Valerie Traan by Lens°Ass architecten // Antwerp, Belgium.Valerie Traan is a gallery and a residence in Antwerp, Belgium. Designed by LENS°ASS architecten, the space is a fine example of heritage renovation that sings the sweetest of design songs. The kind of song which isn't typecast as any...
Hotel Lautner // Desert Hot Springs, California.Situated in the middle of the Californian desert, Hotel Lautner is a recent conversion of a striking mid-centrury residence designed by an influential modernist architect, John Lautner. Originally created as a home for a film producer,...
Plus One // Berlin Accommodation.Plus One Berlin is one of the most interesting hotel concepts I've come across in a little while. Not only do I love it's super-cool blend of vintage, salvaged and contemporary aesthetic, the hotel offers travellers the chance to meet a...
Middlepark House by CJA + K.P.D.O. // Melbourne.I was fortunate enough to see the completed house in the flesh and, let me tell you, it took hours to tear myself away. The series of interconnected spaces don't reveal themselves all at once, meaning the walk through was filled with...
The Re-Birth of Palazzo di Vigonovo (Campiello) // Venice, Italy.This project is such a wonderful example of what is possible when history, art, architecture and technology unite to create a single grand gesture. After three full years of renovation, Campiello is given a new lease on life, featuring a...
Karaköy Rooms by RunArchitects // Istanbul, Turkey.Karaköy Rooms is a boutique hotel with just nine rooms, situated in a century-old building overlooking the Bosphorous in Istanbul. Recently established Turkish agency RunArchitects have done a stellar job at balancing an elegant materials...
Dilapidated Sant Francesc Church Reinvented by David Closes // Santpedor, Spain.Somebody bring me a glass of water - I am burning up from the hhhhotness this magnificent project is generating! I am literally hyperventilating here. Too. Much. Awesome! Located in the Catalan town of Santpedor, Spain, the Sant...
Comfort Hotel Grand Central // Oslo, Norway.Well, well, well... I never thought I'd be sharing a chain hotel interior with you guys. A budget one at that. But as they say - never say never. The new Grand Central hotel in Oslo, Norway breaks all the boring, super-safe, baige-on-baige...
Pullpo Advertising Agency by Hania Stambuk | Santiago, Chile.Now, now... What do we have here? Looks like another cracker example of a resuscitation and surgical enhancement of an old building. Hooray! Located in Santiago, Chile, an abandoned salt factory was transformed into a creative workplace...
