Viggsö Island House in Sweden by Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor.A landscape of stone cliffs, wind bent pine trees, heather, and a forest floor of lichen and wild berries - this sparse yet rich site, coupled with a minimal budget, establishes the principles for this private residence designed by Arrhov...
Fitzroy Loft by Architects EAT.Chances are you've already seen this project in your interweb travels, and for a good reason - it's a ripper. The loft – built inside the iconic MacRobertson chocolate factory in Melbourne's Fitzroy is a conversion of a gritty 250sqm...
Apartment SP in Ljubljana, Slovenia Refurbished by Sadar + Vuga.Designed by Sadar + Vuga, Apartment SP in Ljubljana is a place of opposites: it is both warm and cold, both soft and orthogonal. It is equally open and closed against its surroundings, and both in contact and in conflict with it's past....
Concrete House by Toronto-based Architect Angela Tsementzis.Concrete House in Toronto is Angela Tsementzis' first stand-alone building, showcasing the architect's finesse for textures and materiality. Not bad at...
Kooyong House in Melbourne’s Toorak by Workroom.Designed by Workroom and built by Agushi, Kooyong House in Melbourne's Toorak is an urban oasis with architecture and interiors working together...
1950s Mid-Century Portland House Remodelled by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.I've often compared the process of design to the act of cooking - even though they operate on a very different time scale, there is no denying there are clear parallels between the two. This is why I was so pleased to see that our old pal...
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,...
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...
Stories On Design // Barn House Conversions.Barn-houses very much remind me of my childhood, and houses in which my grandparents used to live, and some of my uncles and aunties still do. I've grown up knowing so many barns looking like a "before shot", so seeing ultra sharp, modern...
