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 Taeubeutâs 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...
Fred International Unveils New Melbourne Showroom.Set in an iconic Collingwood warehouse, Fred International showroom features a darker, moodier palette, that the one you would expect to find in a Scandinavian furniture emporium. Angela Harry's idea was to make Fred feel at home in...
VBO Australia Unveils New Showroom in Sydneyâs Chippendale.A necessary requirement for any showroom nowadays is a well-stocked bar â and VBO Australia have covered this off in their revamped Chippendale space. Several zones have been elegantly appointed with dining, lounge and occasional pieces...
Mitchelton Winery Hotel in Nagambie, Victoria by Hecker Guthrie.The Mitchelton Winery Hotel is one of a number of new, luxury lodgings colouring Victoriaâs quiet, sunny wine country. In Central Victoria (apparently Victoriaâs best-kept wine secret), itâs also the second historic regional hotel by...
Sweet Storage Dreams: Playful Barcelona Apartment in Born by CaSA.Colombo and Serboli Architectureâs recent apartment refurbishment in Barcelona could be filed under âstorage pornâ. Itâs a playful modification to a 65sqm flat set within a historic 13th-century building in El Born. The client, a...
Minimalist London Home Extension by Nicholas Szczepaniak Architects.Positioned along the Regents Canal in Islington, this London property has been reinvented as a contemporary, energy efficient and spatially generous three-storey abode....
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
