House in Binningen, Switzerland by Buchner Bründler Architects.From the street, the structural ribs that form this house in Switzerland peek over the black-painted boundary wall like soldiers in a marching line. With their edges also painted, the orderly members offer a fleeting glimpse of the...
Interview: Perth-Based Interior Architect Jen Lowe Of Ohlo Studio.Unlike many of our interview subjects, I’ve never personally met Jen Lowe, but I've met one of her projects, and that's practically the same thing, right? I distinctly recall visiting a small interior she designed while in Perth a couple...
Vos House in Ekeren, Belgium by Architecten de Vylder Vinck Taillieu.This is not the first time we’re celebrating the work of Brussels-based architects De Vylder Vinck Taillieu. Jan De Vylder, Inge Vinck, and Jo Taillieu playfully break with the conventions of architectural functions, typologies, and the...
Noma Restaurant in Copenhagen by Studio David Thulstrup.When René Redzepi shut Noma, voted world’s best restaurant four times over, and began planning Noma 2.0, the project heralded a fresh beginning with a brand new building and a new menu based around three seasons. To realise his vision,...
Jim Jennings’ Own Desert Retreat in Palm Springs.Set against the backdrop of the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs is an unassuming weekend retreat for San Francisco architect Jim Jennings and his wife and architectural writer Terese Bissell. The deceptively simple structure is...
Villa Waalre in The Netherlands by Russell Jones.Towering fir trees surround this sprawling villa in the town of Waarle, in the southern Netherlands. The large five bedroom family home covers an enclosed area of 1200 square meters over four levels and resides on a 7000 square meter plot...
Forte Forte Boutique in Milan by Art Director Robert Vattiliana.Italian womenswear label Forte Forte has sought to reinvigorate the bygone genre of shopping with a new flagship store in Milan’s artistic Brera district. Forte Forte co-founder Giada Forte enlisted the eye of art director Robert...
dot COMME Collection Store in Melbourne by Sibling Architecture.Singular design vision is difficult to come by these days. In a time when all of us are hyper-connected through various digital channels and social media, the overall global aesthetic is becoming homogenised through deliberate and...
XYZ Lounge & Bar in Ghent, Belgium by Didier Fiúza Faustino.Fleshy pink stucco mouldings, slabs of sandy, silver-veined marble, and a militia of Delete Yourself chairs in sage green: this is Didier Fiúza Faustino’s first bar, lounge, and restaurant. In XYZ Lounge and Bar in Ghent,...
