From Disorder to Renewed Identity French studio Tectoniques approaches the Maryse Bastié Secondary School in France as one might approach a long-overlooked manuscript — worn, disjointed, but full of structural intention. Located on the southwestern edge of the medieval city of Dole, the 1974 campus was originally designed in a rigid orthogonal layout by Jouven…
Mogo Fuses Japanese Jazz Culture with Industrial Milanese Edge Giorgia Longoni Studio has created a unique bar and dining concept in the Isola district of Milan, called MOGO. The venue is centered around a handcrafted, 360-degree sound station, wrapped in steel, velvet, and carved wood, drawing inspiration from the communal concept and retro aesthetics of…
architecture studios of porto through marc goodwin’s lens Continuing his global exploration of architects’ workspaces, Archmospheres photographer Marc Goodwin turns his lens to Porto. Traveling across the city, Goodwin visited a diverse group of architecture studios, many housed in carefully renovated buildings that speak to Porto’s layered urban fabric. This latest series highlights the character…
Introduction to Villa Nagiso Villa Nagiso by studio OTAA unfolds in a corner of Japan‘s Nagano Prefecture where the forest presses close and the past is preserved with the wood. In Nagiso, a town scarcely known even among Japanese people, the terrain speaks louder than the built environment. Dense forests of Kiso hinoki — a…
Introduction to Nu Drom Offices In the rolling landscape of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Matière Première realizes its Nu Drom Offices. The architecture feels less like a new construction and more like a natural extension of its site. Designed and built by the Quebecois architecture studio together with its design-build company Nu Drom, the project introduces…
Rattan is one of those gorgeous materials that is adaptable to a range of interior styles such as the Hamptons look, plus it’s an affordable way to restyle your home for the season. Inviting rattan into your home can be as subtle as updating your kitchen stools, changing lighting or refreshing decor items such as…
Introduction to Lei Homestay In the shifting landscape of North Yangjiaqiao Village, Beijing, where colored steel roofs and Western-style houses disrupt the memory of traditional courtyard homes, ARCHSTUDIO steps in with a grounded response. Named Lei Homestay, the project transforms a 400-square-meter site in Pinggu District into a serene guesthouse organized around three cherished family…
A mortgage may clamp a significant financial chain around your ankles, but with that great responsibility also comes great freedom. Namely, to do what you like to your own home (subject to council approval, of course). Rental tenants, on the other hand, have traditionally seemed stuck with whatever dodgy decor, poky layout or boring bathrooms…
There’s nothing quite like lapping up the luxury at a five-star hotel or falling asleep between sumptuous sheets at a well-heeled holiday rental to remind us of the finer things in life. And while most of us save such decadence for a special occasion, sadly returning to a cluttered kitchen and unmade bed, adding luxurious…
Different personalities mean different decor styles, and with so many aesthetics fighting for attention, it can be hard to pinpoint the ‘house style’ in any share house. Fear not, though, we’re here to help you. In some share houses, a makeshift bar takes pride of place on the mantle while stilettos explode out of wardrobes….
