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sumptuous Chelsea

Fiona Barrett-Campbell is not really one for colour and pattern, instead it is truth of materials, their character, patina and texture which define her design. Her design philosophy is to create fluid and elegant spaces born out of understanding the aspirations of the client, the relevance of location and through maximising the potential of existing elements of the...

A Fresh Start

For the clients, the chance to start afresh was too good an opportunity to pass and so when they handed over the design of their historic Amsterdam penthouse to Framework Architects together with Sascha Faase, all they brought with them was their extensive art collection. With a blank canvas to work with, Framework...

the second home

Located on Lagoi Bay, Bintan Island, new-build The Sanchaya (which means ‘collection’ in Sanskrit) was conceived by the developer and P49 Deesign as a luxury estate for guests to feel as if they were merely staying at their second home. Space, privacy and intimacy were key drivers. Comprised of a collection of freestanding villas and one...

International Outlook

When presented with the opportunity renovate this apartment, located in Tel Aviv and designed in the International Style in the 1930s, the architectural firm Studio Raanan Stern sought to honour the original details and atmosphere while equipping the space for the needs of the modern day client. The program for the house is set out by the floor material...

Pre-war posh on the Upper East Side

This lavish pre-war home on New York’s Upper East Side is seriously jaw dropping. Steven Gambrel, renowned for his sensitivity to history in his work took on the transformation. The brief from the client was to draw inspiration from London’s famous Cosmopolitan Bar in the Connaught Hotel in the posh suburb of Mayfair. No simple task. Gambrel has...

re-working the past

The mandate for the H67 project was to refurbish a unit that had been remodeled many times in the past, resulting in views obstructed by opaque interior partitions. As a result, Studio Practice primary challenge was not only to restore the panoramic views to optimize the distribution of light throughout the apartment but to also retain the private...

belonging to the past

This 4 story Italianate row house was was converted from a three family to a single-family house with original interior details carefully restored by Lang Architecture . The garden floor features an office and den, the parlor floor has a living room with cute little custom window seat flanked by the steel windows and balcony at the rear....

From Moscow with love

The Constructivist Apartment by Kate Hume is located in central Moscow, Russia and takes its name from the artistic and architectural movement. Inspired by Melnikov whose architectural work placed him at the fore of 1920s avant-garde architecture. Constructivist architecture combined advanced technology and engineering with an openly Communist social purpose – flourishing in the Soviet Union and much...

Sanctuary in Brisbane

If I were to live in Brisbane, this is where I would want to live. This project is a collaboration between the owners, Surroundings and Jack’s Corner. With a humanist design approach they have converted this inner-city warehouse into a beautiful and considered space for living, working and entertaining. A series of...

simple materials

Located 30th floor in Ukraine Kiev, this penthouse was designed for a young man whom lives partly in Latvia and Spain. A key aspect of the brief was for Olga Akulova to design an interior without client control, as he was time poor during the design process. Exposed concrete ceilings, glass walls, windows and natural materials with oak were used...