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The Stone cottage exudes an understated elegance anchored by a soulful palette of natural materials. A dark graphite floor, composed of large-format tiles mimicking the veins of black Calacatta marble grounds the scheme, while the walls, a tactile interplay of raw concrete and clay plaster infused with straw chaff, add texture and depth. The use […]
from concrete temples to residential complexes Arnolt Smead captures the unsung modernist landmarks of Trieste — a city in the northeastern corner of Italy, best known for its illustrious past as a busy port under Austro-Hungarian rule, stately waterfront boulevards, and ornate art nouveau facades. Yet, the city is also home to some of […]
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, the English architect who was born in 1869 and died in 1944, that is. Although a famous name, Lutyens was not an architect I had much familiarity with before I received a review copy of the first volume of The Architecture of Sir Edwin Lutyens. Flipping through it prompted me to do a […]