Cortinas) in Granada, Spain by GRX Arquitectos.GRX Arquitectos looked to Granada’s El Bañuelo 11th century Arab baths as a point of reference for House of Curtains in Granada, implementing multiple skylights inspired by the many star-shaped windows at the baths. In order to...
House for a Couple in Fondi, Italy by SET Architects.For this apartment in the historic town of Fondi in central Italy, SET Architects played on a dialogue between the historical and the contemporary, relying on natural materials such as timber and marble, careful colour selection and...
Dendê Duratex Concept House in Cidade Jardim, Brazil by Nildo José.A 15m marble slab illuminated by an LED ribbon stretches down one side of Dendê concept house, designed by Nildo José in partnership with materials brand Duratex. A concave stone portico clad with dark timber panels curves above the...
Como Taperia in Vancouver, Canada by Ste Marie Art and Design.At Como Taperia in Vancouver, Ste Marie were inspired by the work of Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist MirĂł. They used punchy cobalt-blue elements applied throughout the space on both functional and purely decorative...