A personal review of design creations
Zen Spaces
In Jaipur, Sanjay Puri Architects unveils a 2,500sqm home that blurs the lines between the inside and the outside.
Onze22, a Window to the City
With 24 floors made up of suspended slabs enclosed in floor-to-ceiling glass, Onze22 by TRIPTYQUE provides the experience of a scenic viewpoint.
An Office in the Sugar Cube
In Helsinki, Fyra design agency created a new office of law firm DLA Piper in Alvar Aalto's iconic, recognizably monolithic "Sugar Cube" building.
Aethos Ericeira Hotel
With boasting views over the Atlantic Ocean, Aethos Ericeira Hotel started as a refurbishment project on a protected site… but the end result looks like a brand new property.
The Casa Café
In the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, coffee is part of the landscape and traditions. There, the coffee house is establishing a connection with the residents.
#HeatSeries - WIIK House, Spain
In the Málaga region, a residential project hides in the centre of a town. The U-shaped plot is inspired by Arab architecture that needs to be lived, inhabited, and walked in.
Episode 3 – The WIIK House by DTR_Studio, Estepona.
#HeatSeries – Liknon, Greece
In Samos, an island with a rich culture and tradition in goods and winemaking, K-Studio connected the Metaxa brand to its roots.
Episode 2 – Liknon by K-Studio, Vourliotes, Greece
#HeatSeries - Enso II, Mexico
The planet is overheating this Summer… Here is a series dedicated to homes created to hide in the shade to avoid the boiling temperatures.
Episode 1 – Enso II by HW Studio, Guanajuato, Mexico
The International African American Museum
The International African American Museum opens this weekend in Charleston at the waterfront site that served as the port of arrival for nearly half of all enslaved Africans brought to North America in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
#RamadanSeries - Aman Mosque
In the warm and humid delta of Bengal, the idea of embodiment of spirituality by creating calm and serene environment is at the start of this project.
Season 4, Episode 3: Aman Mosque, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.