Journal

1. 2026-10-04

   The dining room that disappears after breakfast

   The table does not fold into a wall or migrate to a spare room. In Didomestic, a 2013 attic refurbishment in Madrid by elii, the dining table and picnic benches rise into the ceili

2. 2026-10-04

   Why Borneo 12 gives half its plot to an alley

   Borneo 12 deliberately builds on only half its plot to make the leftover strip do the work of a frontage. On a five-metre-wide, 16-metre-deep Amsterdam site, MVRDV placed a 2.5-met

3. 2026-10-04

   Can a ceiling store another room? Didomestic in Madrid

   Yes, overhead storage can become part of a compact apartment’s spatial plan when it does more than hide objects. In elii’s 57.6 m² Didomestic attic renovation in Madrid, wall handl

4. 2026-10-04

   The window faces sideways, not down the street

   At Borneo 12, the main window looks along the house rather than out from its ends. MVRDV placed a full-length glass facade on the long side of a 2.5-metre-wide home and turned it t