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Colour & materials

Nine Unique and Architectural Apartments in Spain

The architects behind these innovative homes across Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville in Spain have turned the challenge of small living into an art form.

Projects

A 13-Square-Metre Chambre de Bonne with a Skylight Loft

Interior designers Sarah Chayeb and Pauline Paradis took a 19th century chambre de bonne in Paris and turned it into a functional, stylish apartment.

Round-Ups

Terracotta: A Divisive Hue Uniting Apartment Spaces

What colour is terracotta exactly? From reddish to brownish, the exact hue depends on who you’re talking to. Still, it's a popular pick for crafting cohesive interiors.

Projects

A Couple’s Rustic-meets-Modern Apartment in Oslo with a Wood Stove

The 60sqm Oslo home of designer Elias Olderbakk and historian Anna Grøgaard is about as cosy as they come, with the perfect balance of rustic and modern charms.

Feature

Optimisation as Maximisation, Not Reduction: An Interview with Architects and Owners Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer

Rotterdam-based architects Beatriz Ramo and Bernd Upmeyer look at optimisation as maximisation, not reduction. See how this philosophy came to life in a 7 sqm unit.

Projects

A New York–Style Penthouse in Sweden with a Sleeping Loft

Structural design engineer Niklas Lindén channeled his childhood passions for building treehouses and his lifelong love of New York aesthetics into his dream home.

Feature

Ply-curious

From coffins and elaborate gifts to some of the most iconic furniture pieces and ambitious architectural projects of our age – plywood dominates.

Projects

A Scandinavian-inspired Apartment by the Sea for a Retired Couple

Inspired by the natural surroundings, interior designer Camille Delbecque created a grand (yet modest) abode for a retired couple, looking to slow down by the sea.

Small Living

A 20K Renovation Budget and a Can-do Attitude: How Shaun Tompkins Lives Small

Twenty-thousand dollars, YouTube videos, and a can-do attitude: three essential ingredients to Shaun Tompkins’s DIY renovation of his 42 sqm Melbourne apartment.

Projects

An Elegant Pied-à-Terre in Paris’s Fifth Arrondissement

For this 40sqm pied-à-terre, interior designer Thomas Christiaen relied on custom and made-to-measure fittings to make an elegant space infused with Parisian charm.

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