Steel slats form sculptural shelves at Tianjin Zhongshuge bookstore
Architecture firm X+Living has renovated a large bookstore in Tianjin, China, using layered brickwork and slatted steel to…
Alan Prekop Studio turns disused office into apartment for artists
Slovakian architecture firm Alan Prekop Studio turned this former office in Bratislava into a flexible apartment by adding…
Cometa Architects designs Barcelona apartment with “hand fan” layout
Local studio Cometa Architects has added a custom-made central staircase and created circular cutouts to showcase a historic…
Windowless facade conceals “quiet grandeur” of Woodend bungalow
Living spaces richly finished with varieties of Italian marble lie behind the opaque facade of this house in…
“Understated nostalgia” defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK
Bright yellow upholstery and formica pops against a 1970s colour palette inside this sandwich shop in Montreal, designed…
Uchronia designs Mandarin Oriental hotel suite as “underwater world”
Design studio Uchronia has showcased works by British artists, including chairs made from extruded plastic and seafoam-green glass…
GLO and Present Forms create The Spark of Hudson community centre
New York-based studios GLO and Present Forms transformed a former tobacco warehouse in Hudson into a community education…
SML Studio Architecture creates cafe inside Vancouver’s Waterfall Building
The angled glass facade of a modernist icon in Vancouver now covers a community cafe and bar designed…
Eight autumnal living spaces dressed in green, brown and orange hues
Autumn is well on its way in the northern hemisphere. To mark the seasonal shift, we’ve compiled a…
Studio &Space renovates 1930s Amsterdam home with “iconic staircase”
Dutch firm Studio &Space has refurbished a time-worn house in Amsterdam, transforming it into a family home with…