Stories On Design // Sheds, Cabins & Retreats.Although humble in stature, these mini-structures speak of the ultimate luxury - the luxury of stillness and more time, and rare pleasures of direct connection with nature. There is no denying the fact that the concept of a minimal,...
Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis // Buffalo, NY.Cafe Fargo by Davidson Rafailidis Architecture, converts a formerly neglected corner store into a small coffee shop in residential area of Buffalo. Working with a tight budget and avoiding the large amount of cost associated with climate...
Parasol Island’s Office in Düsseldorf, Germany.If you are as much of a fan of creative office spaces as we are, you will love the Parasol Island workspace in Düsseldorf, Germany. Their office space is as cool as it gets when it comes to "tight on space & budget, but high in sprit"...
HUBflat Coworking Space by CH+QS Arquitectos // Madrid, Spain.HUBflat co-working space for social entrepreneurs in Madrid was designed by the local practice CH+QS Arquitectos. The designers removed some of the parts of the original 1950s apartment to create voids in the shape of a cone and two...
Yardhouse in East London by Assemble Studios.Handmade concrete tiles give a scaly facade to this collaborative workplace building designed by Assemble for artists and designers in east London. Yardhouse was built with a simple wooden post and beam structure and a basic off-the-shelf...
JOINT Cafe & Workspace by 56thStudio // Bangkok, Thailand.Next time I hear someone whinge about how hard it is to design a good-looking workspace on a budget, I'll personally bitch-slap them across the face, tell them to stop talking shit and instantly point them towards this post. This is a...
Refurbished Holiday Apartment by Colombo and Serboli Architecture // Barcelona.Colombo and Serboli Architecture have transformed a neglected and previously poorly planned interior into an attractive holiday home. The apartment is located on the sixth floor of an art nouveau building in Barcelona, Spain. The space had...
Hamra House by Studio DinellJohansson // Sweden.This beautifully simple, compact summer house in Hamra, Sweden was designed by architecture studio DinellJohansson. The client initially asked for an existing barn to be converted into a summer house. Instead, DinellJohansson designed them...
Interview // Nicholas Gurney.Nicholas Gurney is an exciting young Australian designer on the rise who established his design studio in 2012 focusing on small-scale, modest projects. Since then, he has developed an impressive body of work, particularly for someone so...
