Compact, Budget Friendly Home in Brasilia, Brazil by Daher Jardim Arquitetura.Designed by Daher Jardim Arquitetura, 'Little House' in Brazil is a brilliant example of less expensive materials used well to create a space with design merit; even though the material and fitting choices are not super high-end, the...
Selected Projects by Seoul-Based Design Studio LABOTORY.Seoul is a complex metropolis of cultural extremes. Residents embrace Western cuisine and European designers, yet simultaneously honour and appreciate traditional crafts. These paradoxes extend to design, with towering glass skyscrapers...
Tidal Arc House in Flinders, VIC by Hecker Guthrie, Woods Bagot & Simone Haag.Designed by Hecker Guthrie and Woods Bagot, Tidal Arc House in Flinders flips the stereotypical typology of an Australian coastal home on its head. Rather than go the light and bright route observed by so many beachside homes, the...
Renovation of 3 Eclectic Buildings in Antwerp, Belgium by Bovenbouw.Bovenbouw Architectuur renovated three 19th century buildings on the main shopping strip in Antwerp, Belgium. The architects reconfigured the unwieldy interiors while maintaining the eclectic exterior facades, forming eight new apartments....
Many Little Bistro in Red Hill, VIC by Hecker Guthrie.Designed by Melbourne-based Hecker Guthrie, Many Little is an all-day eatery and cellar door at Polperro Winery on the Mornington Peninsula. Muted green, rich timber, and textural brick mimic the palette of the surrounding rural landscape,...
Three Piece House in Newcastle, Australia by TRIAS.Modesty and sustainability are at the fore of Three Piece House, with Sydney-based architecture studio Trias arranging two main living ‘pavilions’ and a studio around two courtyards. Design decisions were made in the spirit of “less...
Valentin Loellmann’s Extraordinary Design Pieces & Workshop in Maastricht, The Netherlands.German-born designer Valentin Loellmann has a studio to be envied. Set in the quaint medieval town of Maastricht in the Netherlands, Loellmann designed the 500sqm space as conducive to concentration and balance. A ground floor workshop...
Terrazzo Marble Dreams: Apartment in Lithuania by DO Architects.Sometimes all an interior needs is a single bold gesture to transform what would otherwise be a ho-hum, averageville space into the one that makes us stop and look twice. Case in point is this fantastic apartment in Lithuania by DO...
Willing Coffee in Guildford, Perth by Ohlo Studio.Former Australian track-cycling champion Tim Willing and wife Veronique gave Ohlo Studio a specific design brief: a classic Italian-inspired café, incorporating their loves for both coffee and competitive cycling harmoniously. At...
