Journal

A Peaceful Parisian Loft Full of Personality

Nestled in a typical passageway in the busy 11th arrondissement sits a tranquil-like loft that is a welcome escape from the streets of Paris. Once a derelict old factory, this family home was pains...

MilK and The Modern Family Home

Isis-Colombe Combréas, Founder and Editorial Director of the French-based MilK magazine, talks us through their gestalten debut and the significance of the family home in the age of lockdowns and t...

Beauty and Brutalism, The Life of Bertrand Goldberg

Bertrand Goldberg is one of the great architects of the mid-century era and the individual behind one of Chicago's most iconic landmarks. Paying homage to this pioneering designer on what would hav...

A Revived Residence by The Serene Corsican Sea

The sound of waves crashing, the smell of sun is everywhere on the wind, and the relaxing feeling of the coast oozes throughout—life really is better by the beach. Discover how architect Amelia Tav...

A Sense of Distilled Harmony Transforms A Belgian Castle

Rising from the Belgian countryside is a 12th-century castle that has been resorted in a perfect balance of harmony for May and Axel Vervoordt. The renowned owner of art galleries, art, and antique...

The Story of Montréal’s Living, Breathing Biodôme

A once symbolic structure of the Montréal 1976 Olympic Games, this brutalist dome that found a second lease of life as a science museum. After recently undergone a vast renovation, we speak to arch...

Planting Seeds, Growing A Community

For over a century, community gardens have been a focal part of life in urban areas across much of the world. Their rise is attributed to food shortages during the wars, but today they are beacons ...

The Boom In Blooming Buildings

Although vertical gardens and living walls have been in existence for millenniums, today they play a more pivotal role that ever in ensuring humans and nature can live together in harmony. As a mov...

Geometry Informs a Tree-Like Sanctuary in Cape Town

A retreat in the foresty mountains of Cape Town rises to share the space with nature in a seemingly organic fashion. The architectural creation by Malan Vorster is a leading case study that display...

Wang Shu and The Essence of Chinese Architecture Part II

For the second-part of the Wang Shu and Yoko Choi interview, the pair discuss China's position in the global architecture discourse and why Shu doesn't take on projects outside of his homeland.