The difference between direct and indirect lighting is not a technical distinction about fixture types. It is a perceptual one about how light enters a space and what it does to the people and surfaces within it. | Continue reading
The living room is the hardest room to light well. Not because it requires the most fixtures or the most complex electrical plan, but because it is asked to do more than any other space in the… | Continue reading
The most common approach to residential lighting is to choose fixtures. A pendant for the kitchen island, recessed lights for the living room ceiling, a chandelier for the entry. | Continue reading
Lighting layout in a home is not about where a fixture looks good on the ceiling. It is about where light needs to land — on which surface, at what angle, and in relation to the people… | Continue reading
Ambient, task, and accent lighting are not three styles of light. They are three functions — and understanding what separates them is the most consistent gap in how residential lighting is planned. | Continue reading
Most lighting problems are not about brightness. They are about structure. A room can have four recessed lights overhead, a chandelier at the center, and still feel flat, uncomfortable, or wrong — because every source is doing… | Continue reading
Most homes are not underlit. They are mislit. The fixtures exist, the bulbs work, and the rooms are technically illuminated — but something is consistently wrong with how the space feels. Flat in the evening. | Continue reading
Cantilevered Cube House is a multi-level residence in the Ismaili Karimabad Society of Juhapura, Ahmedabad, designed by Prashant Parmar Architect on a narrow south-facing plot of 78 by 36 feet. | Continue reading
Lakeside Villa is a private residence designed by WJ Studio, organized around the idea of collecting — not as acquisition, but as a way of inhabiting space. | Continue reading
Global Healthcare Logistics Company is a corporate workplace project by IA Interior Architects, designed for an unnamed global healthcare logistics firm. | Continue reading
Blackberry & Salt House is a residential interior designed by Mariana Basarab, organized around the contrast between raw concrete and a deeply saturated color palette. | Continue reading
Toolern Vale House is a new 240-square-meter residence on a 60-hectare grassland property in Toolern Vale, Victoria, designed by Robert Nichol & Sons for a couple whose adult children visit regularly. | Continue reading
Nid Heureux House is the renovation and vertical addition of a 2,400-square-foot former candy factory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed by Ruhl Jahnes. | Continue reading
Rain doesn't fail roofs the way wind or heat does. It works slowly — through seams, behind flashings, under laps — finding every transition that wasn't sealed completely. | Continue reading
Yesler Way Office is GO'C's own architecture studio, occupying the top floor of the Schwabacher Building in Seattle's Pioneer Square — a landmark brick structure completed in 1892 following the Great Seattle Fire of 1889. | Continue reading
Sharon Single Level Villa is a family residence in the Sharon region of central Israel, designed by Raz Melamed Architect for a couple and their three adult children. | Continue reading
Micro-Apartment in Gdańsk is a 20-square-meter interior in the Żurawie development in Gdańsk, designed by Aleksandra Czajka-Witkowska of Czajka Wnętrza. | Continue reading
The interventions at Colégio Santa Marcelina in Belo Horizonte emerged from the demand of the pedagogical innovation nucleus to create new spaces to support the school's teaching dynamics. | Continue reading
Perched on a prominent clifftop bordering Bermagui’s famed Blue Pools, Bermagui Beach House is a sensitive reimagining of a treasured holiday home. | Continue reading
Sotiris House is a two-storey private residence in Paphos, Cyprus, designed by Varda Studio. The project is built around a steel framework that remains exposed in key areas throughout the interior | Continue reading
Totteridge House is a new single-storey residence in Totteridge, North London, designed by Gregory Phillips Architects for a retired artist. | Continue reading
Goldbranch House is a new custom residence in the Goldbranch neighborhood of Niwot, Colorado, designed by Slope Architecture with interiors by Cook Design House. | Continue reading
Small Space Toronto Luxury is an 800-square-foot home renovation in Toronto, designed by MHouse Inc. The project addresses a brief as demanding as many large-scale commissions | Continue reading
Renovation of a Row House is the transformation of a single-story terraced house in El Vallès Occidental, near Barcelona, designed by Vallribera Noray Arquitectes for a couple relocating from the city. | Continue reading
Greenwich Village Co-Op Renovation is the comprehensive interior renovation of a pre-war apartment at 61 West 9th Street in Greenwich Village, designed and built by Gallery KBNY. | Continue reading
