Flashy Yet Modest, Eccentric but Purposeful: Sir Roy Grounds House in Balmain by Conrad Johnston.Director of Fox Johnston Conrad Johnston’s new home in Balmain, Sydney may have just awakened our love and appreciation for 70s architecture. This is Sir Roy Grounds House, appropriately named given that it was once occupied by Roy...
VH Apartment Madrid by Febrero Studio.Febrero Studio made radical changes to the original apartment layout, resulting in a functional reinvention of this Madrid home. Making use of a warm material palette offset by unexpected contrasts, the designers establish a clever balance...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Good Things from Bad Taste: House Renovation in Cavallermaggiore by Marcante Testa.With a metal structure in burnt clementine winding throughout and a strip of blue resin, Marcante Testa’s contemporary layer strikes a delicate balance between joyful nostalgia and the functions of contemporary life in this home in...
Making Waves: Maria Nila Salon & HQ in Stockholm by ASKA.Dripping down from the ceiling, a unique art installation made out of form cut plexiglass playfully resembles shampoo, setting the stage for what's to come in this refurbishment of hair care brand Maria Nila’s Stockholm head office and...
Toowong Lighthouse in Brisbane by Alcorn Middleton.Resort living has never looked so chic in such a tight footprint. Alcorn Middleton have brought the romantic stylings of the Santorini coast to the Brisbane suburbs with sinuous arches, a sweeping colonnade and alfresco dining all oriented...
Bushland Beauty: Castlecrag House by Polly Harbison Design.Castlecrag House by Polly Harbison Design stands as a regal answer to contemporary bush living, delivering a series of special moments with well-thought-out design. The studio has reconfigured the disjointed and chaotic layout of the...
Montolivet Apartment Renovation in Lausanne by Bureau Brisson Architectes.Baby pink entrance, green walls and ceilings may sound like a page taken out of a Dr Suess book, but Bureau Brisson Architectes’ apartment redesign in Lausanne manages to elegantly celebrate the liberal use of colour. We're...
Sleeping in the Vines: Ventozelo Hotel in Douro Valley by Santelmo & Pereira.Sleeping in a concrete wine vat or in an old barn is part of the experience at this Douro property with more than 400 hectares and 500 years of history. From an animal shelter to olive oil mills, the various buildings of the Quinta were...
