Timber & Glass Modernist Cabin in San Francisco by Don Emmons.Draped in cedar and expanses of glass, this demure cabin is bursting with character and unpretentious charm. Still in the ownership of the Emmons family, the home has been kept in pristine condition since it was built in 1951. Interior...
Life House (Tyˆ Bywyd): John Pawson’s Modern-Day Retreat in Rural Wales.World-famous award-winning architect John Pawson was commissioned by Living Architecture to design ‘Tyˆ Bywyd’ (translating to ‘Life House’), a 260 square metre property located on the lower slopes of a small valley in Llanbister,...
Zinc-Clad Midden Studio in Scotland by Studio Weave.Slowly nestling itself into Scotland’s western coastline, Midden Studio is this alien life form, bizarrely celebrating allusions to its Scottish, coastal context. Developed in response to the client’s long-standing relationship to...
Stories On Design // Temporary Timber Structures.Temporary Timber Structures, huh? I know. The shit we cover over here is pretty broad, and my personal and professional interests are pretty varied. Alas, we are not here to talk about my unhealthy hoarding obsession relating to design...
A Black House in the Forest in Normandy, France by Marchi Architectes.Like a troll lurking under a bridge, this Nordic style black-clad cabin by Marchi Architectes is embedded into the sloping terrain below eye and road level, forming somewhat of a sunken secret extension to a medieval style building in the...
Interview: Brisbane-Based Architectural Studio Richards & Spence.Operating in their home town of Brisbane, Adrian Spence and Ingrid Richards co-founded Richards & Spence in 2008 with the aim of choreographing vibrant public spaces from private commissions. A small architectural practice of 7...
High House in Fitzroy North, Melbourne by Dan Gayfer Design.High House by Dan Gayfer Design is the result of a significant renovation to a 5m wide inner city terrace in Fitzroy for a young...
Social Housing by Pereda Perez Arquitectos in Pamplona, Spain.Today we head to Pamplona in Spain or, as the fiercely independent locals would prefer it to be referred, the Basque Region. It is amongst this historical tapestry that we find the extraordinary social housing project by Pereda Perez...
Sawmill House by Archier in Yackandandah, Regional Victoria.The sculptor awakens at first light and enjoys the light breeze that sweeps in from the open courtyard. Through a succession of pivot doors all slightly ajar, glints of patinated brass shimmer against a timber-draped room. Nature is always...
