Four cabins are nestled into the forested foothills of Tangshan, China designed to blend into the natural landscape offering guests an immersive experience suffused with nature’s primal beauty and meditative sensibility.
Tangshan is famous for its hot springs which have been attracting visitors since antiquity as numerous 6th century poems attest. Combined with the scenic landscape, historical sites and proximity to a major city...
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On-top of the world – short-term holiday rental
Casa Asolo is part of the Villa Montegrappa accommodation complex designed as a short-term holiday rental.
with large glass panes, natural wood coatings, and exposed concrete, the construction is entirely focused on the stunning landscape of Cerro da Glória. Designed. By Saymon Dall Alba Arquiteto the strategy applied is to bring the visitor...
1960’s Cove House house Sydney
The Cove House house Sydney is an original 1960’s house that has been respectfully reimagined by renowned studio, Brendan Wong Design in the spirit of the original 1960’s architecture. New organic inspired interior elements introduce contemporary comfort and project the home forward for decades of future enjoyment. Decorated with rich textural layers the interior is a...
Apartment Aria takes on Sydney icons
Apartment Aria is about views and rooms. Views to Sydney Icons, views to iconic paintings and rooms from which these icons might be viewed, resulting in an apartment that is a constant reminder of place.
Located in Kirribilli, Sydney, the apartment is dominated with dress circle views of Circular Quay, the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. These wide-spanning views created opportunities for...
Glass Cabin
Lucia Smart is a glass and steel cabin designed for Finnish glass construction company Savon Lasituote Oy. It can be used as an accommodation or workspace with views of its surround waterways and sky. Designed by Pirinen Salo Oy, the unit is delivered ready to use to the plot where it is installed on foundations built according...
Blushing Bondi
An ode to the Art Deco architecture of Bondi, this renovation transformed a tired brick apartment into a contemporary beach abode that blended old with new.
Unique joinery pieces and a pastel colour palette feature in this beachside apartment, which seamlessly connect the kitchen and living areas. To create a greater sense of space within the narrow apartment, a range of space-saving measures were used such as a...
An abundance of open spaces
Private or public, hidden or visible, classic or modern, local or international? This new luxury apartment designed by k.o.t architects in the heart of a developing Israeli city, is treading on the tension between parallel lines that seemingly never meet, but maintain an intimate, warm and harmonious relationship in one sophisticated space.
Already in the first meeting with the clients, the challenge before the...
Elizabeth Bay IV – minimalist retreat
Elizabeth Bay IV apartment is the second apartment fit-out Brooke Aitken Design have undertaken in this building in the a harbourside suburb dubbed Libby Bay in eastern Sydney. The client contacted the studio from London after purchasing the property and they worked with her remotely to create a minimalist retreat for her family's use when visiting Sydney....
Jewel Box – Main Beach
Inspired by the client’s art collection, Studio Yugen’s Jewel Box revises the traditional washed-out coastal palette in favour of a deeper, rich-coloured modesty testament to personal taste and a well-travelled history.
Located in a newly built tower in a quiet beachside suburb of Queensland’s Gold Coast exists a homely celebration of colour and weightlessness, presenting a welcoming sub-penthouse...
Natural & Harmonious in the City
Situated at the core district of Kowloon, the original 2-room apartment is modified into an open planned studio apartment, so as to redefine the spaces to create a home that can allow the owner to cleanse her mind & enhance the energy of mindfulness.
In order to make the highest efficiency of the limited spaces to encounter different kinds of activities, spatial arrangements were...