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Hospitality

Inner space

From a picture-perfect beach club on the Atlantic coast to a series of discreet holiday villas, a sense of intimacy is at the heart of three new Portuguese openings that have caught our eye.

  • Issue #167
  • 10 min read
Modern living room with exposed wooden beams, terracotta tiles, neutral furniture and large arched doorway
Architecture

Design

The practice revitalising a Taiwanese waterfront, an impressive new concrete bridge in Aarau and creative takeaways from Mallorca.

  • Issue #167
  • 7 min read
Design
Architecture

Second coming

A neglected workers’ housing project by Alvar Aalto is being lovingly revived by design-minded Finns.

  • Issue #166
  • 9 min read
White modernist building among pine trees on a green lawn.
Hospitality

Better nature

Experience Mallorca’s natural beauty at Es Racó d’Artà, a farm estate where the landscape, local produce, hills, and pools offer a relaxing experience.

  • Issue #166
  • 5 min read
Minimalist living room with exposed wooden beams, cream sofa, large arched window overlooking countryside
Architecture

Standing tall

The Spanish city’s first residential high-rise signalled that Valencia was on the up. Six decades later, it remains a status symbol.

  • Issue #165
  • 11 min read
Torre Ripalda's distinctive curved brick facade with repeating horizontal bands photographed from below against blue sky
Residences

Family unit

Refusing to be derailed by natural disasters and ever-rising costs, Samantha Mink’s architectural debut is a remarkable and liveable modernist home for her parents.

  • Issue #164
  • 9 min read
Modern wooden poolside deck with lounge chairs and glass pavilion structure surrounded by trees
Hospitality

Phoenix rising Global

As Japanese accents appear in Oslo and Italian touches take root in Tokyo, a familial Lebanese home has been rebuilt following a devastating fire.

  • Issue #164
  • 7 min read
Phoenix rising Global
Residences

Domestic harmony

A power couple of Catalan design has commissioned a new home – and the result is a celebration of their scene and its people.

  • Issue #160
  • 7 min read
Modern roof terrace with glass pavilion, concrete surfaces, small pool and urban Barcelona backdrop
Architecture

Freedom of expression

Turin is a city with many bold and experimental mid-century residential developments. Using these buildings as an inspiration, a new generation of architects is continuing to push the envelope.

  • Issue #160
  • 5 min read
Condominio Manolino, a castle-like apartment building with turrets, balconies, and ornate white details
Architecture

Personal space

Architect Junzo Yoshimura’s seaside escape is a private, harmonious ‘mansion’ that is finally ready to be shared with the world.

  • Issue #159
  • 5 min read
Modern interior corner with gray swivel chairs, glass side table and wooden credenza near large windows

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