Text description provided by the architects. On the banks of the river in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Montreal, Mise à Jour Studio undertook thecomprehensive transformation of a heritage home. Formerly divided between a residence and a medical office occupying nearly half of the ground floor, the intervention opens up the spaces and enhances visual connections to the river, while bringing new light into the heart of the house.
Transforming the duplex nature of the 1936 home originally designed by elite Melbourne architect Marcus Martin, M Residence by Paul Conrad Architects proposes a considerate new design exploring the relationship between old and new. Honoring the original characteristics seen in many 1930s Toorak and South Yarra interwar homes, the recent contemporary addition presents a sympathetic yet collaborative design, where the respective architectural languages of
Though he's been out of the fashion industry for several decades, Romeo Gigli has reentered the conversation. The clothes that made him one of the biggest names in the 1980s-cocoon-shaped coats; tulip skirts-are finding new life on the luxury vintage market. Meanwhile, the Milanese designer still experiments with color and form, but on a larger scale. Last year, he opened Riad Romeo,a five-room hotel in the Marrakech medina. Formerly his family vacation home, the property is a love letter to the city.