The name Bondi Beach instantly conjures the Australian sun, surfers, golden cliffs, and a beachside energy unlike anywhere else. It's in this iconic Sydney neighborhood that the firm Common Office completed, in late 2025, a four-level villa that is at once spectacular and intimate. This Australian home, Ramsgate House offers the chance to live near one of the world’s most popular beaches…
Let’s take a look at this 1930s house renovated, built on a hillside on the western outskirts of Paris. Its main feature is to be build on a sloping lot. The building has three levels, and the lower level is largely in shadow. To solve this problem, interior designer Camille Hermand made a radical and original decision: to move the living areas to the top floor. The bedrooms are located on the…
Marlin and Olav have been living in a corner house in Leusden, the Netherlands, since 2021. It’s a beautiful home, spacious, bright, and functional, but cold. The rooms didn’t flow together. The different flooring divided the space into disparate zones. Acoustics were poor. And when it came to style, the couple couldn’t decide: she loves the Japandi style, while he prefers the boutique-hotel…
In Lagoa, in the Algarve hinterland, an old quinta has just been completely transformed. Casa Dima is a project by two Portuguese studios, StudioArte and Concepto-Studio, who have reinvented traditional architecture without ever betraying its essence. They have turned this old building, which looks unremarkable from the street, into a renovated white house with a pool and contemporary decor.…
While the other Balearic Islands are filled with resorts and marinas, Menorca protects its coastline and white-stone houses. A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1993, the island has chosen a slower pace of life over uncontrolled development. El Puente Al Amor, a Mediterranean-style home in Torre Solí Nou, embodies this very value within its walls. A villa designed by Studio Mercy Amie Mercer, a…
Behind a wrought-iron gate, at the end of a path lined with century-old trees, lies an apartment unlike any other. The building, a listed structure set in a beautiful park, was once a workhouse. Today, its spaces have been reimagined by the team behind Soho Farmhouse. This historic Victorian attic apartment with its unique layout is well worth a visit. The spacious living room You enter on the…
This apartment, located in Paris’s 17th arrondissement, is occupied by its owner, a woman who lives there alone. But she regularly hosts her children and grandchildren there, which called for some adaptation. She therefore called on Amandine Maroteaux, of Atelier Compostelle, to carry out the renovation of this 140-square-meter Haussmann-style apartment. A new layout, a new light The studio…
In a former industrial area of East London, a row of Victorian red-brick warehouses stands out. One of them has been converted into a triplex loft apartment. Spanning three levels and totaling 81 square meters, it was once the former studio of fashion photographer Tim Walker. The exterior and red brick as a signature The facade is characteristic of London’s old industrial buildings, with its…
In southeast London, the renovation of this terraced Victorian townhouse on Lausanne Road features a timeless and understated style. From the street, it displays the classic profile of London terraced houses: brick, white stucco details, a silhouette similar to so many others on the street. But its steps lead to a blush-pink front door by the London Door Company. A single detail, and the entire…
School Farm Barn was created by converting an old farm barn in the English countryside. It sits in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, England. With its symmetrical silhouette, sleek gabled roof, and large sliding doors, it now surprises with its contemporary look. An exposed, unhidden structural framework The building’s agricultural identity remains clear. The designers did not seek to conceal…
