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The quarry-stone masonry, timber framing and wooden lintels reveal the building’s rural past. © Maxime Delvaux

A family refuge
Holiday Home in Normandy by Studio Guma
Hécourt has 300 inhabitants and is located in the Eure Valley just 80 km west of Paris. The village is the setting for Studio Guma‘s transformation of a farmhouse and two outbuildings into a second home for a family. The project was carried out with few structural interventions.

Partition walls made of maritime pine plywood panels emphasise the expressive design of the Maison Molaire. © Dylan Perrenoud

Experimentation with space
Apartment Renovation in Geneva by Bureau
In Geneva, Bureau have transformed a former dental practice into an experimental sequence of spaces that tests the possibilities of apartment design and functionality.

Hurlstone Memorial Reserve Community Centre by Sam Crawford Architects. © Brett Boardman Photography

A creative place for encounters
Sydney Community Centre by Sam Crawford Architects
Western Sydney has a new community centre thanks to Sam Crawford Architects. The Hurlstone Memorial Reserve Community Centre provides space for cultural activities and connects with local heritage.

The design of these holiday flats is cosy and inviting. © Lorenzo Zandri

A barrier-free farmyard
Holiday Flats by Clementine Blakemore
In the British county of Dorset, Clementine Blakemore Architects have transformed a group of dilapidated agricultural buildings into holiday flats as part of a 250-ha organic farm.

Fritz Hansen presented the Monolit chair designed by Cecilie Manz during the 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen. © Fritz Hansen

Comfortable seating
Monolit Chair by Cecilie Manz
During the 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen, Fritz Hansen presented the new Monolit chair, designed by Danish designer Cecilie Manz. Monolit is an upholstered plywood shell chair with a leather frame and is available in two different heights.

The wooden building components have been left exposed in the interior. © Jan Bitter

Sustainable living in wood
Apartment House in Berlin by Scharabi Architekten
Sustainable building techniques, social cohesion and a great degree of comfort come together at Holzhaus Linse [Engl.: Linse wooden house] in Berlin’s Schöneberg district. This creative living concept is a test for the metropolitan lifestyles of the future.

Coffee as inspiration
Café in Ukraine by Makhno Studio
With the Kofan Coffee Shop, Makhno Studio have created a café in the heart of the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk. On the spatial and designerly levels, the fundamental concept embodies the joy of coffee.

General view of Top-Up and Patch 22: Both buildings were designed by Frantzen et al. © Isabel Nabuurs

Residential building as a timber-concrete hybrid
Top-Up in Amsterdam by Frantzen et al
In the former industrial harbour of Buiksloterham in Amsterdam, a seven-storey timber-concrete hybrid residential building was built on the walls of a former cable warehouse. The living levels can be freely configured by the users.

The south facade of the Green House is planted with bamboo and features sliding polycarbonate panels. © Kilian O'Sullivan

Living in a greenhouse
Low-Energy House in London by Hayhurst & Co
London’s Green House, which was designed by Hayhurst & Co, offers a contemporary, energy-efficient reinterpretation of a greenhouse built on a residential scale.

Approached from Sweden, the Ferring research centre at Copenhagen airport represents a first, dramatic outpost to the Danish capital. © Nigel Young/Foster and Partners

An exposed crystal
Ferring Soundport in Copenhagen by Foster + Partners
At Copenhagen airport, the new research centre opened by pharma producer Ferring juts into the strait known as Øresund (or simply the Sound in English) like a bastion of steel and glass.

The high studio building stands on a forested lot on Long Island. © Naho Kubota

A refuge with panoramic views
Springs Artists Studio on Long Island by Worrell ...
For an artist couple on Long Island, Worrell Yeung have designed a reduced, minimalist refuge for working and resting.

Museo Memoria de Andalucía in Granada by Alberto Campo Baeza, © Javier Callejas

For architecture and research
Alberto Campo Baeza and Till Roenneberg Receive t...
Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza and German chronobiologist Till Roenneberg receive the Daylight Award 2024, which is presented every two years to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to research and practice in the use of daylight in architecture.

The new wooden house stands within the exterior walls surrounding the old carpentry workshop. © Stjin Bollaert

Inside a stone shell
Wooden House Behind Old Workshop Walls in Flanders
Safe and sound within the exterior walls of an old carpentry workshop, Raamwerk have set a simple wooden house on the existing foundations. Remnants and mementos of the property’s former function appear at every turn.

Two watercourses delimit the spit where the narrow house is located. © Jeroen Verrecht

Expansion and renovation
House in Ghent by Graux & Baeyens Architecten
In Ghent, Graux & Baeyens Architecten have renovated a house and expanded it with an addition. The expansion offers space for urban family living and ensures a logical flow of movement inside.

Sculptural shopping
Stores for Jacquemus in London and Paris by OMA
In Paris and London, OMA have designed the shops for the southern French fashion label Jacquemus, developing multi-layered design scenarios despite material self-restraint.

Der Catifa Carta von Arper aus PaperShell zeigt Kreislaufwirtschaft im Design. Er besteht aus 29 Papierlagen, laminiert mit natürlichem Harz. © Salva Lopez

Circular materials from Milan
Recycling, Reuse and Circular Materials
Circular design was the dominant theme at Milan Design Week. Here we present four projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to the sustainable use of material cycles.

Above the bar hangs a large-scale painting by the American artist Larry Poon. © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners

Fine Dining in Manhattan
Restaurant in New York by Foster + Partners
In New York’s Four Twenty Five office tower, Foster + Partners have designed the spaces for a restaurant with a cocktail lounge, private dining room and show kitchen.

Saved from demolition
Conversion of Felix Platter Hospital in Basel
The Müller Sigrist/Rapp consortium transformed the former hospital into a residential complex featuring 134 units, saving the striking 1960s high-rise block from demolition.