A Blank Slate: Casa Rio in Madrid by HANGHAR.Located in the rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood of Carabanchel, Casa Rio is Hanghar's olive branch towards Madrid’s affordable housing crisis. With the average costs of homes now exceeding the reach of many citizens, the project...
Cultural Ambiguity: Ikoyi Restaurant in London by Studio David Thulstrup.With a material palette reduced to its essence, David Thulstrup has designed the new London home for fine dining restaurant Ikoyi. Located within 180 The Strand, the restaurant offers an interior rich in energy, warmth and sensory...
A Peculiar Beauty: Deiji Studios Byron Bay by Pattern Studio.Pattern Studio’s scheme for Deiji's debut flagship in Byron Bay seeks to create harmony and cohesion through a careful balance of slightly peculiar individual elements. Like an orchestra of obscure instruments, this store aims to create...
An Idyllic Piazza: Venroy Opens in Byron Bay.Australian leisurewear label, Venroy, has opened its seventh store, located in Byron Bay. Designed in collaboration with the long-time in-house architect, Sarah I’Anson, the Piazzas of Rome and their eternal water fountains were...
Casa Olivar by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo.Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo bring new life to this once derelict apartment in the heart of Madrid. Adding layers, rewriting history and generating new memories, the duo draw attention...
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...
Studio Autori’s Own Studio in Belgrade.Sitting somewhere between a studio, a contemporary office and a gallery, this Belgrade workspace offers a variety of different scenarios to unfold. Studio Autori wanted to embrace the idea of a blank canvas, serving as an invitation for...
Rigour and Restraint: Das Glashaus by Sigurd Larsen.Designed by Sigurd Larsen, this striking structure in the countryside of Uckermark is a weekender just north of Berlin. Following a simple floor plan, interior and exterior spaces grow together through the many openings on the garden...
Linde Freya Tangelder’s Latest Exhibition in Antwerp Is Bold, Brutalist and Beautiful.Destroyers/Builders is an unlikely name for a design firm, but it suits its founder. After all, Linde Freya Tangelder has never been one to fit the mould. The Dutch-born, Belgium-based designer, whose first solo exhibition—titled...
