interiors

KOTI Hotel Paris

To celebrate 100 years of Finnish independence, designer Linda Bergroth has transformed the building of the Finnish Institute of Culture in Paris into a hotel. The project, titled KOTI — meaning ‘home’ in Finnish — celebrates the shared experience of a summer-cottage sleepover in Finland.

Guests staying at one of the six Finnish cottage...

impressive presence

Among landscape of the Catapilco valley Chile, sits the impressive presence of the Los Molinos House. Designed by RUIZSOLAR architects with double height roof and views towards the surrounding scenery creates the rhythm of the architectural design, which keeps its relationship with its surroundings through inner patios set in different places. Cloudy winter days are solved with two large...

Restraint and Luxury – Melbourne

Located in the leafy Melbourne suburb of Toorak, this home has been given a fresh update through a careful and considered renovation by B.E Architects. The original portion of the house has been left intact as an anchor with the focus instead being on the addition of a roof that wraps around the building housing three pavilions –...

minimal simplicity

Hampshire-based Ström Architects recently completed The Quest, a private house that replaces a bungalow built in 1917 in Swanage, UK. The clients wanted a house for their retirement, but with a keen interest in design and a love of abstract and modern art, it needed to eschew the usual trappings of a retirement home design. The site is heavily wooded...

Factory transformed

This former garment factory in Bethnal Green was recently converted by architecture studio Paper House Project into a modern apartment for a young couple. James Davies, founder of Paper House Project,  was tasked with adding an extra bedroom to the former warehouse, which was converted into an open-plan live-work space almost a decade ago. By opening up the enclosed stairwell and incorporating...

A fashionable interior

For the young homeowner, a French-educated fashion designer, Waterfrom Design created a colourful yet sophisticated apartment inspired by sewing patterns. Loosely translated throughout, from the braided wires in the glass bookcase to the translucent texture of the blue bookcases mimicking fabrics, Vivid Colour as the architecture firm calls this modest 100 square metre apartment is full of subtle...

Foodie Friday – Fruit Scones

Who doesn't love a scones! Just serve them fresh and warm from the oven with a serious amount of really good butter. But if you are feeling naughty serve with lemon curd and thickened cream. [caption id="attachment_31537" align="aligncenter" width="850"]Fruit Scones / Vzug Fruit Scones / Vzug[/caption] Ingredients: 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt 55g butter 50g...

Balnarring Victoria

Located in Balnarring in coastal Victoria, from the very first discussion with the client the project aim was that the building would need to be specifically non-specific, a space that could be nothing one minute and everything the next, designed by Branch Studio architects the dwelling required to regularly and effortlessly switch between an empty nondescript shell of limitless possibilities...

Refined Industrial – The Forecast

I call it ‘Refined Industrial’ the new updated version of ‘industrial’ that has a minimalist approach. You can’t go wrong with a simple palette of black, white, grey and of course to add warmth light timber and tan leather accents. Internal blackened steel framed doors against white smooth rendered walls Internal blackened steel framed doors against white smooth rendered walls creates a bold contrast to any...