Historic Residence Renovation, Pacific Heights, San Francisc
A family of four had purchased a gorgeous, white Edwardian-style building on a hilly street corner in the historic Pacific Heights area of San Franci...
29-11-2020 22:16
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Ando Japanese-Spanish Restaurant in Hong Kong
An eclectic fusion of styles, cuisines, cultural influences, traditions and urban settings was the inspiration and starting point for the dark and ma...
28-11-2020 22:13
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Penthouse Loft Renovation in Greenwich Village, New York
A prolific home-swapper, art lover, entrepreneur and hotelier, Kevin Wendle is known to engage high-profile designers and architects in his extensive...
27-11-2020 22:15
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Garden House – A Private Villa in Poland
From the Garden House was an exceptional project for the Katowice-based architecture studio KWK Promes. Situated in a secret location in the Polish c...
16-11-2020 22:19
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Windywoppa Retreat, Nelligen, South Coast, NSW, Australia
Situated at a dramatic upstream bend of the Clyde River that flows down another 10 km into the Tasman Sea on the south coast of Australia?s New South...
26-10-2020 22:23
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Fort Greene Townhouse – Brooklyn, New York
When the owners of a property and their collaborators can see the exact same potential in a potentially elaborate renovation, magic can happen. It is...
25-10-2020 22:18
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Cowes Bay Residence, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
A family-owned piece of land on Waiheke Island had long been the family?s favourite hiking spot. Taking the 40-minute ferry ride from Auckland?s cent...
01-10-2020 22:20
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Cold Spring Residence, Hudson River Valley, New York State
New-York-based architect and developer Jared Della Valle, his artist wife Carolina and their two daughters fulfilled the couple?s more than two decad...
24-08-2020 22:23
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Berkshire Residence by Of Possible Architecture, Sheffield,
It takes considerable skill to design a house that is brand-new and completely modern yet fits in its rural farmland environment as if it had been the...
03-08-2020 22:18
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Expensify Office, Portland, Oregon, USA
While no longer new ? it was completed in 2017 ? the Portland, Oregon, office of Expensify is still one of our favourite office reconfigurations.
I...
03-08-2020 22:18
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Résidence Portland, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
When Cécile Combelle and Antonio Di Bacco came to Montreal from Paris, they had intended to stay for one year. But they liked the city with its Fren...
25-07-2020 22:26
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Atherton II Residence, San Mateo County, California, USA
The Atherton II residence is located in the Atherton area of San Mateo County, about 46 kilometres (30 miles) from San Francisco. Atherton is regular...
18-07-2020 22:17
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VD House, Kapellen, Antwerp, Belgium
As were dreaming of an ideal location to self-isolate, we discovered the VD House, situated on a golf course in Kapellen, a municipality in the Belg...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Water Cherry House, Tokyo, Japan
The work of Kengo Kuma, the master of wood, mood and light, will always draw our attention. The 65-year-old Japanese architect and his prolific offic...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Tennyson 205 Apartment Building, Polanco, Mexico City
Many people say they crave cozy during this time of crisis but we seem to gravitate even more than usually towards stark clarity. We are also drawn t...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Casa RJ, Mantua, Italy
Sometimes we find ourselves contemplating our preferences. Or, let?s be truthful here, that?s all we ever do. We keep re-evaluating our preconceived ...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Penthouse M, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Those familiar with the 1980s architecture will recall the curved whiteness and plastic-y expanses that were so modern then but today seem like tacky...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Canal House, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In 2017, finally realizing their long-time dream, founder and creative director of Amsterdam-based Framework, Thomas Geerlings, and his wife Danielle...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Church Point House, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Several features delight us in this compact Church Point residence in Sydney, Australia. Its location is one of them. The house looks toward Sydney?s...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Villa Varoise, Var, France
The angular 5,300 square-foot (492 sq.metre) Villa Varoise is a project that took its time to become a reality.
Boston-based architecture firm, NADAA...
25-06-2020 21:34
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Vincenzo De Cotiis villa, Pietrasanta – Tuscany, Italy
We love the idea of Old is New Again. We also believe that when we experience global disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic, we learn to appreciate o...
28-03-2020 21:20
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Renovation Of A Wallace Neff Residence In Hancock Park, Los
Hancock Park in central Los Angeles is a neighbourhood known for its distinctive 1920s residences and its famous inhabitants that include past and pr...
12-02-2020 21:20
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Whidbey Island Farm, Washington State, USA
The Pacific Northwest in both Canada and the US is home to several idyllic islands that are known for being partly ?old hippie? and partly more indus...
