Displaying posts from August, 2013

I’ve got another small apartment for you designed by Brazilian architect Alan Chu and Cristiano Kato (see previously featured apartment here). This one has 2 of my favourite design elements – flat black and raw/rustic looking wood. And they work SO WELL together. The kitchen tile is very odd but it’s growing on me – likely because it’s such an unexpected element with the rest of the apartment. I could absolutely live here. 

More from Doherty Lynch. The Sutherland Road house. Colour plays across wall and floor, furniture pops, rugs revel, and artwork splashes. Fresh and young and bright and stylish. Australian interior design I love you!

A limited palette of whites and greys and dark wood tones is spiced up with rich colour underfoot. Magenta and marigold yellow add dynamic riffs to this elegant yet retrained renovation, Grove Residence Two by Melbourne-based interior designers Doherty Lynch. Fabulous, fun and functional.

In keeping with my small homes theme today, check out this super creative 40 sq m holiday apartment in France designed by Italian firm Studio UdA. The design also met the client’s request to have a spacious lounge area and two separate sleeping quarters, all with sea views. The reference to beach huts and self-built cabanas has led to the creation of lightweight structures inside the apartment; they are easy to assemble, relatively inexpensive and can also be set up according to the inhabitant’s taste and whims, while constantly offering views towards the outside. This is really cool – and I love how the bedrooms can be left open or sealed off depending on their use. Fun colours too! (See more of UdA’s work here)

Clearly land in Japan is at a premium. Someone saw this tiny piece of land above and decided it was fit for a house! That’s crazy talk. Makes my 12′ wide house feel enormous. Too bad there’s no furniture in place – I’d love to see how the owners work it. Designed by architects Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates.