A Designer Transforms Her Grandmother’s 807-Square-Foot Penthouse in Athens
In the living room, the furniture designed by the studio alludes to ancient Greece. A hand-carved stone fireplace, inspired by Greco-Persian folk art, has been…
A Versailles Apartment Gets a Palatial Makeover
The recently formed architectural duo of Inès Deschodt and Johanne Le Griffon has quickly proved itself to be an impressive pair. Both graduated from prestigious…
Inside a Spanish Bungalow Transformed by the Original Owners’ Granddaughter
How do you protect and honor your grandparents’ home, while also updating it for the way we live now? That was the question that Marina…
Tour a Renovated London Row House That’s Part Art Gallery, Part Family Home
One thing that you can rely on about life, regardless of whatever may happen? That it goes on. In constant change we find unexpected coincidences…
Tour a Historic Berlin Apartment Renovated by a Husband and Wife Designer Duo
“This apartment will never really be finished because I’m always thinking of something else I want to change,” Adele Helmers says with a laugh. She…
Inside Italian Swimmer Simone Barlaam’s Home on the Outskirts of Milan
On the right bank of the Naviglio Grande, a canal that runs through Italy’s Lombardy region some 20 miles from Milan, the landscape alternates between…
This 130-Square-Foot Hotel-Style Apartment Is an Elegant Surprise
Julien Pradignac, the founder of Atelier PA, was asked to design a hotel-style apartment in this small, poorly lit, street-level space. He began by opening…
This Surrealist Cob House Is Straight Out of Lord of the Rings
It might seem straight out of a fantasy novel, but this Surrealist cob house in Kazakhstan is far from fiction; in fact, it lays down…
This 646-Square-Foot House Was Reworked Into a Sculptural Retreat
“We didn’t want to keep anything from the existing little house, which had been completely cobbled together over the years by its previous owner,” Antoine…
An Abandoned Tobacco Factory in Puglia Is Reborn as a Tranquil Retreat
The scent of the Adriatic fills the Puglian air on a typical spring day. Silvery olive trees and Mediterranean pines defy the sirocco winds near…
