Tattersalls Hotel in Armidale by Luchetti Krelle.The country town of Armidale, a former gold rush settlement in a region known as the New England of NSW, is home to the refurbished Tattersalls Hotel. Originally built in 1854, and renamed in 1884, Luchetti Krelle have honoured the...
Voisin Organique Restaurant & Lounge in Shenzhen, China by Various Associates.A towering bronze façade shields diners from glaring sunlight within Voisin Organique restaurant in Shenzhen, while a row of portal windows triggers the curiosity of passersby. The light that filters through the portals makes the dark...
Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Sydney’s Alexandria by Tzannes.Sydney—based architectural practice Tzannes has created a purpose-built state of the art storage facility, Dangrove, in Sydney’s Alexandria. Housing art philanthropist Judith Nielson’s private collection of contemporary Chinese art...
TEA Community Centre in Xiamen, China by Waterfrom Design.The Tea Community Center in Xiamen, China is set across two levels, one of which is below the ground and hidden beneath a pool of water. A spherical internal courtyard spans across both floors, with Waterfrom Design planting a tree at its...
The Twist Museum in Norway by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).Bridging two forest riverbanks, the twisted aluminium-clad museum by Bjarke Ingels Group effectively doubles as infrastructure that completes the cultural route through Kistefos, northern Europe’s largest sculpture park. The...
Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna by INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER.Young architects from Italian firms INOUTarchitettura, LADO Architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER take cues from the archetypal image of a church for the Church of the Pentinent Thief in Bologna, loyally reflecting its essence while seeking...
House in Kyoto, Japan by 07BEACH.With no room for a backyard, 07BEACH made the living space of this house in Kyoto double as an internal courtyard, adding large skylights to maximize daylight. To enhance a sense of bringing the outside in, a large indoor tree takes pride...
Woollahra Courtyard House by CO-AP.A series of skylights and windows puncture the concrete roof of Woollahra Courtyard House by CO-AP, the geometry of which follows the parallelogram form of the upper storey. Masonry, concrete and metal cladding define the architectural...
Selo Shoe Store in Sao Paulo by MNMA Studio.MNMA Studio aimed to create a seamless transition between the exterior and interior OF Selo shoe store in Sao Paulo, with the same concrete on the footpath continued within, and oval and rounded shapes defining the minimalist floor plan....