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...
OTT Minimalism: Horizon Flinders by Mim Design.Nestled within the rugged cliffs of Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, Horizon Flinders takes notes from the raw beauty and tactility of its coastal outlook. With a striking figure already cut by BH Architects, Mim Design took on the...
Designer Maximilian Eicke’s Eccentric Home in Bali.For most of us, quarantine was a time of baking extravaganzas, newfound hobbies and pyjama-clad Zoom calls. But in Maximilian Eicke's case, the isolation was a little more life-changing. The German-born designer, who shuttles between The...
Collumpio House in Barcelona by MACH.What you see at Casa Collumpio tends to be what you get. Spread across three flexible and open floors, MACH architects looked to emphasise the building's main construction elements. A sunken floor sits on a heavy plinth as the two upper...
1950s Tel Aviv Apartment Renovation by Salty Architects.Salty Architects transform this 1950s apartment into a green and airy oasis, set amongst the treetops in Tel Aviv. To bring a sense of the outside in, the team changed the size and shape of the existing balcony. Now a square shape, the...
Evading Renovation Convention: Lara House in Madrid by Hanghar.Born in a response to the rapid real estate bubble the city is currently in, this 1970s Madrid home distances itself from market-driven logic and offers a flexible solution that evades conventional renovations. Almost like a blank canvas,...
