Quiet Power: Merricks Farmhouse in Victoria by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.While architecture is often known to disrupt the landscape, delicate planning and bold moves can introduce a sense of nuance and layer of poetics. In the case of Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby and Nielsen Jenkins, the determination of...
Taking Fun Seriously: The Scoop Kitchen by Studio Doherty.Laminex collaborates with Studio Doherty on a kitchen design that takes fun seriously. A masterclass of colour, texture and form, Scoop Kitchen veers off the traditional template, as the Melbourne-based studio pushes the boundaries of...
An Exercise in Imagination: 1970s House Renovation in Bergamo by Officina Magisafi.In Bergamo, a Northern Italian province outside of Milan sits this intricately revamped 1970s house by Officina Magisafi. Inspired by the ownersâ passion for industrial aesthetics and the United States, the design studio took an...
Gemstone-inspired Tones & Forms: Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Uchronia.In a Haussmannian building in Parisâs famous Golden Triangle is an apartment that dazzles like a jewel box. And not just figuratively. In terms of design, the owners, both jewellery designers, were keen to conjure allusions to stones,...
A Home of Civic Proportions: Gottlieb House by Wood Marsh.A home of civic proportions completed in 1990, this Melbourne residence is one that can only be produced by an architecture firm that holds Wood Marshâs extensive experience in public work. Gottlieb House doesnât stand as an obvious...
Once Upon a Stable: A Mid-Century Modern Mews House in Dublin by Stephanie O’Sullivan.When interior designer Stephanie O'Sullivan received a renovation enquiry for a Mews houseâa 60-square-metre, 1-bedroom digs situated in an upscale corner of Dublinâthe brief was a curious one. âThe home was quintessentially mews but...
Pocket-sized Kaleidoscope: Praga Apartment in Warsaw by Mistovia.In true Mistoviaâs enthusiastic memo âmore is more!â, the design studio is back with another charming renovation in Warsaw, Poland. This compact apartment is an eclectic home with an explosive mix of textures and patterns reminiscent...
70s Come Alive in this 40-square-metre Madrid Apartment by Puntofilipino.The petite home in the Spanish capital presents one curiosity after another, as evidenced by the PP225 armchairâan original Hans J. Wegner design since edited by PP Møblerâperched casually by the fireplace. With a stainless steel...
Organic Forms Meet Precise Minimalism: Highbury House by Daytrip Studio.With a gable end roof, decorative sash windows and patinated red bricks, this charming townhouse in London offers no hints to what sits inside. Daytrip Studio remodelled and redesigned the interiors with an approach that balances sensual...