Volta Apartment in Paris by Hauvette & Madani.In this small loft apartment in Paris, Hauvette & Madani have added a solid oak staircase that snakes from the mezzanine to its lower level. Organised around this single dramatic central element allowed the architects to distance the...
DD House on the Coal Coast, NSW by Bokey Grant Architects.An exercise in restraint, DD House by Bokey Grant Architects cuts a striking figure against its soft hilly surroundings of Coal Coast in Southern NSW. With a tight budget and a difficult site to manage, the studio makes light of negatives,...
Warm and Eccentric Madrid Loft by Bilbo GarcĂa-Conde of CDP Arquitectos.With blood, sweat, tears—and a little more money than he cared to spend—young Spanish architect Bilbo Garcia-Conde has completed his own home. The project that began in 2018, is now awash with colour and space-age charm, complete with...
Restored Townhouse on St. Luke’s Place by BarlisWedlick.This Italianate-style home, once owned for three decades by actor Robert DeNiro, has been carefully restored by BarlisWedlick. While it would have been easier to gut the building and modernise it, the architects took on the challenge of...
Warmth & Connection: House Gezellig by Studio Prineas.Rightly named after the Dutch concept Gezellig (an atmosphere of connection, sharing and togetherness), it's pretty evident this home in Sydney’s upper North Shore is something special. With humility and modesty, Studio Prineas has...
Casa Totem: A Secret Pied-Ă -terre in Rome by StudioTamat.Tucked away in the heart of one of the busiest neighbourhoods in Rome sits a secret pied-Ă -terre by StudioTamat. At just 65 square metres, Casa Totem has been entirely redesigned to welcome travellers who yearn to explore a more...
Rooftop Glass Apartment in Berlin by Gisbert Pöppler.If you were to fly over the heart of Berlin, more specifically over the borough of Mitte, you'd spy a 1930s apartment entirely enveloped by glass. From the sky, "you'd see a large glass cube with three rooms distributed like little boxes,"...
Istanbul Pied-á-Terre by Merve Kahraman.Located in Bebek, Istanbul with a view of the Bosphorus, this Pied-á-Terre by Merve Kahraman is a frenzy of vibrant colours and energetic forms. Designed for a homesick client living in New York, this cosy one-bedroom apartment has...
A House on a Cliff in Costa Brava by Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina.The only thing more striking than the outcrops in the Costa Brava, is the houses that emerge out of them—as architects Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina would know. Their curious cantilevered construction is like that friend you...
