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Curves and colour blocking feature in JJ16 apartment by Lucas y Hernández-Gil

July 13, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Madrid studio Lucas y Hernández-Gil has completed a family home that makes the most of every inch, with details including a yellow storage wall, a corridor kitchen and a hidden closet. JJ16 is a three-bedroom apartment in Madrid’s Salamanca district, but until recently it had been used as an office. Lucas y Hernández-Gil, a specialist

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Jan Kattein Architects converts garages into studios for young entrepreneurs

July 12, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Jan Kattein Architects has created Angel Yard, a community of 35 affordable workspaces in outer north London, by adapting a group of derelict garages. Commissioned by Enfield Council, the project transforms a reported hotspot for anti-social behaviour and crime into a facility that supports young enterprise. It does this with a minimal amount of construction

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Explore all 15 SDG Pavilions built in Copenhagen for the UIA Congress

July 7, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

A repurposed glasshouse, a red raft and a huge green washing machine are among the pavilions installed around the Danish capital for the UIA World Congress of Architects. Here’s a look at all 15. The SDG Pavilions are experimental architecture projects exploring themes relating to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, a list of actions for

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Falcão de Campos designs zigzagging vacation villa at Comporta beach

June 25, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Lisbon studio Falcão de Campos has completed Pura Comporta, a minimalist holiday home with a triple-pitched roof near one of Portugal’s most idyllic beaches. The office, led by architect João Pedro Falcão de Campos, designed the three-bedroom vacation villa on a site close to Praia do Pego, one of the most popular beaches in the Comporta

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Lionel Jadot assembles 52 designers to create custom interior for Mix Brussels hotel

June 23, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

An iconic 1960s office block in Brussels has become a hotel, featuring an interior designed by architect Lionel Jadot using only custom-made furniture and objects. Set to open today, Mix Brussels takes over the listed former headquarters of La Royale Belge, the insurance company now known as AXA. The conversion of the 25,000-square-metre building was

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AI-generated engravings feature in Dragon Flat by Tsuruta Architects

June 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has combined artificial intelligence with CNC cutting in a revamp of a home in London’s Notting Hill. Dragon Flat features engraved wall panels and joinery incorporating AI-generated images, including a map of the River Thames and a graphic floral motif. A CNC router – a computer-controlled cutting machine – allowed these designs to

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&Tradition designs entire apartment in takeover of 18th-century townhouse

June 20, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Danish furniture brand &Tradition has opened the doors to a four-storey showroom in Copenhagen, featuring a complete apartment and rooms designed by Jaime Hayon and Space Copenhagen. Unveiled during 3 Days of Design in an exhibition titled Under One Roof, &Tradition’s design team has transformed the interior of an 18th-century townhouse on 4 Kronprinsessegade. The

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Yoonede exhibition brings together emerging and established designers

June 13, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Chair-shaped sculptures and a doughnut-shaped paper lantern were among objects displayed inside a Copenhagen apartment during 3 Days of Design. Yoonede – derived from the word “unity” – was a group exhibition featuring the work of 20 artists, designers and brands. The idea behind the show was to promote collaboration, with everyone’s work displayed together.

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Helle Mardahl fills Copenhagen apartment with candy-coloured glass

June 9, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Danish designer Helle Mardahl has unveiled The Sensory Society, a 3 Days of Design exhibition that takes cues from Wes Anderson’s film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Mardahl filled an entire Copenhagen apartment with her colourful glass objects, creating installations that include a playful bar and a grand dressing table. The exhibition showcases new additions to

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Force Majeure exhibition shines a light on 16 African and diasporic designers

June 5, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

The Central Pavilion at this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale brings together 16 architects, including David Adjaye and Diébédo Francis Kéré, who “represent a distilled force majeure of African and diasporic architectural production”. Force Majeure is one of six shows that make up The Laboratory of the Future, the 18th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale,

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