Sleeping in the Vines: Ventozelo Hotel in Douro Valley by Santelmo & Pereira.Sleeping in a concrete wine vat or in an old barn is part of the experience at this Douro property with more than 400 hectares and 500 years of history. From an animal shelter to olive oil mills, the various buildings of the Quinta were...
Camp Adventure in the Preserved Danish Forest by EFFEKT.EFFEKT’s Camp Adventure tower in the Danish forest aims to protect a preserved woodland while allowing the public to experience its beauty. Copenhagen-based practice planned the public pathway so that disturbances and damage to the...
Garden House in Lindfield by Polly Harbison Design and Arent & Pyke.Garden House in Sydney’s Lindfield hints at references from South America all the way to Northern Italy, yet there is something quintessentially Australian in its openness, use of materials and the way it is grounded in nature. Born from...
Hourré House in Labastide Villefranche, France by Collectif Encore.We may have found our dream house with Collectif Encore’s Hourré House. Inspired by it’s crumbling state, this farmhouse in Labastide Villafrench is transformed into a two-storey family home patchworked with exciting potentials. The...
Garden Hotpot Restaurant in Chengdu by MUDA Architects.MUDA Architects have integrated hotpot culture with nature, creating a very special restaurant that blurs the boundary between interior and exterior space. Garden Hotpot in Chengdu sits hidden within a eucalyptus forest and is completely...
A Mid-Century Wonder Transformed by BarlisWedlick into a High-Performance Retreat.Located on 27 lakefront acres in Armonk, NY, Beckoning Path is a stunning mid-century 750-square-metre residence carefully transformed by BarlisWedlick Architects into a high-performance building housing a wellness retreat. Passive...
House at a Vineyard near Lake Zurich by Think Architecture.There is nothing more breathtaking than standing by the entrance of a grand hall with views made of wildflowers, mountains, and lake waters. Designed by Swiss Practice Think Architecture - House At A Vineyard celebrates the symmetrical...
Maggie’s Centre in Leeds by Heatherwick Studio.Maggie’s, a charity that provides support for people affected by cancer, commissioned Heatherwick Studio to create its new centre in Leeds, located on the campus of St James’s University Hospital. The building was conceived as an...
La Madriguera (The Burrow) in Madrid by DelaVegaCanolasso Architects.The essence of La Madriguera (The Burrow) by Madrid-based DelaVegaCanolasso Architects is captured through a silver oculus of brushed galvanised steel. An eye that is designed to confuse and protect, carefully controls how occupants and...
