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Poona House by Rajiv Saini Location: Mumbai, India Photo courtesy: Rajiv Saini Description: We were approached for this house by clients who knew exactly where they wanted which rooms, as ‘vaastu/feng shui’ dictated…they were looking for an architect who would string these spaces together as they...

Harbour Front-Row Seat by Luigi Rosselli Architects Location: Sydney, Australia Year: 2014 Photo courtesy: Justin Alexander Description: It is quite rare, in Woollahra Council’s municipality, to have a waterfront residence so close to the water. One gets the feeling of being in Sydney Harbour when looking out...

Eclectically Modern Downtown Loft by BAM Design Lab Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Year: 2014 Photo courtesy: BAM Design Lab Description: We approached this project by streamlining and modernizing this downtown LA industrial loft. Storage and privacy are two very key elements in loft living. The double...

House 3 by Coy Yiontis Architects Location: Balaclava, Victoria, Australia Year: 2014 Photo courtesy: Peter Clarke Description: Situated in a heritage streetscape in Balaclava the project required an approach that restored the street presence of the disfigured Victorian weatherboard and added the spaces required by a contemporary...

Mana Glass House by AABE Location: Baleares, Spain Year: 2006 Photo courtesy: Jean Luc Laloux, Eugenio Pons Description: Nature lays down the law. Its wonderful setting dominates, walls become plate glass windows. Light guides us. Trees creep through construction. The pool is soon a feature of the countryside....

80 Washington Place, Greenwich Village by William Rainero Location: New York City, USA Year: 2012 Price: $29.9 million Photo courtesy: Douglas Elliman Real Estate Description: Located in the heart of Greenwich Village, 80 Washington Place is an extraordinary townhome that has been lovingly restored and converted into...

Cove 6 by SAOTA and ARRCC Location: Pezula, Knysna, South Africa Year: 2008 Photo courtesy: SAOTA Description: The owner’s brief was to design a house inspired by its indigenous fynbos surroundings, which is part of the recently established The Cove, a Private Estate, with the Pezula Golf Estate as...

The Contemporary Hotel Missoni in Kuwait City Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait Photo courtesy: Hotel Missoni Description: Beautiful. Playful. Glamorous. Unique. Offering 18 floors of Missoni’s iconic contemporary design and the warmth of family style hospitality. Sublime comfort. Echoing the colours of desert and sea: gold, sand, turquoise, mosaic....

Departamento en Torres del Faro by vEstudio Arquitectura Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Photo courtesy: Gustavo Sosa Pinilla Thank...

Luxurious Villa Belle in Koh Samui, Thailand Location: Choeng Mon Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand Photo courtesy: Villa Belle Description: Villa Belle is a spacious and luxurious über styling 3 bedroom villa, set in lush tropical surroundings on a hillside overlooking the captivating bays of Choeng Mon...