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...
Child Studio Transforms 1960s London Post Office into a Japanese Restaurant.Celebrating the unique history of a disused post office building and the neighbourhood, Child Studio's scheme for Maido Sushi restaurant pays tribute to London's modernist heritage. The Japanese references are subtle, presenting themselves...
Pintor Pahissa Residential Entrance Lobby Refurbishment by Miel Arquitectos.We love a good "spatial underdog", like this previously daggy 70s residential lobby that didn't have much going for it in terms of volume or ceiling heights, but Miel Arquitectos still managed to create something fun and memorable without...
Kew Residence by John Wardle Architects.Framed by overarching trees and three luscious elms is John and Susan Wardle’s Kew Residence. Originally designed by Horace Tribe in 1951, the house is now beyond recognition through undergoing three transformations. The latest...
Playfully Sophisticated: Wahroonga House by Tom Mark Henry.Drawing upon the site’s architectural period and surrounding bushland, Wahroonga House is Tom Mark Henry’s contemporary interpretation of mid-century modern design. The scheme further references the warmth and playfulness of Palm...
A Mid-Century Wonder Transformed by BarlisWedlick into a High-Performance Retreat.Located on 27 lakefront acres in Armonk, NY, Beckoning Path is a stunning mid-century 750-square-metre residence carefully transformed by BarlisWedlick Architects into a high-performance building housing a wellness retreat. Passive...
Studio Haos’ Furniture & Lighting Collection Shot Inside a House by a Le Corbusier’s Student.It's not as though we weren't already major fans of HAOS' exceptional design pieces, their recently launched 3rd collection stopped us in our tracks with stunning campaign imagery shot inside the house designed by one of Le Corbusier’s...
Beyond Belonging: Cristina Celestino for Billiani.Art directed by Celestino Celestino, Billiani’s new collection and catalogue tells the story of the Italian brand across three iconic architectural projects in Ljubljana by modernist Slovenian architects Jože Plečnik and Ivan...
