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Renovated 1950s São Paulo apartment is arranged around planted lightwells

August 26, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Brazilian studio Cupertino Arquitetura has renovated this mid-century apartment in São Paulo for the grandchild of its former owner, turning a pair of disused outdoor spaces into gardens in the process. The Tucumã Apartment is a 100-square-metre residence on the ground floor of a building completed in the city in 1953. The new owner inherited the

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Renovated 1950s São Paulo apartment is arranged around planted lightwells

August 26, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Brazilian studio Cupertino Arquitetura has renovated this mid-century apartment in São Paulo for the grandchild of its former owner, turning a pair of disused outdoor spaces into gardens in the process. The Tucumã Apartment is a 100-square-metre residence on the ground floor of a building completed in the city in 1953. The new owner inherited the

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Freaks Architecture divides tiny Parisian pied-à-terre with mobile storage unit

August 22, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

French studio Freaks Architecture has placed an arched storage unit at the centre of this home in Paris, which can be moved around to suit the lifestyle of its retired inhabitants. Situated in Paris’ 13th arrondissement, the La Tournette apartment belongs to a pair of retired architects. Now spending the majority of their time in

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Lera Brumina renovates Minsk apartment to unite light and dark spaces

August 20, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Kiev-based interior designer Lera Brumina has used contrasting textures and colours to unite the light and dark rooms of this 99-square-metre apartment in Minsk, Belarus. The apartment on the fifth floor of a contemporary building in a quiet green district features high ceilings and tall windows along one side. The one-sided distribution of windows means that

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Tiny New York apartment by Graham Hill “functions like one twice its size”

August 9, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Moveable, folding and expandable furnishings turn the lounge of this 33-square-metre New York apartment into a master bedroom, or a dining room for 10 dinner guests. Graham Hill, the founder of sustainability website Tree Hugger, overhauled the apartment in New York’s Soho neighbourhood as part of the LifeEdited project, which aims to show how design can

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Standard Studio use skylights to funnel light into Amsterdam loft

August 1, 2018 Ali Morris 0

A courtyard sits at the centre of this converted canal house apartment in the centre of Amsterdam by local firm Standard Studio. Built in the early 17th century, the canal house is located within a former courtyard where it is overlooked by surrounding residential buildings. The only part of the house visible from the street

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Waterfront Nikis Apartment features walls in shades of pink, blue and green

July 28, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Colour-blocked walls painted in flamingo pink, azure blue and pastel green define the different areas of this seaside apartment in Greece, by architect Stamatios Giannikis. Waterfront Nikis Apartment is located in a listed art-deco building from 1937, in the city of Thessaloniki. Giannikis uses the apartment as a base for his cultural organisation, Architecture In Residence, which

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Ruetemple creates small spartan apartment in Moscow

July 24, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Space-saving oak furniture and white-washed walls feature in this minimalist studio apartment renovation by architecture studio Ruetemple in Moscow, Russia. The small 40 square-metre apartment is owned by a young IT designer who wanted a clutter-free open-plan interior without any unnecessary decoration or detailing. “He wanted to see all the functions of the apartment – kitchen, living

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AWE Office creates apartments with angular stone-clad facade in Iran

July 24, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

This residential building containing two apartments, in the Iranian city of Yazd, has an angular form influenced by vernacular cottages. Amir Shahrad of Tehran-based AWE Office oversaw the design of the Yazd Urban Villa, which is located in the city’s densely populated Koocheh Biuk neighbourhood. Koocheh Biuk is a relatively poor area that lacks a

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Crushed tiles used to create terrazzo details in Laia and Biel’s House in Barcelona

July 22, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Terrazzo grout made from crushed tiles and a long spruce plywood storage wall feature in this renovated Barcelona flat by Spanish firm TEd’A. The apartment provides a Barcelona base for Laia and Biel Huguet, owners of Mallorcan tile brand Huguet, in the city’s Gracia district. Its 65-square-metre interior is arranged across three consecutive rooms, with a

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