interior design

single space Beach House

This vacation beach house located near Cape Town South Africa, has been carefully crafted to respond to the client brief, to create an extraordinary living experience, conceptually capture the client’s brief to create a single space vacation house and fully embrace the remarkable seaside location. Capitalizing on its unique context with panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean, the house is conceived as a minimal steel-framed glass...

dictated by the sun

The story of the J House originates from its surroundings. The contrasting lines of the ascending roof and descending land foreshadow the inner scheme of the home. For example the iron white lattice whose hollow spaces allow the light to pour in from the diagonal roof - shadowy shapes appear amidst reflections of light.

An iron white staircase lends itself to the general atmosphere of the...

Californian Cool

I cannot deny that I am a lover of tone and tone for interiors (I can’t quite admit to it being a love of beige on beige!). I am a strong believer in the interest and excitement that can be created through the use of different materials and proportions, so this project by LA-based designer, Jamie Bush, has...

artist studio

Located in Sonoma County, California, United States the 2500sf artist studio is clad in barn wood. The inverted pitch roof creates sweeping double height spaces for art production and storage while providing natural ventilation, natural light, and views out toward the property. Designed by Mork Ulnes, a concrete kitchen and dining space grows out from the studio, nicknamed the...

the countdown begins for MID 2016!

Get ready Melbourne, the countdown begins for MID 2016! Immerse yourself in Design Goodness as thousands of design lovers take to the streets. Friday Day - MID16 is shaking things up, with a day dedicated to learning, playing and exploring. Friday at MID offers up a jam-packed roster of industry talks, workshops and architecture tours. Friday...

rivers of knowledge

Shanghai studio XL-Muse recently completed Yangzhou Zhongshuge’, a library located in Zhen Yuan, China. Walking into the lobby the designer extends inspiration taken through local bridges rivers. Rivers on the floor and a midnight sky which flow forward leading readers to go deeper into the vast ocean of knowledge. Bookshelves on either side extend the shape of the skyline with graceful arcs, just like...

light, air and stone

This is a country house located in the Catalan Empordà Spain. Although it’s surrounded by fruit trees and fields, it isn’t completely alone, as it shares a wall with another house of smaller size. The house is the result of a series of extensions that happened over time giving answer to both residential and agricultural needs. The main intervention by

Tree house

Located in Nha Trang, a city in central Vietnam surrounded by the ocean and mountains, the client wanted a large house with a large garden. In response to this request, a Vo Trong Nghia Architects + ICADA designed the roof as a garden planting numerous trees on it. The local building code required almost 50% of the roof area...

The Moody Blues

Faye Toogood creates environments, lamenting every detail right down to the flatware housed in the furniture she designs. Recently an American couple with an apartment is London’s Mayfair engaged her to do just that – to create a living work of art! In the small home, Faye Toogood reinvented the idea of Englishness with a palette of inky slates...

The New Milan

When making the decision to move out of the their central Milanese home that the family had lived in for over one hundred years and turn it into a boutique hotel, the Ranza family knew that the end result should be an honest reflection of the history of the building, while being a fresh and luxurious addition to the Milan design landscape. For the Ranza...