West Village Condo is the gut renovation of a 1,406-square-foot duplex at 17 Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, New York, designed and built by Gallery KBNY. | Continue reading
Wind doesn't fail roofing systems the way most people imagine. It doesn't blow shingles off in a straight line from one side. It creates pressure differentials — areas of high pressure where wind pushes against surfaces, and… | Continue reading
Equinox Headquarters is a 117,000-square-foot workplace at 31 Hudson Yards in New York City, designed by Architecture Plus Information (A+I) for global fitness and lifestyle brand Equinox. | Continue reading
Botanicafé is a healthy restaurant and specialty coffee bar in the Retiro district of Buenos Aires, designed by OHIO Estudio as an interior landscape rather than a conventional restaurant. | Continue reading
CBRE Hong Kong Offices is a dual-location workplace project designed by Spatial Concept for global commercial real estate firm CBRE, completed in 2021 across two Hong Kong premises: the Pacific Place tower in Admiralty on Hong Kong… | Continue reading
Warm Hearted House is the renovation and extension of a 1935 Californian Bungalow in Wembley, Perth, designed by Studio Atelier for the studio's own founders, Kimberley and Jeff Swinyard. | Continue reading
Cinco Apartment is the result of merging two independent units within an existing residential building, redesigned by stu.dere into a single three-bedroom residence with an integrated living space and a private terrace. | Continue reading
Gillespie House is the renovation of a 1970s brick home by Studio Atelier, designed in two stages to accommodate a growing family's evolving needs. | Continue reading
Stella Office Building is a 14-storey commercial building on a compact 836-square-meter plot in Nagpur, Maharashtra, designed by Sanjay Puri Architects for developer Prestige Builders. | Continue reading
Bendat House is the renovation and rear extension of a four-storey Grade II listed mid-19th century townhouse in Islington, designed by Paul Archer Design. | Continue reading
Morningside Modern House is a new family residence in the Morningside neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, designed by SALA Architects. | Continue reading
Los Angeles doesn't make renovation easy. The city's building codes, seismic requirements, permit layers, and real estate pressures turn what might feel like a straightforward project elsewhere into a months-long exercise in planning and coordination. That's not… | Continue reading
Office breakout areas are no longer being evaluated as amenities. What was once discussed as a perk — a lounge corner that signaled a progressive culture — is now being assessed as a functional component of how… | Continue reading
An office breakout area is no longer a trendy extra—it has become a fundamental component of modern workplace design. As companies shift toward hybrid work, employee well-being, and collaborative culture, these informal spaces play a crucial role… | Continue reading
Parrish Residence is the renovation of a 1960s house in Raleigh's Forest Park neighborhood, designed by The Raleigh Architecture Co. The original structure presented problems common to homes of its era: compartmentalized rooms, dark interiors, and a… | Continue reading
Asana Residence is a 200-square-meter residential alteration and addition by James Design Studio, completed in 2021 on Sydney's North Shore. The project works with a modest budget and cost-effective materials, relying on intelligent detailing rather than expensive… | Continue reading
A Home of Timeless Elegance is the renovation and extension of a historic villa and adjoining cottage in Cox's Bay, Westmere, Auckland, designed by Young+Richards. The property — rumoured to be the original Harbourmaster's House for Cox's… | Continue reading
Park Slope Brooklyn Townhouse is the garden-level renovation of a four-story Victorian townhouse in Park Slope, Brooklyn, designed by Studio 8 Architect. The project addresses the lowest occupied floor of the home — a roughly 500-square-foot space… | Continue reading
South Kensington Mews House is a 1,830-square-foot interior design project by Philippa Rae Interiors, completed in 2023 on a quiet street in South Kensington — the same mews where artist Francis Bacon once lived. | Continue reading
Borová Lada Cottage is the renovation of a late 19th-century cottage on the outskirts of the village of Borová Lada, at the edge of the Bohemian Forest in the Czech Republic. | Continue reading
Reconstruction of a Writers' Colony Villa is a comprehensive restoration and reconfiguration of a 1930s semi-detached villa in Prague, carried out by Atelier Hajný. | Continue reading
New Line House is the renovation and addition of a Pettit & Sevitt Lowline home in East Ryde, Sydney, designed by Studio Prineas. Built in the 1960s as part of a collaboration between the project-home builder and… | Continue reading
Fishers Island Summer Retreat is a seven-bedroom residence on Fishers Island, New York, refreshed by Taylor Interior Design for a family with deep ties to the island. | Continue reading