Ace Hotel Kyoto by Kengo Kuma and Commune.Ace Hotel Kyoto stands as a homage to the city's rich culture and creative spirit. Designed in partnership by Kengo Kuma and Commune, the project honours Kyoto’s arts and crafts tradition by sensitively bringing together East and West...
Renovation of a Row House in Antwerp by Bovenbouw.Bovenbouw has injected an infectious sense of fun into the 19th-century shell of a Row House in Antwerp, Belgium. Spaces become defined by an intersection of material, texture and colour. An industrial steel truss sits alongside the...
Say No Mo Beauty Salon in Kyiv, Ukraine by Balbek Bureau.Say No Mo is a beauty salon unlike any other – a brand that challenges traditional perceptions of the conventional beauty salon and its accompanying gender distinctions. Balbek Bureau’s interior that sits within the old building in...
Revitalization of 20 vaults in the Prague Riverside Walls by Petr Janda/Brainwork.Petr Janda/Brainwork has initiated the cultural and social revival of a former quay and transhipment point along Prague’s riverfront, injecting energetic public space into its neglected shell. Glowing orbs pierce through the dark haze...
Glass Book House in Sydney by Sibling Architecture.By night, Sibling Architecture’s Glass Book House becomes illuminated from within, the activities inside distorted into a moving blur of colour. Passers-by can't help but wish they were included in the narrative that exists within its...
Bower Manly Apartments by Mim Design & Koichi Takada.Mim Design and Koichi Takada Architects’ luxury waterfront apartments, Bower Manly, sit as an extension of the environment that surrounds them. The textured face of Sydney’s sandstone cliffs and accompanying panoramic ocean views are...
Martim Restaurant in Wroclaw, Poland by BUCK.STUDIO.BUCK.STUDIO’s material palette for Martim riverside restaurant in Wroclaw vividly evokes the shades of Portugal. Bright ocean greens and deep reds echo the rich Portuguese wine culture, while beige hues from cork panels serve as an...
BreadBlok Gluten Free Bakery in Santa Monica by Commune.Commune's deliciously restrained interior for BreadBlok, a gluten-free bakery and cafe in Santa Monica, looks good enough to eat. Loaves of crusted bread sit proudly on warm alder wood shelves, their golden shapes melting into the layered,...
Cove House in Sydney by Decus Interiors.Decus Interiors have reimagined an existing family home overlooking a serene coastal enclave in Sydney, applying the studio’s signature design approach synonymous with refined sophistication. Articulating a design language that is...
