An Unusual Coffee House in Gijang, South Korea

Incredible as it may seem, this wonderful structure is part of a coffee shop built in Gijang, near Busan, Port City, the second largest city in South Korea. Gijang is famous for its beautiful and incredible seaside landscapes surrounded by rocky hills that give them an intimidating but, at the same time, mesmerizing appearance. This is part of the attractive that this wonderful cafe offers to visitors – after all,..

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A Contemporary Home with Views Over the Rolling Green Hills of Colina, Chile

This house was designed by Studio Cáceres Lazo in 2016 for a young couple who fell madly in love with the small town and its wonderful views over the green hills. It is located in Colina, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile, and covers an area of 280 square meters. As the new owners had fallen in love with the views, being unable to enjoy them from every corner of the house..

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Equipe Lamas Designs a Contemporary Home in Brasilia, Brazil

This house, built surrounded by dense vegetation and specifically designed for a family that loves the environment and seeks to connect with it, is located in Lago Sul, Brasilia, Brazil, and was designed by Equipe Lamas in 2016. It covers a total area of 850 meters squared, all organized in one level. Its exterior is populated by ravishing green gardens, comfortable yards, and a beautiful blue-turquoise pool surrounded by tall..

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Pasel Kuenzel Architects Design a Luminous Home in the Netherlands

This gorgeous 180 square-meter house was designed by Pasel Kuenzel Architects in 2016, and is located in the Netherlands. From the very first moment that we lay eyes upon this house, we can observe its style and design, which calls for our attention immediately. It appears to be sandwiched in between two other buildings; however, in its interior, that sensation dissipates entirely. It has bright spaces and clean wood floors,..

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An Elegant Concrete Apartment in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan

This apartment, covering an area of 61 meters squared, is used for vacational rental services, and was recently renovated by Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects. It’s located in Shibuya, one of the most cutting-edge downtown areas in Tokyo, Japan, and, indeed, all of Asia. Its interior, a space of little natural light and decorated in dark hues, seeks to give its visitors a sense of tranquility and relaxation, taking them away, in..

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A Serene White Spa Sheltered in the Forests of Southern Sweden

This spa, surrounded by green areas that transmit a sense of tranquility and relaxation, was designed by Claesson Koivisto Rune in 2016. Located in southern Sweden, and surrounded by lush green vegetation that guarantees us an escape from our everyday lives, it covers a total area of 340 square meters. Completely surrounded by trees and dense vegetation, it has two pools, a covered area for the coldest winter days, and..

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A Multi-Family Home in Vista Hermosa, Mexico

This project consists of a building created to house a total of 20 families in spaces ranging from 70 to 90 meters squared, and with a total space of 1,200 meters squared. Located in Vista Hermosa, an area of Mexico City in Mexico, it was finished in 2015, and was overseen by Fernanda Canales. The project, with walls of concrete and black perforated bricks, which allow natural light to flow..

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A Spectacular Church in Breederiver Valley, South Africa

This wonderful building, located in Breederiver Valley, Witzenberg Municipality, South Africa, was designed by Steyn Studio in 2016. It is a church and covers an area of 430 square meters. Its dynamic external structure, which simulates the lines of the surrounding mountains, is really impressive and creates a particularly special backdrop against which to meditate. In between the waves that make up the church, the interior is walled off by..

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FFWD Arquitectes Complete a Home Renovation in Barcelona, Spain

This recent renovation was undertaken by FFWD Arquitectes in 2016. This 122-meter-squared home in Barcelona, Spain, attempts to maintain a certain enchantment to the space, as well as its singularity. The most striking aspect of this structure is its brick walls, aged away through the years, as well as its wood ceiling with metal beams, which had been previously damaged by a termite infection and were a risk to the..

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An Apartment and a Workspace in Bulgaria, Designed by Another Studio

This spectacular remodeling of an apartment to be converted into a workplace was carried out by Andrey Andreev and Petya Nikolova, founders of Another Studio in Bulgaria. To do this, it was necessary to take down several of the existing walls, which resulted in granting the space visual amplitude and a greater flow of natural light, as well as allowing greater communication between the people who work there. The space..

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