Casa Areca Tulum by CO-LAB Design Office.Close your eyes, imagine the sun captured in your hands, saltwater evaporated in your hair and the sand between your toes – gently step inside the cool concrete floor before sinking down into a wooden chair shaped into your beach...
Pyramids of Flinders: Bellows House by Architects EAT.Albert Mo wanted a permanent house anchored in the sand from the outset, unlike the predictable light-weight beach vernacular. “More like a bunker than a shack,” he says, setting out to design a building that spoke of its location and...
Lyndhurst House in Richmond, Melbourne by Modl Office.Welcome to Modl Office’s Lyndhurst House – a Melbourne extension made with calming patterns of timber and stone, inspired by Japanese principles. It’s hard to imagine this home as being a small one disguised by carved choreography of...
Concrete Plinth House East London by DGN Studio.Start your morning by waking up to a view of light slithering down into the kitchen, softening the bespoke furniture to create an ethereal glow while silhouette of the dancing smoke as it billows and weaves out of your timely brewed tea...
Intrigue and Awe: Lake House in Udaipur, India by Ashiesh Shah.Showcasing his signature wabi-sabi philosophy, Ashiesh Shah artfully pairs modern furniture and finishes with classic artefacts to form a home layered in intrigue and awe. Overlooking sweeping vistas of the Fateh Sagar Lake in Udaipur, the...
Embracing Ambiguity: UC House in Morelia by Daniela Bucio Sistos.Like a joyful carousel spun from sundial light, UC House captures light's intangible qualities and makes them near tangible through texture, circulation and artful microclimates. The layered complexity found in the relationship between...
Not Your Average Reno: House Recast in London by Studio Ben Allen.Pigmented patterned concrete is the main star in this two-storey extension on the back of a Victorian House. Designed by Studio Ben Allen, the project became a testbed for ideas, pushing the boundaries of concrete as both structure and...
Californian Bungalow Reinterpreted: Dulwich Hill House by Tribe Studio Architects.This cosy Californian Bungalow extension appears as a contemporary mirror reflection and interpretation of a beloved architectural style. Beginning its life as a two-storey home, it underwent many transformations in the 50s and 80s. Now...
Plain Ties House in Surat, India by Matharoo Associates.Located in Surat, India, Plain Ties – designed by Matharoo Associates – is named for the simple connections and relationships that hold the house together. The home uses concrete quite poetically while sculpting and layering the...
