Apartments | Architecture Now

Small spaces: Barcelona nouveau

Projects | This tiny Spanish apartment oozes colour, graphic flair and personality while residing a stone’s throw away from the Sagrada Familia.

Above the Seine: Paris apartment

Projects | This apartment bridges three buildings from two different centuries through impeccable décor and a hefty comic book collection.

Dam fine curve: Symonds Street Flats

Projects | Julia Gatley delights in the dialogue between old and new in RTA Studio’s revitalisation of this Fred Newman building.

Gold standard: Freemans Bay Apartment

Projects | Downsizing has by no means equated to downgrading for the owners of this apartment in Auckland’s inner suburbs.

With a bang

Projects | Daring and intensely playful, this Amsterdam apartment toes the line between museum and conceptual home.

Home on high

Projects | A balance of textures and light has transformed this New York loft into a comfortable family home.

A matter of contrasts

Projects | This classic apartment in The Hague proves that even a small, urban, rental property can be turned into a personable home.

La Belle Époque

Projects | This Parisian apartment has been designed to be in harmony with the artistic and historic elements of its neighbourhood.

Pueblo Ribera

Projects | A small 1920s apartment on a Californian beach, designed by architect Rudolph Schindler, is restored to its original.

Venetian affair

Projects | Towing the line between classic and modern, this Italian apartment explores colour and form in a completely refreshing and somewhat romantic way.

Above the curve: Concord Apartment

Projects | This Sydney apartment renovation by Retallack Thompson overcomes spatial challenges to add character and charm.

Comfort fusion

Projects | A melange of styles and impeccably curated objects turned this Parisian apartment into a welcoming and warm home.

Home with Hoppen

Projects | As British interior design’s star Kelly Hoppen celebrates 40 years in the industry, we step into the place she calls home.

Highly polished: Parnell Apartment

Projects | A city-fringe penthouse apartment has been transformed into a sanctuary from the city and a place to entertain guests.

Ocean gaze

Projects | Designed for a jet-set family, this Monaco apartment strikes a seemingly effortless balance between comfort and style.

Garden the blue sky

Projects | This architect’s penthouse boasts enviable green spaces and a vertigo-inducing outdoor bath.

‘Future retroism’: Bobhubski

Projects | This “1970s Japanese spaceship” home in Falls Creek, Australia is designed with both playfulness and pragmatism.

It takes a (vertical) village

Review | Vanessa Coxhead chats with Kiwi-born, Paris-based architect Brendan MacFarlane about how apartments can foster communities.

New York state of mind

Projects | This layered and luxurious makeover in the Big Apple transforms an apartment into a veritable home.

Paris without a map

Projects | From Mondrian to Margiela: a very personal blending of influences make this French apartment a veritable tour de force.