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Kitchens, bathrooms and storage spaces are slotted behind an MDF “scenography” in these apartments designed by architects Adrià Escolano and David Steegmann. Escolano and Steegmann created the two El Guateque apartments by converting a 160-square-metre self-build house from the 1950s. A refurbishment had previously been attempted in 2007, but was abandoned due to the financial […] More
Concrete columns draped in greenery, steel beams filled with books and a small pool feature in this apartment in Quito, Ecuador that local architect Aquiles Jarrín has overhauled for a family of three and their dog. Jarrín designed the project, called A Forest House, for an apartment located in a 1970s building in the city’s […] More
Atelier Rua has arranged living spaces in this pared-back Portuguese holiday home around an enormous living room, which has three different vistas of its verdant surroundings. Situated south of Lisbon in the small village of Aldeia do Meco, the one-storey concrete house is shared by a retired Dutch couple. The pair were keen to work […] More
The two founders of Lagado Architects have revamped their own townhouse in Rotterdam to feature bold live-work spaces and a sculptural blue staircase. The pale-brick townhouse – renamed Workhome-Playhome – is situated in Noordereiland, a largely residential neighbourhood surrounded by the Nieuwe Maas river. It’s shared by the founders of Lagado Architects, Victor Verhagen and […] More
A renovated home in San Francisco features a pared-down colour scheme with places to eat, mingle and relax, designed by Los Angeles studio JDP Interiors. Located in the neighbourhood of Russian Hill, the home’s interiors were redesigned by JDP Interiors for a couple in their thirties who were looking for a modern aesthetic that was […] More
Parisian studio Liaigre has found a “new energy” since the departure of founder Christian Liaigre. Here’s a look at five new interiors projects, including a modern palace in New Delhi and a ski lodge in St Moritz. Christian Liaigre led his interior design studio for 35 years, creating homes for the likes of Calvin Klein […] More
A spinning porthole offers shifting views of living spaces inside this London apartment, which Surman Weston has finished with bespoke decor elements. The 54-square-metre apartment is set within Makepeace Mansions, a 1920s residential block in the Highgate neighbourhood with a mock-Tudor facade. In the past it had undergone a “piecemeal” renovation that left behind a […] More
We’ve rounded up 10 houses from across the globe with rooms dedicated to yoga and meditation – including a beachfront spot in Mexico and a plywood-covered nook in Canada. Hatley House by Pelletier de Fontenay and François Abbott, Canada This gabled house in the Canadian town of Hatley, Quebec features a minimally furnished room clad […] More
