A House Without Elevations: Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan.Sitting atop a hill in rural Himatnagar, Ahmedabad, Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan is an all-encompassing dance of scale and proportion. It is a house without elevationsâan inward looking âenclosureâ that embraces experience and...
Earth Meets the Sky in this Antwerp Penthouse by Bruno Spaas Architectuur.Despite perching 15 floors up high, there is solid ground in the newly inaugurated Antwerp penthouse belonging to Belgian architect Bruno Spaas. With the entire 350-square-meter floor surface made from chunks of local light brown natural...
Micro-Private Cosmos: CaosCalmo Apartment in Milan by A I M.Milan-based creative studio Aim has transformed a home for a young family on the outskirts of the city. Instead of the open-space typology, a preference was given to the creation of a sequence of well-defined spaces that can communicate...
Rewriting History: A 163-year-old Apartment in Copenhagen by Djernes & Bell.Somewhere in central Copenhagen, between the cosy cafĂŠs and the charming canals, is an apartment that has remained largely unchanged since 1859. And yet, not all its details are original. When architects Djernes & Bell stepped in to give...
Open Studio Transforms a Compact Singapore by Removing the Corridor.Being based in Singapore, Open Studio is no stranger to working within small footprints. For their latest apartment project, a multifunctional pod was introduced in lieu of the corridor. This intervention holds a study that can be packed...
Casa Rubens in San Lorenzo del Escorial by Estudio Reciente.Oh, Ruby Blueâis that you? Estudio Recienteâs latest 120-square-metre Casa Rubens has been converted into a lovely holiday home for a family of four. Touches of bright colours that draws on summer dreams and nostalgic colours speaking...
A Coffee-coloured Haussmannian Apartment in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.The first meeting was nothing like they expected. There was no shop talk or small talk. But there was lots of other talk. "Everything was very relaxed. We chatted about their way of living, their expectations, their family, their two...
Luxury and Approachability: Doria Apartment in Sydney by Studio Prineas.Nestled in Sydneyâs Harbourside suburbs of Double Bay, Studio Prineasâ Doria Apartment takes an existing 1990s shell and embeds it with an experiential depth typically found in luxury hotels. It is a renovation that builds a home for a...
Elsternwick Penthouse by Office Alex Nicholls.Itâs not unusual for architects to receive unordinary briefs when it comes to designing a clientâs dream home. In the case of Office Alex Nicholls, the firmâs well-acquainted clients commissioned the practice to merge two penthouses...
