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Front and centre

Most city buildings reveal only one ornate façade, but Barcelona’s La Carbonería stands apart with four richly adorned façades, each featuring arching windows and striking balustrades that showcase its dramatic architectural flair.

  • Issue #165
  • 8 min read
Interior courtyard of La Carbonería building showing multiple levels of arched windows with red frames and white railings
Travel and restaurants

Home comforts

A 19th-century homestead in the New South Wales highlands becomes a refined retreat, where towering eucalyptus meets thoughtful design and Sydney restaurateur Adam Abrams creates his first hotel venture.

  • Issue #152
  • 10 min read
Bartender at George's Bar with cocktail shaker behind wooden bar with glass cabinets and pendant lights
Travel and restaurants

Good authority

Nomad’s debut London opening in a former magistrates’ court and jail is a place where many would be happy to find themselves detained.

  • Issue #145
  • 4 min read
Good authority
Design

Home grown

When a designer decided to rebuild his own home in Maastricht, it turned out to be a great career move.

  • Issue #118
  • 4 min read
Home grown
Travel and restaurants

Brief encounter

Munich's Zwischennutzung movement finds its most ambitious expression yet: a former Royal Bavarian State Bank, stalled in legal limbo, reimagined as The Lovelace — a temporary hotel of genuine architectural distinction.

  • Issue #106
  • 7 min read
Brief encounter

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