Stark monochrome palette defines Bang Bang Tattoo’s second New York City parlour

January 3, 2019 James Brillon 0
Bang Bang Tattoo by Jesse McGowan

Bang Bang Tattoo, known for its celebrity clients and high price points, has tapped designer Jesse McGowan to create the interiors for its new shop. The two-level shop is located on Grand Street, in the heart of New York’s SoHo. Intended to become the studio’s main location, the parlour seeks “elevate the experience” of receiving

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Leandro Garcia renovates compact flat in Curitiba for hosting guests

December 29, 2018 James Brillon 0
Sao Francisco Apartment by Leandro Garcia

Brazilian architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment in Brazil for a journalist, making room for entertaining despite the limited space. The apartment is located in the neighbourhood of São Francisco, in the historic centre of Curitiba, the capital of Paraná state. The renovation of the 35-square-metre apartment was completed earlier this year. A young

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Seattle Granny Pad by Best Practice provides living space in unused garage

December 28, 2018 James Brillon 0
Granny Pad in Seattle by Best Practive Architecture

Seattle firm Best Practice Architecture has converted an unused garage on a property in the city into a black house for the owners’ elderly relative. The Granny Pad was commissioned when the family were struggling to find housing for their ageing grandmother. The clients could not afford to relocate to a larger house in Seattle’s

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YH2 nestles cedar-clad Triptych ski retreat into snowy Quebec woods

December 24, 2018 James Brillon 0
Triptych by YH2

Three volumes clad in pale cedar form this holiday home for skiing in Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains, which Montreal-based studio YH2 has arranged to make the most of views to its forested surrounds. YH2 completed the Triptych residence in Wentworth-Nord, a small community roughly 100 kilometres north of Montreal. The 2,500-square-foot (232-square-metre) property is split into three

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Michael Doty’s charred-timber Shaw Mesa chalet overlooks Rocky Mountains in Idaho

December 14, 2018 James Brillon 0

US architecture firm Michael Doty Associates has embedded this blackened-wood residence into its mountainous surroundings in rural Idaho. Called Shaw Mesa residence, the 3,850-square-foot (358-square-metre) property is located on a site in between the Sawtooth and White Clouds Mountains, which form part of the Rocky Mountains in the western United States. Michael Doty Associates excavated

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