Architecture
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Island mentality
Spanish architect Carlos Ferrater’s Menorcan idyll may be a family home but its counterintuitive design means it also makes for a productive workspace.
Hunt for a home
Built as a hunting lodge in the 1930s and seized by the SS during the war, Villa St Martin in Alsace has a colourful history. It is now an idyllic family home.
Residence – Nishinoyama House
Home to a diverse creative community, architect Kazuyo Sejima's housing complex is designed to enlighten residents with its sense of serenity.
Marcio Kogan
São Paulo's celebrated architect on grandmothers, Bergman and Milanesa: how a rainy afternoon, a Polish-Ukrainian family recipe and a tragic loss shaped a life in design.
Home life
Danish furniture firm Carl Hansen & Søn is proud of its heritage. Refusing to operate outside of Denmark hasn't hampered growth, with a new factory and increased output pointing to a world of opportunity.
Design/ Architecture
A new home for a Tokyo favourite plus the London-based furniture maestro out to make a difference.
In the frame
Hong Kong’s soaring towers spring up thanks to traditional bamboo scaffolding. Light to transport and quick to erect, we join a master scaffolder and his apprentice shaping the city’s skyline.
Hard lessons
In the heart of Berlin a design-focused family has created a home that is as personal as it is refreshing: the Monohaus is a building that shows the softer side of concrete.
Market recovery
The restoration of the Finnish capital’s fresh-produce hub has put it back at the heart the city.
Venice Architecture Biennale: ‘Fundamentals’
For the second in our two films on the summer-long 14th Venice Architecture Biennale, Monocle investigates this year’s theme of “Fundamentals”, set by curator Rem Koolhaas. We report on the challenges facing the fundamental…
