Honouring architectural excellence and innovation
Valentino Architects judge at international architectural awards. This is their take-home message.
Old Pixkerija doors make it to maltabiennale.art
Poetics of an Archive pavilion seeks the alterations they undergo with the salt water as a dialogue with the sea is initiated.
The authentic Valletta way of life
This apartment is designed to be an “enclave” for travellers with a passion for all that is bespoke, local and unique.
A light touch approach
Architect Godwin Vella is behind the design and renovation of a unique Mdina townhouse, where the core concept of the restoration project was based on subtle intervention to bring the finishes to life and renew the building’s original soul.
Creating a co-working space
Martina Fenech Adami is thrilled to share the transformation of Balluta’s Muddy Waters bar into a vibrant co-working space and how the stars aligned to make it happen.
Flowers in fashion
In a throwback to The Pink Fashion Show by Sicilia Outlet Village, Places: Design & Living looks at the link with floral design as crafted and created by flower master Alistair Fenech for the occasion.
A new home for literature
Read about a regeneration project that aims to reconnect and recharge through books.
Our [glass] house
This Balzan apartment is the home of architects Steven and Patricia Risiott from A Collective, partners both in work and in life. The duo’s dynamics came into play as they embarked on what could be described as their most contentious project as husband and wife – but also their most fulfilling.
A house like me
This 450-year-old Birgu townhouse is a big part of its owner, Claude Zammit Trevisan. A life-long project, at once fragile and fascinating, he believes the house chose him… and is now an extension of himself.
A home-from-home setting for the new Villa Bologna eatery
Set in the idyllic grounds of the historic Villa Bologna, a new trattoria draws on its inspirational surroundings to create a home-from-home ambiance, firing up its design and décor with patterned plates from its iconic pottery shop next door and infusing it with a Mediterranean style.