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Fouché Architects perches black house on forested Queensland hillside

August 27, 2024 Katie Last 0

Australian studio Fouché Architects has completed Tallowwood Cabin, a black house with an angular form that cantilevers over its sloping plot in Queensland. Tallowwood Cabin is located in a small clearing within a forested site in Tallebudgera and was designed for the father of the couple who owns the land. Fouché Architects designed a top-heavy

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Residential Building Elipse / SADAR + VUGA

August 27, 2024 Hadir Al Koshta 0

Despite being a primary profit-oriented residential development, the elliptical building, situated at the edge of a triangularly shaped site, is surrounded by a variety of non-fenced, open and inclusive public spaces. An entry plaza is created between the inner city ring, a historical school, and the new building, continuing to the covered arcades with entrances to the building. On the eastern side, a garden with a children’s playground forms a vital part of the residents’ outdoor living space. A promenade along the river canal links the building to a nearby neighborhood. Here, the garage and service entrances are located.

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Intervention Architecture hides fold-out furniture behind walls of Florin Court flat

August 26, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

British studio Intervention Architecture designed bespoke plywood joinery to conceal furniture including a pull-down bed and a collapsible dining table inside this micro apartment in north London. The flat is located within Florin Court, a nine-storey art deco building overlooking Charterhouse Square that was designed by Guy Morgan and Partners and built in 1938. The

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Mirzoyan Studio renovates Stalinist-era flat in Kyiv with oak and stainless steel

August 26, 2024 Tirthika Shah 0

Architecture practice Mirzoyan Studio has renovated an apartment in the historic centre of Kyiv, Ukraine, adding reflective surfaces and built-in oak furniture. The studio updated the two-bedroom apartment, which is within a Stalinka – a type of building characteristic of the architecture of the Soviet Union under the leadership of Joseph Stalin in the 1930s

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Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures refreshes 1960s Swiss mountain chalet

August 24, 2024 Katie Last 0

Pale wooden finishes characterise the interior of the Perfect Day House mountain chalet that has been updated by Swiss studio Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures. Located in Zinal, a mountain village in Switzerland, the home was overhauled with an interior arranged around a central communal living area. In addition to the interior transformation, Giona Bierens

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Eight interiors that are stepped up by the addition of ladders

August 24, 2024 Alice Laycock 0

Our latest lookbook focuses on kitchens and living rooms that are elevated by their inclusion of ladders. In contemporary interior design, ladders can be specified as an alternative to staircases due to their space-efficient nature, their ability to be moved to access different areas and the sense of playfulness they foster. Old ladders also have

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Eight eclectic self-designed homes by architects and designers

August 24, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Our latest lookbook collects eight dwellings that were self-designed by architects and designers including Mexico-based Ludwig Godefroy and London studio Holloway Li. From a modernist-style house in South Africa to an American family residence characterised by a large interior crane, there are a range of materials and floor plans offered by each of these homes.

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YSG creates “eccentric beats of nostalgia” in Byron Bay seaside home

August 23, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

Interiors studio YSG has updated a seaside home in Byron Bay, Australia, creating a series of retro spaces with colours and furnishings that evoke the 1970s. Byron Bay is known for its tropical climate and surf culture, so YSG director Yasmine Saleh Ghoniem designed a laid-back interior filled with period details to complement the lush

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Espacio 18 and Cueto renovate historic Oaxaca apartment building

August 22, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Mexican studios Espacio 18 Arquitectura and Cueto Arquitectura have renovated a narrow infill property in Oaxaca, Mexico to create apartments within a space built up with different styles over the years. Known as Matamoros 402, the building was completed in 2024 with 11 apartments in 785 square metres (8,500 square feet). Espacio 18 Arquitectura and

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