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December 3, 2021
Shot in some of South America’s most remote areas, Australian photographer Todd Clare’s photographic series ‘Mindscapes’ captures the tranquility of nature while allowing viewers to share an observation of something special—a collection of serendipitous moments that represent the artist’s wonder and affinity towards our planet. From Chile’s Atacama Desert and Patagonia region to Bolivia’s Laguna […]
November 30, 2021
Metre Architects have shared some before and after images of a small apartment interior they designed in Singapore. The apartment measures in at just 462 square feet (43 square meters). The architects were tasked with creating a multi-functional space that includes a bed, living room, dining area, and storage. Let’s take a look at the […]
November 28, 2021
SOMA Soho is the first bar venture of chef Will Bowlby and former accountant Rik Campbell, the men behind the three Kricket Restaurants located in Brixton, Soho and White City in London. Bowlby had worked in restaurants in Mumbai and reinterpreted his ideas of Indian cuisine for Krickets, ever since the first one opened in […]
November 22, 2021
AntiStatics Architecture collaborated with artist Yue Minjun, to create a one-of-a-kind retail store design in Wuhan, China, that features sculptures on both the exterior and interior. The Facade Located on a shopping street, the facade stands out from the other stores by having a sculptural facade that’s accentuated by a large elephant. The “Peaceful Elephant”, […]
November 19, 2021
The recently reopened Municipal Baths of Strasbourg really must be addressed as ‘Baths.’ It would not seem right to call the complex just simply a swimming facility or an aquatic, wellness or community centre. It is all of these but its grand architecture and interior design, both now elegantly restored by the Paris and Geneve-based […]
November 19, 2021
The recently reopened Municipal Baths of Strasbourg really must be addressed as ‘Baths.’ It would not seem right to call the complex just simply a swimming facility or an aquatic, wellness or community centre. It is all of these but its grand architecture and interior design, both now elegantly restored by the Paris and Geneve-based […]
November 16, 2021
Vic and Anthony Puharich, a father-and-son team, opened their first butcher shop, Victor Churchill, on Queen Street in Woollahra, Sydney. Their second shop is on High Street in Armadale, Melbourne. It shares the values of the first, but it was designed as its own space rather than a copy. A former bank building Unlike the […]
November 1, 2021
Architecture firm EL Studios has remodelled the interior of a three-storey row house from the 1880s in the historic Dupont Circle neighbourhood of Washington, D.C. The brick exterior was painted, and the inside was reorganised for a family with children. Rooms moved within the same footprint The work focused on rethinking what was already there. […]
November 1, 2021
Michael K. Chen Architecture (MKCA) has designed the architectural renovation and interiors of a large apartment on Park Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and included is a dining room with a unique design solution. Within the dining room, a cold-forged aluminum and oxidized cherry dining table by Christopher Kurtzcan can expand, the leather and […]
October 28, 2021
The island of Mallorca has seen its fair share of what we call invasive luxury architecture but there are also many beautiful exceptions that reference local materials and techniques and incorporate them into a modernist, minimalist whole. Casa Fly is a perfect example of this, designed in 2017 and completed in 2020 by Bratislava, Slovakia-based […]
October 26, 2021
Architect Barry Condon of Condon Scott Architects has completed a small home in Wanaka, New Zealand. The homeowners wanted a home that would reflect the compact and cleverly designed nature of Japanese houses. The home is completely covered in warm cedar shingles, which have the added benefit of being low maintenance. The floorplan is tight […]
October 25, 2021
Architecture firm Dersyn Studio Co. has recently completed Turtle Bay @Hua-Hin, a small eco-lodge in a seaside area in Thailand. The lodge includes an organic eatery, chef’s table, café, a workshop area, local artisan’s souvenir shop, as well as homestay-style lodging. Existing large trees and a lotus pond were incorporated into the design, while the […]
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