industrial apartment

In the historic center of Quito, Ecuador, Aquiles Jarrín has transformed a formerly compartmentalized residence into an airy and plant-filled home. By stripping back the walls of the existing 1970s apartment, the project reveals ‘a forest’ of beautifully unpolished concrete columns and a permeable living space. The owners of the apartment sought to break down... 

This apartment in Chicago, which features wood and steel volumes slotted within an exposed concrete structure, was designed by local firm Vladimir Radutny Architects to create a spacious home for a couple. The architect kept the space black and added structural details such as the concrete ceiling and pillars during the overhaul. The studio then... 

Mona Singal, architect/partner of Rua 141, and architect Rafael Zalc collaborated on an apartment in São Paulo, Brazil that desperately needed a new layout. Apartment RZ is a mere 50-square-meters which meant great detail was given to how the space was used, and we think that the architects did a great job while renovating it.... 

A young couple with a child commissioned Taiwanese design firm KC design studio to renovate a 125-square-meters residence they wanted to call home after living in another country for many years. The resulting space shows off a combo of the couple’s styles – modern elements for the husband and natural details for the wife –...