Democratising the Family Home: Rua Maria Apartment in Lisbon by BUREAU.The latest venture by Lisbon-based architecture firm BUREAU is a truly evolved dwelling that defies expectations. Dubbed Maria, the studio describes it as “just an apartment”, although it’s a bit more than that – this experimental...
Fox Hall Passive Home in NY’s Hudson Valley by BarlisWedlick.Located in Hudson Valley, New York, this multi-faceted farm getaway is tailor-made to the needs of its idiosyncratic owner. From the natural swimming pool to the tower with a swing and sauna, the property is imbued with casual luxury...
Heritage Hotel Transformed into an Opulent Lisbon Apartment by ESQVTA.“Any kind of intervention in this space should not interfere with the existing one,” says Vitor Almeida, principal architect at ESQVTA. “More than proposing, it was necessary to omit. More than designing, it was necessary to...
Technicolour Dreams: Tribeca Loft by Ryan Lawson.In this floor-through apartment located in an old Tribeca building, in New York City, interior designer Ryan Lawson and furniture dealer Sean Robins faced a big challenge: the lack of natural light. At night, the collection of modernist...
Tini Prefab Office by Ignacio de la Vega & Pilar Cano-Lasso of DelaVegaCanolasso.Nestled in the gap between the trees this brightly lit, rust-hued home office is a little oasis from the balancing act of work and home life. Soaked in light, with Corten steel framing and OSB Poplar wood interiors this prefabricated, low...
Courtyard House Reinvented: Can Jaime i n’ Isabelle in Palma, Mallorca by TedA Arquitectes.TedA Arquitectes-designed family home moulds around the sloping terrain of Palma de Mallorca. Dubbed ‘Can Jaime i n' Isabelle’ this house is embedded in the landscape with the natural environment acting as a ribbon, seamlessly weaving...
Bold Minimalism: Flat IO in Bratislava by Alan Prekop.Echoing the forms of late Italian architect Carlo Scarpa with a glorious round aperture in the centre of the space, this light and airy apartment in Bratislava has few partitions, courtesy of Slovak architect Alan Prekop. Separating the...
Excavated Volumes: Marylebone Apartment by Jonathan Tuckey Design.Jonathan Tuckey Design have spun a yarn for us in the shape of a newly renovated ground floor apartment on Wimpole Street, Marylebone. Never ones to be pastiche, the studio embodies the existing regency style while creating something new...
A Slice of Paris in Moscow: Apartment of Basta by Blockstudio.Blockstudio-designed Apartment of Basta sits nestled within a quiet street of downtown Moscow. The studio speaks of the client’s desire to recreate the ambience of a Parisian flat they once lived in, explaining that the windows that...
