Jim Denevan’s Land Art Installation Invites Visitors to Explore Their Relationship with the World."Self Similar" is an expansive and immersive land art installation by American artist Jim Denevan, unveiled in Abu Dhabi last November. Featuring 19 concentric rings of pyramids and mounds in a mandala pattern, the piece invited visitors...
Seamless Integration with Nature: Speargrass House in Queenstown by Arent&Pyke.Designed in collaboration with architect Matt Chaplin, Arent&Pyke’s interior design for Speargrass House in Queenstown creates a forever home focused on enhancing interaction with family, friends and nature, rather than fussy...
Quiet Power: Merricks Farmhouse in Victoria by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.While architecture is often known to disrupt the landscape, delicate planning and bold moves can introduce a sense of nuance and layer of poetics. In the case of Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby and Nielsen Jenkins, the determination of...
Rambla Climate-House in Spain Results from an Atypical Collaboration.Beyond its pastel lime green interior, the jagged metal-clad form of Rambla Climate-House coils itself around an elliptical open space—a space that is, quite literally, the very heart of this contemporary home in Molina De Segura. The...
Agricultural Aesthetic: Tamworth House by MRTN Architects.This semi-rural house on ex-grazing land in Tamworth by MRTN Architects transforms a scrubby parched piece of land into an energy-efficient contemporary home designed to resists future drought conditions. Sitting low with receding...
Ballen House in Retiro, Colombia by LCLA office with Clara Arango.Oslo-Based architecture studio LCLA Office and architect Clara Arango have collaborated on Ballen House, an Andes Mountain retreat in Colombia that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior and, by extension, between architecture...
Designer Maximilian Eicke’s Eccentric Home in Bali.For most of us, quarantine was a time of baking extravaganzas, newfound hobbies and pyjama-clad Zoom calls. But in Maximilian Eicke's case, the isolation was a little more life-changing. The German-born designer, who shuttles between The...
Centred in Nature: Patina Maldives, Fari Islands by Studio MK27.Embracing the natural beauty that surrounds it, Patina Maldives is a radical example of biophilic design. Earthy colours and subtle textures ooze with understated luxury while a James Turrell pavilion and floor to ceiling panoramic windows...
Point William House in Ontario, Canada by Shim-Sutcliffe Architects.Shim-Sutcliffe’s masterful work at Point William intertwines landscape and architecture with ancient rock and water reshaping and reimagining a site on the Canadian Shield over two decades. Found conditions and new buildings are...
