‘Grand Tour’ Apartment by UDA Architects // Bari, Italy.In their signature style, the Turin-based UdA Architetti have injected this home with a sense of playful whimsy and loads of personality, while maintaining a certain level of restrain and sophistication. What draws me to this project is...
Gallery Post // Hussein Jarouche’s Chelsea Loft.Brazilian artist Hussein Jarouche visits New York four times per year, staying in this 87sqm loft in Chelsea designed by Ana Strumpf - his home away from home. Jarouche is the owner of Micasa, a furniture and object store in SĂŁo Paulo,...
Refurbished Madrid Apartment by Erico Navazo.This exquisite heritage apartment in Madrid was recently refurbished under the watchful eye of Spanish interior designer Erico Navazo. The timber floor has been left raw while the lime-washed walls in a perfect not-quite-grey-nor-white...
Harbour Edge House by Fearon Hay Architects // Auckland, NZ.I don't know how you're feeling right about now, but for my money, as far as conformable luxury and understated elegance goes, things simply don't get much better than this. Harbour Edge House is Auckland-based Fearon Hay Architects' most...
House Riihi by OOPEAA // Alajärvi, Finland.Designed by Finnish Practice OOPEAA (Office for Peripheral Architecture), House Riihi consists of three buildings arranged around an inner courtyard, with vertical timber slats wrapping the exterior. The three structures, containing the...
Case by Jun Igarashi Architects // Sapporo, Japan.With it's multiple platforms set over three levels, twisting staircases and timber ladders, Case by Jun Igarashi Architects is reminiscent of an indoor tree-house. The sense of play and adventure created from multiple levels and connecting...
Glorious Heritage Apartment Interiors by Regis Larroque // Paris.While snooping around Regis Larroque website, I experienced a number of heart stopping moments. These picture perfect heritage apartments were all refurbished in effortlessly cool style with truckloads of personality. None of that...
Le Corbusier’s Studio-Apartment Opens For Visits.Le Corbusier’s studio-apartment occupies the last two floors of the Molitor apartment block, located at 24, rue Nungesser et Coli. Designed between 1931 and 1934 by Le Corbusier and his cousin and associate, Pierre Jeanneret, the...
Totally Terrific Triangles in Architecture & Interiors.I have a serious weakness for pure forms and simple geometry. What? You knew that already? I know, I'm becoming super predictable. Having said that, as much as I cannot get passed squares, rectangles, circles and hexagons (my personal...
