The Edwardian Franklin Road House in Auckland, New Zealand, has been uplifted and brought into the 21st century with a monolithic extension and contemporary redesign. Drawing on the principles of modern architecture, interior designer Katie Lockhart and Jack McKinney Architects,…
In a complete retrofit of a Victorian warehouse, EBBA Architects have transformed a high-ceilinged loft space into a well-structured apartment. By rearranging the space, the large open-plan kitchen and living area have become the focal point, with the new bedrooms…
In tune with the rhythm of the building, design studio Magri Williams has completed a full-width rear extension formed of two pitched blocks to complement an original three-storey Victorian terraced house. Definition of the extension is created through its form…
Due to be constructed in Uganda this spring, the Kampala House project by Marc Thorpe Design will involve sustainable dwellings built from compressed earth. For this ecologically responsible housing development, Marc Thorpe Design partners with Stage Six and Échale International…
CF Møller Architects has built a subterranean villa on protected Norwegian countryside, adding a green roof to Villa Aa embed it into its environment. Villa Aa is the Danish studio’s response to the call from the family, who owns the…
A challengingly small space has been converted into a collaborative new office space in Hobart, Tasmania, by Cumulus Studio. The new ERA Planning and Environment office project required the studio to redesign the interior and repurpose a former inner-city retail precinct…
Portuguese architectural practice Bak Gordon Arquitectos has recently completed Casa 2, a house built to complement an existing 19th century property situated in the coastal city of Porto. Designed to work as an annex building or garden pavilion, it provides…
The clients of a Victorian terrace renovation in East Dulwich, London were, like many of us, on a quest to hide clutter and ultimately, improve the functionality and flexibility of their home. Chartered Architecture Practice, Kieran Wardle Architects took on…
The much-coveted Danish design brand Vipp recently unveiled it’s fourth hotel destination: a farmhouse in Lolland (Denmark’s fourth largest island that lies just south of Zealand, a two hour drive from the bustling centre that is Copenhagen) from 1775. The…
In Yinchuan Shi, China lies the Nanbo Bay Reception Centre, an urban forest garden designed by Sunson Design. Sitting adjacent to China Yinchuan Cultural Park and backed by wetland, the river surrounds the buildings in an elegant half-moon, complimenting the…
Denmark-born design brand, Bolia are renowned worldwide for their Scandinavian design heritage, honest materials and craftsmanship, and have recently unveiled the redesign and renovation of the company’s new headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark…and it’s no ordinary office space. The company’s office has had a…
Situated in the northeast corner of Norway in Vardø (the only community in Norway to still sit within the arctic climate zone) and proffering out-of-this-world vistas of the incredible arctic landscape, fjords and the sea, lies the newly-opened Domen Viewpoint…
The Grade-II listed neo-classical building, Victoria House in London has been restored and reimagined as a revolutionary workplace and lifestyle destination by celebrated workspace provider LABS and acclaimed London based architecture studio Hutchinson & Partners. Photography by Ståle Eriksen Setting new standards for…
An apartment in the south of Paris required the inventive and creative touch of l’atelier, Nomadic Architecture Studio, to transform the 50 sq m one bedroom apartment floor-plan into a space that cleverly encompassed a welcoming home for a family…
Enveloped in a quieter part of Manhattan lies a spacious, open plan New York City apartment design by Creative Consultancy, Christina Loucks. Based in NYC, Creative Consultancy Christina Loucks brings forth a plethora of services to the industry including interior…
