Six Walls House in Sweden by Arrhov Frick Arkitektkontor.To direct the views away from the road and towards the sea, the architects built a 5.4-metre-high wall as the southern facade of the property, while the northern elevation comprises a grid of sliding glass panels. Six concrete walls span...
Micro-Housing: Hutong Experiments by Standardarchitecture in Beijing, China.Standardarchitecture developed the Hutong experiment with the aim to explore the possibilities of micro scale social housing within the tight confines of the Beijing streets. Hutong are residential lane-ways, traditionally the home of the...
‘Indoor Green: Living with Plants’ takes us inside Robin Boyd’s Featherston House.The Featherstonâs close personal and professional relationship with influential modernist architect Robin Boyd resulted in the extraordinary Featherston House, designed in 1967. It became one of Boydâs most acclaimed houses and has...
Invisible House by Peter Stutchbury in Sydney’s Blue Mountains.It's not often one gets a chance to visit a piece of significant architecture, let along stay in one. Now, thanks to the owners of Peter Stutchbury's 2012 'Invisible House' and Contemporary Hotels, you can do just that. While fortress-like...
Stories On Design // Room With a View.Room With a View talks about spaces that embrace their context wholeheartedly - the site, the location, the climate, vernacular architecture and more. What I love about all these examples is the demonstration of many different ways in...
1930s Tudor Home Refurbishment by Hacin + Associates.The remodel of this 1932 Tudor style suburban home in Newton, Massachusetts re-imagines a traditional, compartmentalised layout into a more informal living arrangement for a young family. Repetition, reinterpretation, and an emphasis on...
Pear Tree House by Edgley Design // Dulwich, South London.Edgley Designâs Pear Tree House is an outstanding family home in the leafy suburb of Dulwich in South London. Formerly the site of a Victorian fruit orchard, this residence has been designed around a 100 year old pear tree which sits...
Bureau de Change’s Striking Pleated Roof at a Residential Extension in North London.Bureau de Change have created a striking pleated roof for a residential extension in North London which appears to be formed from a flat...
Orama Residence in Sydneyâs Woollahra by Smart Design Studio.The transformation of âOramaâ, a gracious Victorian villa in Sydneyâs Woollahra, involved the renovation and extension of an historic house. Smart Design Studio's brief was to enhance and expand the building to create a deeply...
