Masa Bakery in Bogota, Colombia by Studio Cadena.Designed by New York-based Studio Cadena, Masa is an impressive café-bakery in Bogotá, Colombia. Dramatic, jagged triangular windows offer a peek inside the action-packed café, tempting patrons to head inside. Designed by New...
Marble-Made Tent in the Galaxy: Romola Restaurant in Madrid by Andres Jaque.Bursting from the former garage space of a 40s-era Luis Gutiérrez Soto building in Madrird, Romola Restaurant immediately reminds me of the jade powder room in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. Its futurist...
Church of St. Wenceslas in Sazovice, Czech Republic by Atelier Stepan.I remember one of my early lessons in Architecture where I was told that in buildings, curves are a nightmare and will never look as impressive as they appear in one’s head. Because of this, I am always in awe of a structure that has...
Taringa Treehouse in Brisbane Backyard by Phorm architecture + design.There’s so much to say about this little project, it’s hard to know where to start. The obvious reference is to the long forgotten childhood joy of treehouses. For who among us doesn’t secretly long for that escape far above the...
Aires Mateus’ Community Centre in Grândola, Portugal.If geometric shapes are your thing then you are going to love this angularly constructed building by architects, Aires Mateus in Portugal. This Community Centre in Grandola, Portugal feels reminiscent of the paper constructions we used...
The Room: Mini Urban Garden in Mexico City by Matteo Ghidoni + Enrico Dusi.Affectionately referred to as The ROOM, this project is a 43 square metre triangular space surrounded by 4 metre high concrete block walls. The external surface is left unfinished whilst the interior walls are painted a cheerful, light...
Sayama Forest Chapel by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP.Our love for religious architecture is well documented, and we couldn't resist sharing this beautiful little chapel, situated in a forrest adjacent to the multi-religion cemetery in Japan. Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Sayama...
Seashore Chapel Set on a Chinese Beach by Vector Architects.When the tide rises, the space underneath this beachside chapel becomes submerged by the water, reminiscent of an old boat drifting on the...
‘The Learn’d’ Architectural Film by Victor Vroegindeweij for KAAN Architecten.This striking architecture film captures the new Educational Centre of the Erasmus MC academic hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Directed by Victor Vroegindeweij, the film was commissioned by KAAN Architecten after the building was...
