Meditation Hall in Huanghua, China by HIL Architects.For this meditation centre in Cangzhou, China, HIL Architects used motifs inspired by natural wetlands that lie adjacent to the site, aiming to create a tranquil retreat that distracts visitors from the highway and busy commercial street...
Dreams-Chasing Furniture Showroom in Guangdong, China by AD ARCHITECTURE.Located in a suburban shopping mall, 'Dreams-Chasing' is a furniture and mattress showroom and retail space designed by AD ARCHITECTURE inspired by illusions and dreams. The 480sqm interior encourages users to consider the concepts of...
Davidov Partners’ Own Architecture Studio Space in Melbourne.The Toorak office of Davidov Partners Architects is almost entirely monochrome, with cool grey walls, grey carpet, and grey marble. Contrasting rattan, warm timber, plants and books assist in perpetuating a homey vibe in the office. As...
Cloister House in Perth, Australia by MORQ Architecture.MORQ Architecture have completed the Cloister House in Perth, Western Australia for a couple in search of a house that provided them with a sense of refuge. “The name is not so much a typological reference to the cloister but instead a...
Selected Projects by Seoul-Based Design Studio LABOTORY.Seoul is a complex metropolis of cultural extremes. Residents embrace Western cuisine and European designers, yet simultaneously honour and appreciate traditional crafts. These paradoxes extend to design, with towering glass skyscrapers...
House in Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal by Aires Mateus.The sheer concrete facades of Estrela House stand out amongst the slightly ramshackle homes that surround it, on a suburban street in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. Adding to the non-tradition, local architects Aires Mateus included a...
Boxen, New Gallery Space at ArkDes in Stockholm by Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter.Boxen is a studio gallery at ArkDes, the Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design in Stockholm, completed in 2018 by locals Dehlin Brattgård Arkitekter. The space is contained within a steel box structure set in the middle of one of two...
Organic Brutalism: Haight Fashion Store in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by MNMA Studio.Brazil-based architects MNMA Studio have completed a retail store for fashion brand Haight in the beachside suburb of Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, and the entire project is a how-to in organic brutalism. Faced with a challenging layout and...
Tigmi Trading Rug Collection Shot Inside Studio KO’s Villa E in Morocco.Byron-based rug purveyor Tigmi Trading dispatched to Morocco to shoot their latest collection, with Studio KO’s magnificent Villa E serving as the set. The precise simplicity of Villa E’s tall ceilings, textured rendered walls, and...
