From a Clothing Brand to a Boutique Hotel: Octavia Casa in Condesa, Mexico by PPAA.Octavia Casa arises as a translation of the Octavia clothing brand into a new kind of boutique hotel that feels a lot like home. Brand values such as “natural, simple, clear and honest” are decoded and manifested as an architectural...
No Natural Light, No Worries: Le Grand Marais by Ubalt Architects.Ubalt Architects have transformed a former data centre set within a 1970s mixed-use building in Le Marais, Paris, into an apartment with no outside view and very little natural light. Instead of fighting its obvious shortcomings, the...
Community Empowerment via Urban Development: Presence in Hormuz 02, Iran by ZAV Architects.Tehran-based ZAV Architects’ multipurpose cultural residence comprises vibrant rammed earth domes that form part of a broader social and cultural initiative on Hormuz Island in Iran. Dubbed “Presence on Hormuz”, the series of...
Man Ray’s Le TĂ©moin Re-edition by Paradisoterrestre.Part of the historic and radical operation Ultramobile, conceived by Dino Gavina in 1971 to adapt surrealist object into everyday life, Le TĂ©moin by Man Ray is an eye that watches on insistently with an indiscreet presence. Once it’s...
Esperinos Hybrid Design Guesthouse in Athens.Take a little walk with us down the streets of Athens' Filapappou Hill where we find ourselves stepping into Stamos Michael’s Esperinos Guesthouse. Visitors are invited to appreciate colour blocking of olive and Mediterranean hues used...
Felix Meritis Building Interior Renovation in Amsterdam by i29.The Felix Meritis building in Amsterdam, built-in 1788, was the home of science, art, entrepreneurship, and critical thinking during The Enlightenment period. The immense amount of history embedded within its walls has been sensitively...
Peach Hut Community Centre in China by ATELIER XI.ATELIER XI’s Peach Hut Community Centre is the first in a series of miniature pavilions that will bring cultural and art education to the Xiuwu Henan county in northeast China. Instead of designing one 300 square metre public building as...
Loft Geométrico in Madrid by Ignacio Hornillos.Ignacio Hornillos' Loft Geométrico in Madrid’s Simancas district stands is an interesting and largely unconventional piece of infrastructure. Industrial spaces sit alongside those reminiscent of the home, office, car park and cafeteria....
Room in the City in Leuven, Belgium by 51N4E.Our city's public spaces hold immeasurable social value and play a vital role in shaping our communities. Whether it is a market, piazza, playground or park, these spaces have the potential to elicit a sense of belonging and encourage...
