Stories On Design // Sliced Architecture.Sliced Architecture is an ode to skylights, primarily, but not just your regular, run-of-the-mill skylights. Puh-lease. When has regular anything been the topic of discussion around here? Exactly! Sliced Architecture takes into account...
Jac House in Sydney, Australia by panovscott.Established in 2012 by Anita Panov and Andrew Scott, one might assume panovscott are green-faced emerging architects who made a splash with this beautiful project early on in their career. Dubbed Jac, this house extension has cleaned up at...
Micro Living: 11-Square-Metre Apartment in Paris by Batiik Studio.Ever wondered what it would be like waking up within two places at once? Part classic Parisian allure perfectly blended with oceanic cobalt blue of Santorini islands. Thanks to Airbnb, you may be tempted to book a night or two in this...
Bricks Decoded: Curved Brick Buildings.Curves. And bricks. These are two concepts we don’t usually associate with each other, at least not straight away, right? Since I personally love nothing more than challenging that which we’ve all come to expect, I thought it...
How To Design a Corridor Like a Champion: Lisbon Apartment & Home Office by Aurora Arquitectos.It's difficult to make a super long corridor, worthy of a decent javelin throw, look sexy. But not so in this masterpiece of world-class corridor design. The apartment, located on the top floor of a 1970’s building in Lisbon was...
Former Palace Transformed into a Grand Apartment in Lisbon, Portugal by rar. studio.rar.studio's recent project, Apartment Palatina I, had us gasping for air after we were recently sent the images which were so beautifully captured by photographer Francisco Nogueira. Palatina is a small palace built in the centre of...
‘Upgrade: Home Extensions, Alterations & Refurbishments’ by Gestalten + Book Giveaway!Win one of three copies of Gestalten's book Upgrade, which explores adding, extending, transforming and breathing new life into forgotten...
In the Middle of Nowhere: Sarreyer Cabin by Rapin Saiz Architects.With its stern, rough-cut log exterior, combined with a rusty stove pipe attached almost ad hoc to the side of the structure, this cabin looks anything but homely. But this less than charming effect was deliberately employed by the Swiss...
239 House in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
