Clarion Apartments in Alexandria by SJB.Clarion by Sydney Architecture firm SJB is something of an anomaly. Consisting of 18 three-bedroom apartments spread over two buildings in Alexandria, the project is part of a broader urban strategy that seeks to serve the community....
Venroy Armadale by Sarah I’Anson.Sarah I’Anson transports us to the coast of Spain for Australian leisurewear label, Venroy’s first Melbourne store. The elevated visual landscape plays with natural materials, evoking a sense of nostalgia for times spent on holidays in...
Chaplygina Apartment in Moscow by Blockstudio.Blockstudio has dutifully restored a Moscow apartment to its original late 19th Century spirit. Russian antique pieces and original fixtures are balanced with contemporary light fixtures and modern art, as the energy of the 1880’s...
Midi Cafe in Melbourne by Sans-Arc.Sans-Arc has implemented a less is more approach to cafe Midi in Melbourne. As graphic and sculptural elements sit against the backdrop of a brutalist concrete building the designers integrated a series of subtle interventions that...
Forest Restaurant at the Museum of Modern Art Paris by Uchronia.Multidisciplinary collective Uchronia has designed a new restaurant within the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Conceived as a refuge in the heart of the city, the interior takes on the air of a brutalist lair combining concrete textures,...
NAN Residence in London by FOF Studio.Crisp and well resolved, this warehouse apartment renovation by London based practice FOF blissfully combines clean silhouettes with original fixtures. Housed in a former paper mill, the team harnessed materiality and layout to add a...
Mar Vista House in Los Angeles by Part Office.Part Office’s latest offering explores the nuances of designing an “all white house” in a renovation of a 1953 bungalow in west Los Angeles. More than a dozen “white” materials with slight tactile and tonal shifts coalesce into...
Studio Apartment in Milan’s Navigli by AACM.With a simple charcoal insertion and arched thresholds, archetypal of Milan, this simple studio apartment by Italian architecture firm AACM reflects the spirit of the city through domestic intimacy. Light and shadow play within the walls...
LULU Restaurant & Bar Lisbon by DC.AD Studio.Designed by DC.AD, this sprawling bar and restaurant in Lisbon is infectiously fun. With a bright colour palette and matching neon lighting, the studio pays tribute to the Art Deco style of the 1920s with a new interpretation, balancing a...