Elana Castle

Elana Castle is an architect, writer and photographer. She has spent her time traveling and working across the globe with stints in New York City, Cape Town, Sydney and currently resides once more in New York City. In 2009, she established STUDIO e* as a framework for her architecture, writing and photography and in 2012 she went on to co-found Castle + Beatty, an architecture and interiors photography business with an editorial edge.

Stories By Elana Castle

A show-stopping powder room

A show-stopping powder room

Impressive in every sense of the word, the powder room in this Dover Heights home uses the blank space under a sweeping stair to great effect.

The inside scoop on Design Miami

The inside scoop on Design Miami

Fifty galleries and Curios exhibited at Design Miami with a dynamic representation of furniture, art and object in response to the theme ‘The Golden Age: Looking to the Future’. Elana Castle shares a rundown of the event and three trends that emerged.

5 incredibly designed wellbeing spaces from 2022

5 incredibly designed wellbeing spaces from 2022

We explore 5 incredible spaces where wellbeing was the main drawcard – from gyms and hotels to beauty salons, these designs stood out in 2022.

A home designed like a dessert

A home designed like a dessert

Delectable like an Italian dessert, yet pragmatic in both function and materiality, Casa Cassata is a robust family home that delights.

A cut below

A cut below

Instead of building up, Mitsuori Architects dug down, resulting in a home that responds better to the needs and aspirations of its occupants.

How SSD Studio played architectural lego on this Paddington worker’s cottage

How SSD Studio played architectural lego on this Paddington worker’s cottage

In a tree-lined Paddington Street, a family home adds charm, light and character to a heritage worker’s cottage.

Rosewood House glows like a lantern

Rosewood House glows like a lantern

Simple, subtle, and unobtrusive beauty flows through this Clovelly home by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects.

Is 88 square metres enough space for an office and a three-level home?

Is 88 square metres enough space for an office and a three-level home?

RAAarchitects capitalises on an under-utilised Oxford Street block and proves that tackling complex city infill can come with impressive rewards.

Wrapped in leaves, and in sustainability and amenity

Wrapped in leaves, and in sustainability and amenity

Alexander Symes Architect nestles a secondary dwelling into a tree’s majestic canopy.

Take it outside

Take it outside

Can outdoor dining be the ultimate complement to the kitchen?

A cubed and curving city abode

A cubed and curving city abode

Dark, cubic forms rise like a tower out of a lush garden in this Auckland home.

Last chance salon

Last chance salon

Angela Kasimis has evoked the spirit of a bygone era at No 92, a neighbourhood wine bar in Glebe, as Elana Castle discovers.

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