There’s been a real shift over the last few years when it comes to spare rooms and maximising the space. Where once they would simply act as spare rooms or home offices, we’re being more productive and creative with them, particularly as more and more of us begin to focus on our mental health.
Written by
Michael Gabriel
Improved air quality cited as the next wellbeing trend in the luxury hospitality experience. New research has uncovered the significant influence of air conditioning and ventilation on top-tier hospitality experiences, emphasising the vital role of air as a wellness trend gaining traction within the industry.
Whether you’ve got a smaller home or you’re looking to create an even greater illusion of space in an already sizeable property, flooring can be a great tool to open up rooms and make them feel larger.
Photography
Jurre Houtkamp
The lighting in your house depends a lot on which direction your windows face. Discover how to brighten up dark north-facing rooms in your home.
Written by
Felicia Priedel
Space for bedroom and bathroom, based on the concept of creating the sensation of floating on the water mirror and the lightness that invites us to rest and relax.
Project name
Room over mirror
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Didgah Design Architecture Studio: In architecture, it is the boundaries that create the space. Most boundaries separate architecture from nature, as if architecture and nature are separate parts.
Architecture firm
Didgah Design Architecture Studio
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Lumion 10, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammadreza Norouz
Visualization
Mohammadreza Norouz
Thomas Cravero: "The relationship between space and landscape is so fundamentally related to each other.
Their relationship is as important as that of the viewer and their geometry, the intention of this work is to frame the landscape, to attract it to the interior and turn it into an architectural landscape."
Project name
Barcelona House
Architecture firm
Tc.arquitectura
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Thomas Cravero, Ander Alencar
Design team
Thomas Cravero, Ander Alencar
Collaborators
Ander Alencar
Visualization
Thomas Cravero
Typology
Residential › Private House
Noise pollution is a big problem, especially if you are living in a city. The increase in population and people moving towards cities to make a living is increasing the amount of noise pollution in the environment to a great extent. There are many ways to reduce the amount of sound that enters your home from the street, but they are very costly pro...
Photography
Michael's Superstore
