A Blend of History & Modernity: The Estate in Rural NSW by Luke Moloney Architecture.Set in far-off rural New South Wales, Luke Moloney’s latest project, The Estate, is a sensitive refurbishment of an 1880s homestead built for a prominent pastoral family. With an effortless blend of history and modernity, the apparent...
Reinstated Splendour: Historic Apartment in Gdansk by Akurat.At the end of the hallway of this Gdańsk apartment renovated by Akurat sits the golden kitchen island that feels closer to a piece of furniture than a separate room within a room. Its triangular brass-covered shape makes sense of a highly...
Casual but Sharp: ALUMNI Chengdu by FON Studio.Situated in China’s Sichuan province among Chengdu’s 1906 Creative Park, a patchwork of heritage and youth cultural attractions lies within FON Studio’s latest retail project for ALUMNI. Attracted by the mirage of history and the...
Simplifying & Restoring: The Cambium by Carr.With a focus on simplifying rather than adding, restoring rather than replacing, Carr’s design approach for The Cambium, a business retreat set on a four-acre property in Mornington Peninsula, celebrates the existing. The resulting...
Shrine Apartment in Melbourne by Studio Edwards.For this compact 55-square-metre apartment remodel, Studio Edwards creates a series of interconnecting living spaces anchored around views of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and the Botanic Gardens opposite. Contrast is created between...
Casa Olivar by Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo.Rescued from a ruined state and a turbulent past, Matteo Ferrari and Carlota Gallo bring new life to this once derelict apartment in the heart of Madrid. Adding layers, rewriting history and generating new memories, the duo draw attention...
Familiar & Futuristic: The Glass Cabin by Mjölk Architekti.Mjölk architekti have completed a renovation of a 130-year-old cottage in Czech Republic’s Jizera Mountains with a glass extension. The home oscillates between familiar and futuristic, with the unusual layout capturing a multitude of...
Village by BOA: A Heritage Resort in Porto by Pablo Pita, Heim Balp Architekten & Bacana Studio.In the Portuguese town of Porto is a neighbourhood that masquerades as a resort. Established at the end of the nineteenth century, Bairro do Silva is the sort of pace that straddles vernacular and voguish, simple and swish—with equal...
Redwood House: A 1970’s San Francisco Home Transformed by Studio Terpeluk.Through a relentless pursuit of design integrity and a healthy serve of creative curiosity, Studio Terpeluk’s renovation of this 1974 two-story San Francisco home is informed by reverence for history, materials, light and craft, executed...