The Spaces

The Spaces is an online magazine created by VF Publishing that delves into innovative approaches to living and working. We cover a variety of places, including homes, public areas, co-working spaces, hotels, and trendy retail locations. Our goal is to highlight spaces that challenge the norm and introduce you to individuals who are transforming our lifestyles. By examining the vibrant urban landscapes of cities worldwide, we aim to educate and ignite discussions about design and real estate, encouraging readers to see their surroundings in a new light.

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Interior inspiration to kick-start your week

3 days ago | thespaces.com | Rosella Degori

Beat the Monday blues with our weekly shot of interior design wanderlust. From the hottest hotels to iconic homes, we bring you a curation of interior spaces to inspire your renovation project and fuel your curiosity…Interior design studio in Adelaide Apartment in Paris KOMFY cafe in Seoul Residence in Hong Kong Maana Homes hotel in Kyoto
A Toronto suburb gets a striking new space for the community

6 days ago | thespaces.com | Ellen Himelfarb

Try as we might, society has not yet eradicated the existence of the public library, the last bastion of analogue community activity. Instead, the library framework has gradually adapted to society — an increasingly disconnected society where a world of resources can be accessed from a single gadget. The Hazel McCallion Central Library in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga is Exhibit A.
At London's National Gallery, a new, improved Sainsbury Wing makes its presence known on Leicester Square

1 week ago | thespaces.com | Ellen Himelfarb

Even a lifelong Londoner could never be quite sure how to enter the National Gallery. There was the main Portico, overlooking chaotic Trafalgar Square, obscured by flags, pillars and its sheer height. To the right is the lesser Getty Entrance, and a disused door to the other side. Then, in 1991, came the Sainsbury Wing, designed by postmodern pioneers Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, famously derided by the then Prince of Wales.
This striking brick townhouse in Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods is a modern icon

1 week ago | thespaces.com | Betty Wood

Brick never goes out of fashion, as this sleek, geometric Toronto townhouse by Kohn Shnier Architects attests. Seventeen years after it was built, the Trinity Bellwoods home still cuts a striking figure—a modern riposte to the surrounding Victorian streetscape. Known as Richmond House for the street it sits on, the property’s boxy lower levels are built in rich red brick, punctuated by slit and floor-to-ceiling windows and vertical timber louvres.
What would you do with this rare Cold War bunker in Norfolk?

2 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Betty Wood

A preserved Cold War bunker will go under the hammer on 8 May in the Norfolk village of Dersingham, with a guide price of £20,000. And this rare structure may attract more than just military history enthusiasts. Known as the Dersingham Royal Observer Corps (ROC) Post, the subterranean structure was built in 1957 as part of a network of observation posts across the UK, forming an early detection system in the event of a nuclear attack.
This Cornish boathouse offers unparalleled access to the water

2 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Betty Wood

Perching on the cliffs of Cornwall’s Roseland Peninsula, this former boathouse dates back to the 17th century and dips its toes in the water. The historic building is located within the small fishing village of Portloe—one of Britain’s most beautiful traditional villages—and is constructed from old stone. It was originally the accommodation for the harbour’s Chief Boatman, perching proudly above its own slipway, overlooking Veryan Bay.
Inside Lisbon's MACAM: the palace hotel-museum that’s redefining art travel

2 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Ellen Himelfarb

Lisbon’s Palácio Condes da Ribeira Grande is many things: an art museum, a sumptuous five-star city hotel and a palace by the great River Tagus for the region’s count, per its name. It’s a survivor of Lisbon’s devastating 1755 earthquake. And it’s a superlative example of adaptive reuse in a city filled with sensitive conversions — one worth travelling for, which is a rare thing.
Interior inspiration to kick-start your week

2 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Rosella Degori

Beat the Monday blues with our weekly shot of interior design wanderlust. From the hottest hotels to iconic homes, we bring you a curation of interior spaces to inspire your renovation project and fuel your curiosity…MOGO high-fi bar in Milan La Dolve Vita Orient Express train cabin Vintage audio collector Iwan Arjanto’s Indonesian home Hotel du Couvent in Nice Uncommon Amsterdam cafe
Shack owned by one of New Zealand’s ‘most influential artists’ is up for auction

2 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Betty Wood

It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but this humble hut on New Zealand’s South Island is causing quite a buzz as it heads to auction next month, because its walls are covered in artworks by one of the country’s most eminent painters, Bill Hammond. The 42 sqm beach shack is located on Banks Peninsula and was a favourite painting spot for Hammond, who passed away in 2021 aged 74, and his wife.
The Design Agency puts the finishing touch on Queen's Marque in Halifax

3 weeks ago | thespaces.com | Ellen Himelfarb

Canada’s maritime city of Halifax has taken the concept of the amusement pier and given it a sophisticated upgrade. Since the launch of the Queen’s Marque complex two years ago, centred on the city’s 18th-century dock, it has revitalised the downtown waterfront with hotels, restaurants and public art. The latest is Mystic, a 75-seat restaurant perched on the edge of the harbour, fused to the kinetic sculpture Tidal Beacon, by artist Ned Kahn.