The Monaco House in Melbourne, Australia folds a multi-story embassy and bar into a compact package. The design by McBride Charles Ryan won the Premier’s Design Award for Victoria, where the judges commented:
When the city expands, it’s essential to fold, wrinkle, and contort the grid rather than simply enlarge the box. This modernist exploration of density and societal organization is essential to our future in every context, global, regional, and personal. |
(featured image by avlxyz on flickr/creative commons)