Encampment-like Home: Awaawaroa Bay House by Cheshire Architects.Three small volumes resembling more of an encampment than a home are situated around a sun-drenched courtyard in Awaawaroa Bay, New Zealand. By eroding the threshold between inside and outside Cheshire Architects have doubled the living...
Nothing Superfluous: Sky Yard Hotel by Domain Architects.Located in a small rural town in China, Sky Yards Hotel is free of superfluous visual elements. Championing simplicity and emphasising a personal user experience, Domain Architects explore a new hotel design typology where all elements are...
Flashy Yet Modest, Eccentric but Purposeful: Sir Roy Grounds House in Balmain by Conrad Johnston.Director of Fox Johnston Conrad Johnston’s new home in Balmain, Sydney may have just awakened our love and appreciation for 70s architecture. This is Sir Roy Grounds House, appropriately named given that it was once occupied by Roy...
A Life of Ease Without Excess: Dune House in Perth by Ohlo Studio, Simon Pendal & Steven Postmus.In keeping with true modernist principles, the guiding ethos for Dune House was better space rather than more space. The existing footprint was converted from the cramped, 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom house into an airy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom...
Casa Mika by Arquitectura Sergio Portillo.Mexican architect Sergio Portillo Alarcón decided to create two main bodies, separating public and private areas through several courtyards, each with its specific character and feel. “We wanted to generate different atmospheres...
Dawesville House in WA by Tim Wright Architect.The entrance and the stair of Tim Wright Architects’ Dawesville House visually affix the two storeys together. Monolithic, like its exterior volume, the stair draws visitors upward, contrasting with the thin balustrade, plants and earthy...
Aviv House in Tulum, Mexico by CO-LAB Design Office.Designed by Tulum-based CO-LAB Design Office, Casa Aviv sits amidst a jungle in one of Mexico’s popular holiday destination revered for its white sand, palm tree-lined coast, pastel waters and Mayan ruins. A short distance from the beach...
Garden House in North Fremantle by Spaceagency Architects.Capturing views of the ocean on the first floor and activating the house through several access points to the gardens, Spaceagency Architects facilitates effortless indoor and outdoor living at Garden House in North...
East Fremantle House by Nic Brunsdon.An effort to encapsulate as much northern light while distributing it evenly between personal and sociable spaces has created a perfect sanctuary for a family. This is Australian architect’s Nic Bunsdon’s East Fremantle House – an...
