the architecture and design stories we loved this month

‘I was in Australia at the end of last year and was amazed at just how dynamic the antipodean architectural scene is, a prime example being The Estate – a bold, yet sensitive, adaptation of a late-19th-century country residence in the depths of New South Wales. What I love about this project is how Luke Moloney Architecture opened up the interior via huge new apertures between the structure’s constituent rooms, while maintaining a sense of intimacy and warmth. The latter is helped in no small part by an on-point furniture and lighting specification. (Think Thonet, ClassiCon, Arflex, Fritz Hansen, Flos, Artek…) Very Architonic!’