Displaying posts from May, 2022

“This renovation increases the functionality and flexibility of the living spaces within an original-condition, two bedroom 60’s apartment in Brunswick, Melbourne (Naarm). We sought to celebrate the quality and atmosphere of the original home, while adapting to meet the current needs of the owner.

Colour, material and form are brought together as a new layer, to continue the story of the original apartment, and to bring joy to the daily life of the occupants.”

Removing a wall to connect the kitchen and living room may have been the start of this renovation but it’s the celebration of materials and shapes of the time that is the icing on the cake. Salvaged terrazzo floors were laid, the cabinets reference 60s profiles, the red marble and sage green 2pac finishes take their cue from highlights in the floor and original tapware was reused. Brunswick Apartment by Murray Barker.

Photography by Benjamin Hosking

Today I’m sharing a gorgeous manor house located in Tarbes, near Lourdes, France. Restored in 2005 with approximately 600m² of living space, a caretaker’s house 250m², garage and 5 acres of parkland. The main house comprises 3 drawing rooms, 2 dining rooms, fully equipped kitchen, 3 offices, wash room, 2 dressing rooms, 7 bedrooms and 5 bath or shower rooms and 2 terraces on the first floor with jacuzzi and a fountain. The caretaker’s house includes 2 sitting rooms, kitchen, 6 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and basement and the garage has a work shop and possibility for 6 cars. The style of this home is unique and almost chalet-like. This would be so fun to get my hands on! If only I had a spare 2.3M USD. For sale via Le Figaro Properties.

It’s like I say week in week out. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend it helps if it’s somewhere stylish. East Bay by Jen Langston Interiors.

The landscaping of this home in the Sydney suburb of Haberfield is lush and contemporary and has everything you could possibly want to enjoy the lovely weather those Australia get 364 days a year ;). Now I’m going to be dreaming and scheming how I can get myself a steel pond. Designed by Fieldwork Associates. (Photos: Jessica Harris)

Milan-based Hannes Peer Architecture is quintessentially European and the attention to detail and gorgeous selection of furnishings and finishes puts them high up on my list of favourite firms.
The constant theme is the search for eclecticism as well as high quality in the design at all scales through the study of the close relationship between architecture, historical context and new technologies mediating between craftsmanship and industrial production. The language used in the design is stratified and eclectic, uniting poetic vision and rigorous design. The studio’s projects are recognizable by their strong iconographic identity, based upon continuous research on colours and materials and the contamination between the various contemporary languages. The style is a mix of traditional and contemporary, the overlapping of different styles, highlighting the respect for historical elements, including and superimposing contemporary elements, giving the whole project a sense of eclecticism and uniqueness. The projects are sophisticated also in terms of materials. This has much to do with the richness of the palette of elements that are used, such as silk rugs, oxidised metals, aged timbers, surfaces with different transparencies, textural surfaces, etc. The opulence of these textures mixed with the drama of the natural lighting imbue the space with a sense of theatre. The lusciousness of the textures and the theatrical nature of the space undoubtedly carry the stamp of a deeply Italian architectural and decorative research.