Light On Tap: Modus Brewery in Newcastle by Prevalent.It's not often that the word 'tranquil' comes to mind when describing a brewery, yet for this reimagined post-war shed in Newcastle, Prevalent managed to achieve an elusive sense of serenity. Centred around the need of the user and driven...
Harnessing Materiality & Light: LES Berlin by RHO.Designed to be a highly flexible event location, LES Berlin is the kind of space that lies dormant until it is called upon. Lonely and stark, a series of hard surfaces build up the bones of three distinct areas—canteen, bar and event...
A Portal Above Chinatown: The Sky Continues Beneath our Feet by Michaela Gleave.Just under our noses, or actually above our beloved Chinese Noodle House in the middle of Sydney’s Chinatown is Passage, a 24/7 art gallery dedicated to installation art. Their latest commission by internationally acclaimed Australian...
A Spatial Folly: Ziinlife Beijing Showroom by Atelier Tao+c.Atelier tao+c’s ZIIN Beijing showroom champions humble materials of timber, steel and brick. Two scaffold like structures, interlocking and rotated inside the existing warehouse, allow for homogenous planning and display of furniture,...
In Constant Evolution: M.A.D. Creative Hub by Ivy Studio.This Montreal office for a creative agency delivers a flexible space for multitude of uses. Ivy Studio deployed a ‘work in progress’ aesthetic, where the interior feels like it’s in a constant state of evolution. A melange of...
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...
Reimagining a Post-Covid Office: Zendesk Montreal by MRDK & Studio MHA.For Zendesk Montreal, MRDK & Studio MHA reconsider the traditional approach to workplace design for post-Covid hybrid working. Collaboration and event spaces are the emphasis of the new design—at half the size of the original footprint....
Art, Nature & Architecture: Gutshof Güldenhof by Heim Balp Architekten & Artist Danh Vo.In Stechlin, Germany, Heim Balp Architekten and artist Danh Vo transformed a series of farm buildings into a thriving centre for art and an example of sustainable living and social interaction. The brief led to a unique jigsaw combination...
The Hat Factory by Welsh + Major.Layers of tumultuous history are piled within the walls of Welsh + Major’s The Hat Factory. A former hat factory, a printers, a squat and a ‘social centre’, the building now enters a new phase of its life as a home for a growing...
