Cresta

CRESTA from BREADTRUCK TV on Vimeo.

A look into the soul of a piece of architecture. This film explores the connection between architecture and nature, and how clean minimal design can save us from the suburbs. Film by Jeff Durkin, Architecture by Jonathan & Matthew Segal.

The Bridge House

House of the Week 162: Maracanã House

The Maracanã House in São Paulo, Brazil was designed by Danilo Earth of Brazilian practice Earth and Tuma Arquitectos Asociados. The rough bare appearance at the entry is translated to the spartan interior of exposed concrete blockwork and flooring. The open plan living areas unfold to lush walled gardens, attempting to find balance with the natural and man-made surroundings.

Interiors : The Brick Loft

This project entailed the conversion of a former industrial office located in Joo Chiat in Singapore, into an airy & chic apartment. Designed by architects & cross disciplinary practice, FARM the spaces of the loft are bathed in light against the stark white wall surfaces and steel floated concrete floors. Conceptually the apartment borrows a localized aesthetic seen in textured ventilation blocks, painted brick and exposed, unrendered structure.

New Work: A-Frame

Jamaican-born designer Sean Knibb has converted a defunct IHOP restaurant in Culver City, LA into a unpretentious, yet trendy Korean-fusion restaurant. The design exposes the Douglas fir ceiling and covers the walls in white pine with unmasked knots, revealing the form of the A-frame. Colour blocks of yellow and red are used on the doors and columns as well to highlight aspects of the design. The interior spills out to a concrete patio and garden featuring low-maintenance plants and with ornamental grass.

 

Photography by Sarah Lonsdale for Remodelista and via A-Frame

New Work ::: LAM cafe

photographs (c)Hiroyukioki OKI

LAM Café is a 350m² eatery in NhaTrang, Vietnam designed by a21 studio that derives its name from the local word for ‘louvers’ and expresses the structure and the architectural concept. The designed like a folded shell the roof is constructed of layers of coconut leaves, tiling and fishing nets.

Casa 89 by Spanish outfit, H Architects
there is just something about sexy boxes (boxtastic)

Carvalho Araujo Architects
a Portugese architect and designer with a well crafted industrial and minimal aesthetic