John Pawson . photos: © Nacasa and Partners
The location of this project is a cliff-top clearing on the Chinen Peninsula, defined by its status as a viewing platform for Kudaka, the sacred ‘Island of the Gods’. Continue reading John Pawson
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Designed by John Pawson, the hotel foyer, reception, and meeting rooms offer a sense of tranquility in the heart of the hotel. This effect is achieved through his use of natural wood and a semi-circular reception area that shelters guests from the constant motion passing through the lobby. Continue reading John Pawson
John Pawson . photos: © Gilbert McCarragher . + VANITY FAIR
Spanning the façade’s twenty-one bays, one long edge of the apartment’s floor plan is left clear, preserving an uninterrupted 40-metre vista, with views out to the city at either end. Continue reading John Pawson
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This house on the shore of Lake Drevviken takes the form of a simple box, with an enclosed courtyard at the back and a terrace to the front.
Uncompromisingly contemporary, the architecture is nonetheless a quiet presence in the landscape. In winter, when the lake
freezes over and the site is blanketed in snow, the pale volume is all but invisible.
In summer, viewed from across the
water, the elevations are fragmented by foliage. Inside the house is designed to be as open as possible to views over the lake, with spaces framed in simple surfaces and in a pale tonal palette. Continue reading John Pawson
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John Pawson . photos: © Gilbert McCarragher . + homestyler
Located on a south-facing slope 10km from the centre of Palma, this family home addresses the challenge of making architecture that celebrates the contours of the landscape, while affording optimal and — critically, in a climate such as this — controllable light penetration. Continue reading John Pawson
