Fitzroy High School

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 [...]

Shophouse

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, [...]

Airstream

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 [...]

Tree House

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.

Shop ’till you flop…

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.

Ecological Children Center

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 [...]

Eric Levine Home

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.”

Big Island House

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 [...]

Green Home

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 [...]

Zappon House

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 [...]