August 8th, 2010 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
Fitzroy High School is located in Melbourne, Australia. The school is a real curl strip and has a long history. The government school closed in 1992 but it re-opened in 2004, after an 11-year campaign by parents and residents. In 2009, its senior students gained [...]
December 3rd, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
I present you Amy Long and TQ Shang’s shophouse, located in a suburb of Singapore. The house was built around 1950. During the years the facade was well-maintained, but the whole interior has been redesign. Here we can see the living area with the garden, [...]
December 1st, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
A trip to a deserted ranch in the Salinas Valley, an exchange of cash in an old barn, and a harrowing towing adventure up Highway 101 netted Andreas Stavroupolos’s current abode‚Äîa 1959 Airstream travel trailer. The Airstream is tucked into the back garden, with chickens [...]
November 28th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Architecture
When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a 172-square-foot office / guest house.
October 16th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Lifestyle
Havaianas Sandals, created in 1962, drew their inspiration from the ‘zori’, traditional Japanese slippers made of rice straw. A product of extremely low cost, for many years they were just rubber flip-flops, a long way from the fashion icon they are today.
September 19th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
The 6 star hotel resort Soneva Kiri is located on Koh Kood, an island in the Gulf of Thailand. At this unique site, 24H-architecture designed a series of ecological icons to contribute to Six Senses’ high ambitions in design and ecology. Most prominent is The [...]
September 16th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
This spectacular villa is a sprawling 65,000-square-foot house near Phuket, Thailand. Its owner is Eric Levine, founder of the California WOW Experience gym chain in Asia, who describes the place as “James Bond meets Asia.”
May 18th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
Along the coastline of Hawaii‘s Big Island, an architect and his family exchange the fast city life for different kind of flow. Outside, the white haze rising from the horizon gives way to a deep blue mass of land. Hawaii is the island that comprises [...]
May 13th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
Botanist Patrick Blanc has been bringing the wilds of the rain forests to Parisian walls for over 30 years, most recently at the Jean Nouvel–designed Quai Branly museum. One lucky family, however, doesn’t have to go any farther than their living room to take in [...]
April 28th, 2009 |
by Fifi |
published in
Interiors
A man of few words, Zappon is a prolific cinematographer of critically lauded Danish films such as Okay and Aftermath, known for their graceful asceticism and the showcasing of actress Paprika Steen, the Cate Blanchett of Copenhagen. The main living space of the house is [...]