Artists’ Apartment in Hohhot, Mongolia by NA-DECO.Probably better known for its association with great warriors and characters like Genghis Khan, Mongolia, once a sprawling empire has been relatively quiet over the last few centuries - specifically on the architectural front. But all...
Swimming Pool Acts as an Art Installation in São Paulo Home by Fernanda Marques Architects.Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques has taken voyeurism to the next level with her internal fish bowl swimming pool. Swimmers in the pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through the 8cm-thick...
Highbury Grove House in Prahran by RITZ&GHOUGASSIAN.Heritage renovations in densely populated urban contexts are a dime a dozen these days. Maximising the yield and opportunity of the existing block through a smart extension is more often than not a primary objective while maintaining the...
Refurbishment of a 1910 Church in Hawthorn by Doherty Design Studio.The downside of repurposing a church and renovating it to become a home is that more often than not they still end up feeling like a church. A church having an identity crisis. So it takes not just a brave soul to take on a brief to...
House with a Guest Room in Taree NSW by Andrew Power.For Melbourne-based architect Andrew Power, proportion and arrangement are paramount—simple, uncomplicated proportions can be powerful forces of design, creating serene environments out of even the most common of spaces. For this...
Lifestyle Academy in Shanghai, China by Mur Mur Lab.Shanghai-based studio Mur Mur Lab seems to have a fondness for futuristic, ultramodern retail spaces. Their work is centred on creating playful shopping destinations, which capture a sense of theatre and escapism – those elements of...
Rural Meets Contemporary at Bejing Cottage Refurbishment by Christian Taeubert + Sun Min.First built in the 1970s, the home was left unoccupied and forgotten when its owners shipped off to the heart of the city. Beijing-based architect, Christian Taeubeut’s idea was to maintain the rustic identity of the house, but to layer...
SAVVY Studio’s Gowanus Inn & Yard Opens in Brooklyn.Brooklyn's Gowanus has somehow been untouched by the influx of millennials and hipster-culture, but a new set of hospitality projects, including the Gowanus Inn & Yard, have been providing a new vision for the...
Workstead House in Charleston, South Carolina.There is something delicious about the prospect of taking a dilapidated building and restoring it to its former grandeur. Every architect and designer worth their salt has a moment of salivation at the mere thought of taking a tumbledown...