28-01-2020 21:22
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Bras House, Brasschaat, Belgium
What looks like a tranquil retreat in a remote location is actually a busy family home near Antwerp, Belgium.
A couple with three young daughters eng...
26-01-2020 21:20
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Jiunvfeng Study, Mount Tai, Dongximen Village Shangdong, Chi
Floating white clouds are a common sight on the flanks of Mount Tai, a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of T...
16-12-2019 21:21
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Estancia Morro Chico, Patagonia – Argentina
At Estancia Morro Chico, Patagonia, Argentina, a group of white, angular buildings stand in the vastness of the landscape. Yet more than appearing to...
09-12-2019 21:21
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Restaurant Pavilion The Traveller, Amsterdam – The Net
The Traveller is a pavilion-like 900 square-metre (9,687.5 sq. ft) restaurant in Amsterdam?s multicultural Zuidoost neighbourhood. Its façade is made...
04-12-2019 21:22
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Piazza Dell Ufficio School Administrative Office – Mel
Close your eyes and think of what a school admin office from the 70s/80’s might look like ? if you can remember that far back or have seen TV serie...
15-10-2019 21:22
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PUBLIC Hall, Co-working Space, Westminster, London, UK
Coworking spaces have grown up. Gone are the stereotypical ? and therefore utterly boring ? beanbag, pool table and cereal bar infested startup hubs ...
19-09-2019 21:22
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Selfridges Buying Offices – London, UK
Selfridges department store on Oxford-Street in London?s Marylebone has been a shopping haven for fans of respected brands for 111 years. In those yea...
04-09-2019 21:23
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The Skyscape Rooftop House – Bangkok, Thailand
Urban development is under a microscope ? as it should be. We are starting to learn, among other things, from the mistakes that the car-crazy p...
01-09-2019 21:21
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‘Casa Delle Suore’ House At Castello Di Reschio
Six years have elapsed since we last had the pleasure of visiting one of Italy?s most exclusive and best-kept secrets, Castello Di Reschio, way back i...
28-08-2019 21:22
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Books Above The Clouds , Duoyun Books -Shanghai, China
Shanghai-based Wutopia Lab, founded in 2013 by architect YU Ting and MIN Erni, has created a 2,259 square-metre (24,316 sq. ft) flagship store for Du...
22-08-2019 21:21
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No Sunrise No Sunset, Art Biennale Pavilion, Krabi, Thailan
No Sunrise No Sunset is a spellbinding pavilion installation created by Kamin Lertchaiprasert, a Thai artist whose works are included, for example, i...
20-08-2019 21:21
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Blossom School Real Estate Sales Centre, Chengdu, China
Looking at the images of the sweet Blossom School, it is tough to believe that it is a key part of a real-estate sales centre for Fantasia Holdings p...
25-06-2019 21:30
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Cloud of Luster Wedding Chapel, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture
Tokyo and Himeji-based KTX archiLAB?s  head architect and founder Tetsuya Matsumoto has recently completed a fascinating wedding venue. with key te...
04-06-2019 21:21
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MD Townhouse by Danielle Siggerud in Copenhagen, Denmark
Danielle Siggerud is an Oslo Norway-born architect who has been based in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the past 12 years. Â
The 32-year-old Siggerud?s s...
29-04-2019 21:21
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John Mellencamp?s Soho Studio – New York
As singer, songwriter, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Grammy winner John Mellencamp is well known for his music. He has recorded 24 albums, includin...
12-04-2019 21:22
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The Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich,
We will choose an exquisitely restored old building over a new one every time. With a restoration approach that does not interfere with the history o...
09-04-2019 21:23
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Private residence, Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 The elegant AB Residence is situated on a 53,500 square-metre (approx. 13-acre) private island in Angra dos Reis.
Angra dos Reis is a municipality...
09-04-2019 21:23
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Private Residence, Valmonte, Palos Verdes Estates, Californi
It is a tall order to restore a 1928 Spanish style cottage to meet current standards and modern aesthetics but without losing the heritage of the str...
18-03-2019 21:23
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Impressive Private Residence, Munich – Germany
The stone-clad street-front façade of this opulent residence in Munich appears mausoleum-like, impressive and enigmatic.
In contrast, the other side ...
13-03-2019 21:21
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Chief Clubhouse, TriBeCa, New York City
There is no millennial pink nor other feminine pastels in the TriBECa, New York City clubhouse of female executives? private network, Chief.Â
Instea...
05-03-2019 21:20
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Monoarchi office renovation, Shanghai, China
Too often, we see office, residential, hospitality and retail design where the designer seems to have been unable to stop.
Perhaps it is our minimali...
08-02-2019 21:21
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