Avant-garde & Cheeky: Memphis Milano Apartment by Puntofilipino.Puntofilipino has reinterpreted classic motifs for a postmodern context in this design that bridges the divide between period interiors and the contemporary expanse while whimsically rebuking mid-century modernism. Avant-garde, scandalous...
Trikoupi Apartment in Athens by Point Supreme Architects.This typical Athenian polykatoikia has been given a Point Supreme Architects makeover with a dazzling dose of chroma and a now open light shaft that provides a sense of grand dimension. A mottled emerald green bookshelf mingles with powder...
Flashy Yet Modest, Eccentric but Purposeful: Sir Roy Grounds House in Balmain by Conrad Johnston.Director of Fox Johnston Conrad Johnston’s new home in Balmain, Sydney may have just awakened our love and appreciation for 70s architecture. This is Sir Roy Grounds House, appropriately named given that it was once occupied by Roy...
VH Apartment Madrid by Febrero Studio.Febrero Studio made radical changes to the original apartment layout, resulting in a functional reinvention of this Madrid home. Making use of a warm material palette offset by unexpected contrasts, the designers establish a clever balance...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Casa Mika by Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.Mexican architect Sergio Portillo Alarcón decided to create two main bodies, separating public and private areas through several courtyards, each with its specific character and feel. “We wanted to generate different atmospheres...
Good Things from Bad Taste: House Renovation in Cavallermaggiore by Marcante Testa.With a metal structure in burnt clementine winding throughout and a strip of blue resin, Marcante Testa’s contemporary layer strikes a delicate balance between joyful nostalgia and the functions of contemporary life in this home in...
Dawesville House in WA by Tim Wright Architect.The entrance and the stair of Tim Wright Architects’ Dawesville House visually affix the two storeys together. Monolithic, like its exterior volume, the stair draws visitors upward, contrasting with the thin balustrade, plants and earthy...
Creative Prototype: Alexander House by Alexander &Co.Described as “a home for working in”, Alexander &Co’s own office space, Alexander House, is a deeply personal artistic residential environment attached to the principal architects’ family home in Bondi Junction. Layered materials...
