Melt House in Osaka, Japan by SAI Studio.In order to create a sense of indoor-outdoor living with limited space, SAI Studio split Melt House into a north and south building with a full-height courtyard in between. Placing a roof over the courtyard meant it could still be utilized...
Tennyson 205 Apartment Building in Mexico City by Studio Rick Joy.Studio Rick Joy looked to local Mexican building traditions to inform a limited palette of materials for the Tennyson 205 apartment’s, giving it the appearance of a carved urban sculpture. The entire building is formed from board marked...
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...
Casa do Monte in Lisbon by Leopold Banchini Architects and Daniel Zamarbide.Simple, raw materials are prevalent throughout Casa do Monte house in Lisbon, with thick concrete facades, floors and built-in shelving left exposed. The dominant single material leaves details to a minimum, with Leopold Banchini...
Barn Conversion in Obstalden, Switzerland by Lilitt Bollinger.There are barn conversions and then there are barn conversions, if you catch our drift. This project by Lilitt Bollinger falls into the latter category. Ha! The former stable in Obstalden, Switzerland is set in an idyllic mountain...
Coffey Architects’ London Apartment Refurbishment Covered in Thousands of Solid Timber Blocks.Lending the apartment its name, over 30,000 individually hand-cut and laid cross-section blocks made of European Oak cover most surfaces of ‘Apartment Block’ in central London. Coffey Architects employ the characteristic wood grain...
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...
Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject.The Lakehouse in Hyderabad, India by CollectiveProject is set on a steep and rocky slope overlooking a lake, a private retreat offering respite from urban life. The house is elevated above ground as a lightweight steel structure, making...
Bismarck House in Sydney’s Bondi by Andrew Burges Architects.Architect Andrew Burges acknowledges the semi-detached house is a typology he has been critical of in the past – for its shotgun corridor, compromised privacy and generally poor amenity – and so he looked for bigger connections to a...
