DIZENGOF99 Restaurant in Moscow by Crosby Studios.Materiality is king in DIZENGOF99, a cafe in Moscow designed by Crosby Studios. The designers completely gutted the space, and then went about adding layer upon layer of material and texture to create depth and interest. We love the...
Dual Occupancy Terrace House in Brussels by Edouard Brunet + François Martens.Looks can be deceiving. This may appear to be a typical terrace house in a densely packed area of Brussels but concealed within are two contemporary, light filled apartments by Edouard Brunet and François Martens. The Belgian...
Merrydown House in Dorset, UK by McLaren Excell.Today we’re off to Dorset in the UK to take a look around Merrydown House, a monastic-style home that features the most exquisite materiality and detailing. Originally the local Victorian girls school, the layout of the space was quite...
Stories On Design // Top Shelf.Today's story focuses on shelving that's more than just the name itself suggests. Top Shelf is an ode to joinery elements that play an integral part within interior architecture. Top Shelf acts both as a sculptural and a functional...
House Husarö in Stockholm, Sweden by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter.With its floor-to-ceiling windows, pitched roof, forest aspect and use of natural materials, House Husarö in Stockholm by Tham & Videgård Arkitekter has all the usual trappings of a classic Nordic cabin. However, upon taking a closer...
5m Wide Barcelona Home Refurbished by Josep Ferrando.I have a new found appreciation for small living spaces. Don’t get me wrong, I still love a vast countryside villa or an expansive estate as much as the next archinerd; but you have to be particularly crafty, imaginative and...
Bar Basquiat in Amsterdam by Studio Modijefsky.Inspired by famed American poet and painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bar Basquiat features references to his naïve style, approach to rich earthy tones and trademark collage-like layering of colour-sketch-text. Bar Basquiat excites us...
Loft Office in Rotterdam by Jvantspijker Architecture.Jvantspijker architecture has redesigned the main space of an old steam factory in the Delfshaven neighbourhood of Rotterdam into an open loft...
Wulugul Pop-Up Project at Barangaroo by Foolscap Studio.Wulugul Pop-Up by Foolscap Studio at Sydney's Barangaroo South was inspired by the landscape, topography, cliffs and beaches found along Sydney’s...