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January 18, 2022
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 under a low slung cantilevered […]
January 13, 2022
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 to respect the traditional western-Sichuan […]
January 1, 2022
Architect and interior design firm concrete has recently completed Oikoa, a massage boutique in Zwolle, Netherlands, that’s been designed as a serene space with curved wood walls where guests can focus on themselves. To achieve a sense of calm and comfort, the designers created a warm introspective space lined with multiple curved walls and finished […]
December 9, 2021
We recently featured a home with a black exterior designed by Scott Posno Design, and now he’s shared a second project with us, however this time it has a white exterior. Located in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada, the home is clad in a white painted smooth stucco, with a metal standing seam […]
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 16, 2021
Ada Wong and Eric Liu of littleMORE Interior Design, have designed a small yet modern apartment in Hong Kong, for their client, a young lady, and her cat. The apartment was originally built 35 years ago and was in need of an update to create a space for their client to refresh and rejuvenate from […]
November 1, 2021
Architecture firm EL Studios, has recently completed the modern remodel of a three-story row house from the 1880s that’s located in the historic Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Before we take a look at the remodeled interior, here’s a view of the painted brick exterior and front door. Here’s a look at the interior […]
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 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 […]
October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021 SkLO, a studio that designs and manufactures handblown glass lighting and objects, has created the Hold sconce and pendant light. Respecting the richness of glass as an organic material and the historical craft tradition it embodies, the designers, with a studio in California, worked with their team of master glassblowers in the […]
September 8, 2021
September 8, 2021 Designer Michael Hilgers has created a collection of side tables and coffee tables that have a unique folded steel design. Manufactured by Casala, the three tables in the NIVO collection are all different sizes, however, their folded steel tabletop allows them to all serve the same function, that being, having a second […]
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