Gianni Botsford Architects’ Refurbishment of a 14th-Century Palazzo in Venice.When we talk about water views, there are water views and then there are WATER views. Frankly, it’s hard to beat a house that is situated on the Grand Canal in Venice. You could live in a cardboard box and waking up to that view every...
Conigrave House in Hunters Hill, Sydney by Daniel Boddam.Retaining the original charm of the heritage Conigrave house in Sydney's Hunters Hill, Daniel Boddam employs modernised elements to complement period features, imbuing a sense of quiet luxury. Both professors with three adult...
Storybook House in Melbourne by Folk Architects.Folk Architects' design approach for Storybook House was to pack as much as possible into a small footprint, with no single plane or surface underutilised. For example, the balustrade to the upper level doubles as a built-in desk and...
Albert Park Residence in Melbourne by Robson Rak.Formerly a weatherboard cottage with stables to the rear, Robson Rak created a single, generous contemporary home with the addition of a modern architectural insertion for Albert Park Residence in Melbourne. Creating a cohesive internal...
Menorca Experimental Hotel in Spain by Dorothee Meilichzon.The Menorca Experimental Hotel sits on 30 hectares of green, tranquil land, within a revamped 19th century ‘finca’, or agricultural estate. The whitewashed compound was carefully restored by a team of local craftsmen, under the...
Daylesford Longhouse Residence & Working Farm by Partners Hill.At Daylesford Longhouse, Partners Hill employed radical contrasts to demarcate internal spaces, such as giant vs. petite, agricultural vs. refined, hard with romantic and tactile. Materials are largely pragmatic and robust, with Australian...
Dá Licença Boutique Hotel in Estremoz, Portugal.Set in an eco-reserve outside of the historic city of Estremoz, Portugal, Dá Licença Hotel owners Vitor Borges and Franck Laigneau were hunting for their own personal holiday home when they came across a grand property. Enlisting the...
Chimney House in Redfern, Sydney by Atelier DAU.Atelier DAU reimagined a vacant block of land as a sculpted bronze form and intertwined it with an adjacent heritage-listed terrace for Chimney House in Sydney’s notoriously gentrified suburb of Redfern. Tamworth House is the first in...
Rose Street Residence in Fitzroy, Melbourne by Fieldwork.We indulge in a supremely clever transformation of a former, yes – umm, brothel. This cunning Residential Alterations & Additions project saw Fieldwork Architecture add a new dwelling to the rear of the existing 6-metre-wide terrace....
