The Parchment Works House by Will Gamble Architects.A former parchment factory in Northamptonshire in the UK has been transformed by Will Gamble Architects into an exquisite home that cleverly knits together a modern intervention with a distinctive ruinous structure. The existing property...
Alex Guesthouse & Cinema Space in Ghent by Atelier Vens Vanbelle.Allow me to set the scene. On the idyllic grounds of a French-style home just outside of Ghent, sits a quirky corrugated form with its own projecting watchtower. Clad in corten-steel, the abstract building rises from the earth like a...
Shoebox in Barcelona by Barbara Appolloni.Perched on the side of Montjuic hill, Barbara Appolloni Arquitecta’s Shoebox House feels much like an extension of the beautiful city of Barcelona. The home unfolds with all of the colour, energy, and grit of the Spanish city that...
JJ House in Lilyfield, Sydney by Bokey Grant Architects.Once covered in pitiful changes, JJ House by Bokey Grant Architects is a former worker’s cottage turned family residence woven with elements towing between the original and the contemporary. What appears to be a house full of complexity,...
Old Family House Extension in Bratislava, Slovakia by Architekti B.K.P.Ĺ .Architekti B.K.P.Ĺ . have designed an extension on the site of a former village brickyard, creating a home that pays homage to the culture and craft of traditional brickmaking. The 54 square metre building in Bratislava, Slovakia...
Malvern Garden House by Taylor Knights.Malvern Garden House by Taylor Knights is a joyous celebration of landscape, history and modernity. Nestled within a hilly and verdant Melbourne suburban pocket, the home has been lovingly renovated to nurture a young family, as well as...
Revitalization of 20 vaults in the Prague Riverside Walls by Petr Janda/Brainwork.Petr Janda/Brainwork has initiated the cultural and social revival of a former quay and transhipment point along Prague’s riverfront, injecting energetic public space into its neglected shell. Glowing orbs pierce through the dark haze...
Bozen’s Cottage in Tasmania by Taylor + Hinds Architects.The memory of families of blacksmiths, carpenters and pastoralists are forever cast into Taylor + Hinds Architect’s restoration of Bozen’s Cottage in the Tasmanian midlands. A subtle and delicate material palette and undeniable respect...
Casa Mérida in Yucatán, Mexico by Ludwig Godefroy.Hidden behind rough stone walls and unbeknownst to the passerby, lies a jaw-dropping concrete oasis. Casa Mérida is a family home that goes back to basics by embracing indigenous Mayan architecture. Ludwig Godefroy, an architect from...
