February 7, 2022 Architectural practice Paul Archer Design, has completed a full-house remodel, including a wood-clad rear extension of this home in London, England. The new kitchen and dining area opens out onto a split-level terrace, with a built-in bench for seating. Large format polished concrete tiles have been used
In Italy’s autonomous region South Tyrol, the Milan-based architecture firm Peter Pichler Architecture has designed ‘Kastelaz Hof’, a minimal concrete villa boasting 360-degree views of the surrounding Alpine landscape. The firm was tasked to replace an old existing structure on top of the Kastelaz vineyard in the Termeno district, with
With smart design, basic local craft skills and a flexible experimental attitude, even the most ordinary warehouse-like space can become an appealing selling environment. This was recently proven in the Yuntai Ice Chrysanthemum Industry Park in Houyanmen Village in Huanfeng Town, where Beijing-based LUO Studio www.luostudio.cn transformed a hurriedly built
Architects Ivan Ovchinnikov, Olga Sandakova, and Kirill Kazakov of DublDom, together with interior designer Anna Kandybovich, have recently completed a modular prefabricated home named “TOPOL 27”. Designed as a cabin for a hotel in Russia, the project uses wear-resistant materials suitable for active use in daily rental conditions. The exterior
Hisel Flynn Architects together with landscape architecture firm g2CLA (G2 Collaborative), have designed a garage that is also a social space for gathering, lounging, dining, and parties. Added to a home in Brookline, Massachusetts, the concrete garage is connected to the main house via a wood bridge. Inside the garage,
Although designed without a specific client in mind, Radius House in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles is both livable and sculptural. Designer Ben Crawford of Los Angeles-based Pentagon and his partners Paul Stoelting, Tyler McMartin, Dale Strong and Paul Trussler, have conceived a 3,700 square-foot (344 sq. metre), four-bedroom,
Guz Architects have shared with us their latest project, ‘Leedon Park’, that’s located in Singapore and includes a lush and expansive landscaped courtyard. The expansive property includes a landscaped water courtyard featuring small islands filled with plants. Bridges that connect walkways with the islands, also allow movement between various seating
January 25, 2022 Moliving has recently revealed their first model unit for a nomadic hotel concept that includes luxury prefabricated hotel cabins, measuring in at 45 feet long with 400 square feet of personal space. Located in New York’s Hudson Valley and set to open Spring 2022, the individual wood-clad
Metropole Architects has recently completed the Oban Estate, a contemporary home and equestrian facility that’s located half an hour inland from the port city of Durban, South Africa. Upon arriving at the estate, people drive through a raw concrete and corten gatehouse and along a curved, tree-lined avenue before passing
Brett Woods and Joseph Dangaran, founding partners of the Los Angeles–based architecture firm Woods + Dangaran are infinitely familiar with the language of high-end Californian architecture. The projects we have covered of their portfolio include a masterful renovation of a mid-century modernist masterpiece by Craig Ellwood and a new-build for
January 13, 2022 Established in Beijing by Japanese architects Yoko Fujii and Shuhei Aoyama, B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio has recently completed % Arabica, a coffee shop in Chengdu, China. Located within a historical area, the coffee shop runs alongside Kuanzhai Alley, a renowned busy commercial and cultural area, and was designed
January 13, 2022 London based architecture and design practice Studio RHE has completed a collection of four houses that are situated on the island of Félicité in the Seychelles. Rising from their surroundings as linear geometric forms, the homes rest on weathered granitic outcrops that are eye-catching elements of the
