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A Modern Minimalist House That Showcases A Maserati

January 8, 2020 HD Staff 0

We have seen houses that showcase Ferraris and Lamborghinis. In fact, we have seen some luxury apartments do so as well. This particular 131.68 square metre car lover’s house has been created by Fujiwaramuro Architects in central Takamatsu, Japan, as a reinforced concrete haven to a stunning Maserati. The brief was that the house should […]

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Refined White Minimalist Interiors

January 2, 2020 HD Staff 0

White minimalist decor is the height of cool and sophisticated refinement. With all excess removed and focus set firmly on functionality, the result is sharp stylish living spaces like these four pristine examples. We’ll take a wander around one flat and flawless living room with a hidden kitchen and hideaway TV/media wall, and discover a […]

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Bright Apartments Styled With Mid Century Modernism

December 6, 2019 HD Staff 0

Two bright apartments bid a cheerful welcome here, each designed by the talent at Kroniki Studio. The airy interiors are uplifted with colourful accent pieces, and boosted with that distinctive mid century modern style. Naturally, wood tone is an essential player in the mid century modern aesthetic, along with crisp white painted walls. The rest […]

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Zigzagging white ramps encourage interaction at Huandou School in China

November 16, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Huandou School by Trace Architecture Office TAO

Trace Architecture Office designed zigzagging ramps running round Huandou School in Haikou, China, to encourage interaction and play between students outside the classroom. Monolithic white pillars surround the internal courtyard of the school, which sits within a dense residential area. Trace Architecture Office (TAO)  said the design is intended “create a nurturing environment that celebrates

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Prison inmates help build cracked-open Church of the Penitent Thief in Italy

October 26, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Church of the Penitent Thief by INOUTarchitettura, LADO architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER in Bologna, Italy

The Church of the Penitent Thief in Bologna, Italy, is housed in a gabled white volume cleaved in two by a glazed crack and was built with the help of inmates of La Dozza prison. INOUTarchitettura, LADO architetti and LAMBER + LAMBER were part of the architecture team that designed the church. Called Chiesa del

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Minimalist Interiors In Soothing Shades Of Grey, Beige And White

October 11, 2019 HD Staff 0

Cool, crisp and serene, these two minimalist home interior tours redefine the idea of a ‘welcoming’ space. Our modern world is a chaotic and fast paced environment with many distractions. We are plugged in and on the go 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so maybe simplification of our surroundings is what’s needed […]

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Snaking canopy covers open-air hotpot restaurant in Chinese forest

September 29, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Garden Hotpot Restaurant by MUDA Architects

A canopy supported by slim white columns covers a hotpot restaurant by MUDA Architects in Chengdu, China which hugs the edge of a lotus pond in a eucalyptus forest. The Garden Hotpot Restaurant is located at the edge of the Sansheng Township in a suburb of Chengdu, and specialises in the area’s traditional cuisine where

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Modest Size Apartments That Make The Most Of White

August 2, 2019 HD Staff 0

White decor isn’t just about getting back to basics, or avoiding the minefield of dodgy colour choices to be made despite painting half a room with tiny paint pot samples. White decor can be used to make small spaces feel comfortably larger and less crowded. Pure white paint can be used against a darker colour […]

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White concrete shutters front Brazilian university building

July 28, 2019 James Brillon 0

A covered street cuts through this new university campus building in northern Brazil designed by Rede Arquitetos, Croquis Projetos and Neudson Braga, providing a shaded and breezy area for students to socialise between classes. The building expands the Universidade Federal do Ceará’s (UFC) campus in the Brazilian town of Crateús with classrooms, laboratories, offices and

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Henning Larsen completes Iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou

July 15, 2019 India Block 0
Henning Larsen completes Hangzhou Yuhang Opera

Henning Larsen designed tech white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera, which visitors can climb up, to look like “floes of ice” on a lake. The waterfront performance venue in Hangzhou, China, contains a 1,400-seat auditorium, a 500-seat black box theatre, and an exhibition centre. The white facade of the cultural centre in Hangzhou, China, is punctuated with

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