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 a...
Stories On Design // Nomadic Architecture.Nomadic living involves a different way of seeing things and a different attitude towards accommodation, family, work and life. For many people, the home is a symbol of permanence and the physical expression of stability and security. For...
Perimeter House in Abbotsford, Melbourne by MAKE Architecture.From the front it reads like a contemporary Danish farmhouse, with its whitewashed walls and what at first appears as a black gabled roof with windows. What it really is, is a white weatherboard house in Abbotsford that has been...
Ricardo Bofill’s La Muralla Roja (The Red Wall) Housing Project in Calpe, Spain.Projecting from the cliffs on the border of the Mediterranean in Spain, La Muralla Roja (The Red Wall), is a bold apartment block with breathtaking seaside views. Completed in 1968, Ricardo Bofill designed this playfully erratic fortress...
Selected Projects by Berlin-Based Gonzalez Haase.Berlin-based architecture firm Gonzalez Haase has been designing distinctive projects by combining elements of art, cinema and scenography into restaurants, exhibitions, retail, workspace and residential spaces. Founded in 1999 by Pierre...
Whimsical Renovation of a Milan Apartment by Marcante-Testa.Designed around a central courtyard, architectural studio Marcante-Testa, have brought not just the views into this charming 150m2 apartment in Milan, but also the very feel of nature itself. Long stretches of wall in the living and dining...
South Yarra Residence Transformed by Fiona Lynch.Fiona Lynch and her team have waved their magic wand on a narrow Victorian Terrace, transforming its living spaces into an oasis of calm. Sophisticated colours, playful textures, refined materials, custom details and a sublime curation of...
Bed-Stuy Loft Renovation in Brooklyn, New York by New Affiliates.Located in a former industrial space, the transformative interior renovation of Bed-Stuy Loft in Brooklyn by New Affiliates includes a restrained design which incorporates unfinished rough materials and muted blocks of colour into the...
