
Ellie Stathaki
Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).
Latest articles by Ellie Stathaki
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Drama and minimalism meet in this Osaka house – where all is not what it seemsTitled ‘Moment’, this house by Apollo Architects & Associates appears modest from the street, but opens up to double-height spatial drama inside
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A Goa villa mesmerises with its crisp white form engulfed in lush Indian natureThis striking villa on Goa’s border with Maharashtra celebrates its untamed coastal hillside setting in a design courtesy of JMA Mumbai
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A bijou forest retreat, this Blakely Island cabin offers tree livingDesigned by architects Wittman Estes on an island in Washington state, this guest cabin invites residents to immerse themselves in the forest canopy
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A reimagined former dairy offers west London’s newest boltholes to covetNew residential scheme The Dairy is tucked away in a quiet corner of Notting Hill and has everything going for it – design-led interiors by Echlin, a slice of London history, and location, location, location
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside this greenhouse pavilion in the heart of London to catch the gardening bugThe Veggery has launched to inspire a passion for gardening and mark the closure of the 2026 London Festival of Architecture
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The Faro Santander launch will bring a northern Spanish grande dame back to lifeSpain's new cultural destination, Faro Santander, gears up to open its doors on 8 September 2026 – in anticipation, we tour its historic building, redesigned by Chipperfield Architects
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Out of office: What the Wallpaper* editors are looking forward to in JulyOur editors highlight what’s new, noteworthy and not-to-be-missed in design, culture and beyond this month
By Hannah Silver Published
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Modern, minimalist Japanese houses inspiring avant-garde livingWe tour the best Japanese architecture designed by international and local architects – houses that blend tradition and modernity in smart, sleek and sustainable spaces
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Miniature architecture on miniature trees? Yes please. It’s all in this bonsai treehouse exhibitionThe new show opens in a central London park, courtesy of the Museum of Architecture; join in the miniature fun
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Step inside All Projects, east London’s unexpected new gallery of creativityA new gallery by architects EBBA has just opened in Hoxton, offering space for creativity and promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A new virtual house allows a dynamic and expansive look at architecture, design and settingCreated by Oppenheim Architecture for Sky-Frame, this immersive digital residence moves between Miami and the Swiss Alps, exploring what architecture looks like when freed from physical constraints
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A new Queensway address reimagines the London townhouseDesign and development studio Vabel brings bespoke interiors and contemporary craftsmanship to a 28-home residential project near Hyde Park
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A minimalist Belgian penthouse sets the mood for summer relaxation by the seaDesigned by Merckx-Holvoet in Knokke-Heist, V Penthouse translates the shifting colours, textures and atmosphere of the North Sea into a calm family retreat for weekends and summer escapes
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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The grandeur of Karijini National Park inspired the look and feel of this Australian homeKarijini House, designed by Gritt Studio, blends drama and tranquillity in a Perth suburb
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A new home for spectacle maker Cubitts is a warm, hybrid and truly 21st-century workspaceThe British eyewear brand’s new HQ in King’s Cross, London, is a 21st-century blend of office, factory and event space, with strong roots in its neighbourhood and a future-facing attitude
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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One Triton Square’s refreshed, ‘humanised’ interiors are centred on curated materialityOne Triton Square by Piercy&Company represents the 21st-century transformation of a 1990s office tower in London to meet contemporary workplace needs and aesthetics
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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A patio house in the jungle of Costa Rica is an architectural experiment with a twistTeocali, a new Costa Rican home by Mexican architect Manuel Cervantes, explores the patio house typology, effortlessly blending inside and out
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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See, touch and play your way around Concéntrico 2026, where architecture engages all the sensesThe architecture festival opens, with 22 installations across the Spanish city of Logroño, inviting residents and visitors to immerse themselves in the urban experience
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Bas Smets’ Water Garden maps a route towards climate resilience at the Vitra CampusUnveiled at the Vitra Campus in Weil am Rhein, the garden offers not only a blissful new landscape for humans, flora and wildlife, but also a way for the famed architecture and design site to become climate resilient
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A day at the Coworth Park spa offers modern wellness within a blissful, flowering meadowSurrounded by polo fields, woodland walks and flowering meadows, Coworth Park's spa has unveiled a refined new chapter, blending restorative treatments, thoughtful design and sweeping views of the Berkshire countryside
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Tour John Lautner's Sheats-Goldstein Residence, an LA legendA John Lautner-designed midcentury gem in the Beverly Crest neighbourhood of Los Angeles makes an appropriately angular backdrop to the July 2026 issue's fashion story; here we explore its architecture, refreshed by Conner + Perry
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A guide to Concéntrico 2026, the world’s biggest small architecture festivalConcéntrico, the annual, city-wide architecture festival in Logroño, Spain, transforms the urban experience through immersive temporary interventions; here is our guide to this year’s event
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Be immersed in an abstract forest in Copenhagen, and revel in the richness of trees‘Wood for the Trees’ by AHEC, design studio Mitre & Mondays, and furniture maker Benchmark celebrates timber and the ecosystems that provide it – step inside at 3 Days of Design
By Ellie Stathaki Published
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Off to the Danish Riviera! The Cori Hornbæk hotel revives a forgotten architectural gemCori Hornbæk, a new coastal hotel in Zealand, restores a functionalist Danish Riviera gem to its former glory
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