Canal House, Humbeek, Belgium - Photo © Martino Pietropoli

The Canal House

Architecture and interior design: Studio FarrisFurnishings: on design; Arco, Tobias GrauPhotos: Koen Van Damme, Martino Pietropoli  Though respectfully aligned with the row of residences facing the Brussel-Scheldt Maritime canal in Humbeek (Belgium), the front of...

Vanishing into nature

Architectural design: DECA Architecture Design team: Dionysis Dikefalos, Alison Katri, Carlos Loperena, Maria Pappa, Aliki Samara-Chrisostomidou, Alexandros Vaitsos Structural engineer: ERISMA Mechanical engineer: TEKEM Site manager: Petros Papageorgiou Lightings: Artemide, Cinier, Davey Lighting, Electron, Flos, HISLE, Hunza, LightGraphix, Linea...
Private apartment, Cabanyal, Valencia

Continuity and renewal along the thread of memory

Architecture & Interior design: Viruta LabFurnishings: on design by Viruta Lab, Baltá & Frajumar, OndarretaTiles: Hisbalit, FerrésCeiling fabrics: NaturtexLightings: FontinyBathrooms: NuovvoPhoto credits: David Zarzoso An apartment of 85 sqm, in the colorful, historic seaside district...

Living in Malta in Japanese style

Furnishings: Pedrali, Kartell, Ligne Roset, Arflex, Bespoke, Vitra, Muuto, FatboyLightings: Artemide, Delta Light, Foscarini, FlosRadiators: Tubes Minimal elegance, material contrasts, well-balanced volumes and proportions inside clean, refined spaces, for an open, convivial interpretation of everyday...

Giorgetti Houston: the curtain rises

After four years of construction, the first completely branded real estate project by Giorgetti has been completed. An accomplishment that confirms the Meda-based company’s close ties to the US market (already evident in the...
BSP 20 House, Barcelona

Visual and conceptual daring

It was a run-down sliver of a building, a narrow and neglected interloper between the facades that flank it in the vibrant Borne neighborhood. This was the condition of the late 19th-century building distributed...
Gallery recidence, Toronto

Intimate opulence

Interior design: BurdifilekProject manager: Tom YipProject team: Michael Del Priore, John Seo, Sean Li, Tom Yip, Anna Nomerovsky, Anna Jurkiewicz, Yoonah LeeArchitecture & Contractor: Brennan Custom HomesStones: EDM CanadaMillwork: Armadi di ErikTechnical lighting consultant:...
Water Cabin, Seattle

Life on the water’s surface

Architectural design: Olson KundigMain Contractor: Dyna ContractingStructural engineer: Voelker EngineeringLighting design: Brian HoodPhoto credits: Aaron Leitz Part of a small houseboat community on Seattle’s Portage Bay, floating on the placid waters of Lake Union, the...
Villa Fiorita, Forte dei Marmi, Italy

Classic character, contemporary effect

Interior design: Massimo Iosa GhiniFurnishings: Arclinea, Edra, Florim, Henge, Poliform, VitraLightings: Leucos, De MajoBathrooms: Antonio LupiPhoto credits: Pietro Savorelli In terms of form, this single-family house built in the Sixties is based on a typical...
Naoto Fukasawa house, Tokyo

In Tokyo, the “normal house” of Naoto Fukasawa

The story of the building created by the Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa to contain his studio and his home begins with a walk along the Nomi River in Tokyo, a small waterway of which...