Katie Last

Blurring Boundaries wraps sculptural brick home around tree in Indian forest

December 27, 2023 Katie Last 0

Indian studio Blurring Boundaries has used organic forms and natural materials throughout Asmalay, a curvaceous home that wraps around trees in a forest near Mumbai. Nestled within a network of mango trees in Indian coastal town Alibag, the house was designed to showcase the connection between architecture and nature. In response to the surrounding canopy

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Mamout reclaims materials from demolished warehouse for Belgian courtyard house

December 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

Materials from a dismantled warehouse were used to build this courtyard house named Dailly, which local studio Mamout has nestled between two buildings in Belgium. Dailly is arranged around two courtyards and features colourful spaces filled with reclaimed materials. “The project stems from its urban location and the need for direct natural light in all

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3DM Architecture celebrates Maltese traditions in minimalist home

December 19, 2023 Katie Last 0

Local studio 3DM Architecture has married arched volumes with a pared-back material palette to create Twentyfour, a minimalist home in Malta. Slotted in among a series of terraced houses in Rabat, the three-storey home is designed to celebrate traditional Maltese aesthetics through modern design. “The point of departure for this project was almost a self-awareness

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Will Gamble Architects draws on desert modernism for London extension

December 12, 2023 Katie Last 0

British studio Will Gamble Architects used natural materials throughout Palm Springs, a glazed extension to the back of a Grade II-listed house in north London. Located in a conservation area, the extension is informed by desert modernism, a style that emerged in Palm Springs during the mid-20th century. Nodding to the clients’ ties to California,

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Neil Dusheiko Architects revamps London terrace to bring owner “closer to nature”

December 8, 2023 Katie Last 0

A green wall and a charred-timber extension define House of the Elements, a Victorian home in London renovated by local studio Neil Dusheiko Architects. Intended to mimic a “spa-like retreat”, the Peckham home was remodelled to brighten its dark, closed-off interior and help bring nature in. While opening up its interior to the outside, Neil

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COA Arquitectura adds “earth-toned” home to Mexican forest

November 26, 2023 Katie Last 0

Blocky forms and triangular cutouts intersect to form Casa Cielo, a monolithic house that Mexican studio COA Arquitectura has added to a forest in Jalisco. Nestled among trees on the triangular site, the Mexican home is coated in textural, earth-toned plaster and punctured by angular openings, balconies, and semi-outdoor spaces. “Our aim was to create

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John Ellway staggers series of indoor-outdoor spaces at Cascade House

November 24, 2023 Katie Last 0

Australian architect John Ellway has renovated an early 20th-century cottage in Queensland into an open family home intended to encourage indoor-outdoor living. Named Cascade House, the residence in Paddington required minimal renovations but was overhauled by Ellway to create more playful spaces for the family’s three children. It has been updated with a staggered interior

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Reclaimed materials form “playful and textured” facade of Sydney house

November 7, 2023 Katie Last 0

A staggered arrangement of windows and patterned sections of brickwork form the facade of 19 Waterloo Street, a house that Australian studio SJB has added to a small site in Sydney. The building, which also contains a shop and self-contained flat, was designed by SJB to replace a damaged structure on the compact site in the

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Restored historic paintings cover walls of converted Frescohallen restaurant

November 6, 2023 Katie Last 0

Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has converted a listed room in Norway into a restaurant, adding an angular mirrored bar and restoring the building’s historical frescoes. Designed to highlight the history of the building, Frescohallen restaurant was added to the former Norwegian Stock Exchange in Bergen, replacing a rundown food hall that previously occupied the

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Stacks of reclaimed slate form facade of The Garden Retreat

October 29, 2023 Katie Last 0

Reclaimed materials were used to create this garden studio, which London practice The Environmental Design Studio has added to a compact site in Cambridge, England. Named The Garden Retreat, the studio is just 15 square metres in size and nestles into a small site in the back garden of a Victorian terrace. “I wanted to

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