I have a thing for repurposed work benches. Do you? By Donald Lococo Architects.

It’s hump day. Slap bang in the middle of the week, a mountain of work to do and the weekend  like a mirage on the horizon. Time for a fantasy escape. A luxury safari getaway to Segera Retreat on the Laikipia Plateau in Kenya. Ahhh! I’m feeling better already.

Harbour Edge House c.1910 reworked and extended by Fearon Hay Architects. An ethereal beauty. White floors, white walls, floating white drapes stirred by the breeze from the water beyond. Simplified and sensual. It’s love at first sight for me.

The awards have been decided, gongs to be given and it’s official. The World Architectural Festival has chosen the Dune House by New Zealand’s Fearon Hay Architects as the winner in the Villa category. Nestled in the dunes of a popular beach the home provides shelter and privacy, a raw richness and coastal calm. Interiors are in collaboration with Penny Hay.

I do believe I love a shipping container conversion almost as much as a church conversion. There’s something about taking an empty steel box and turning it into a home, a getaway, a backyard retreat, an office, whatever and wherever you want. This one is by Portuguese architectural firm Studio ARTE as part of their Nomad Living project.