Stories on Design // Un-Walls.We often approach walls as barriers and dividers, or something that's solid, that might be painted, or coated, or lined, clad, upholstered... You get the idea. But what happens when we start thinking about walls as something a lot more...
Hopetoun Rd Residence by b.e architecture // Melbourne, Australia.Hopetoun Rd Residence by b.e architecture retains the existing structure as an anchoring element, with new pavilions floating underneath the copper...
Australia Continues to Kick Butt with Resi Architecture // Houses Awards 2015.Pondering the Houses Awards shortlist has become a bit like Architecture Christmas. I've always loved an abundant celebration of good design and passionate people who make it happen, which aligns perfectly with what we strive for here at...
Concrete Courtyard House by 3ARCH // Mexico City.Staircases descend around a courtyard hidden within the concrete house set into a steep rock face. The house, designed to feel as a den - a place of isolation, reflection and rest - is detached from the urban context and intertwined with...
‘In Praise of Shadows’ House by Pitsou Kedem Architects // Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.Located in Savion, this house by Israeli architect Pitsou Kedem is a clever interplay of light and shadows, concrete and weathered steel surfaces, and open and closed spaces. Sunlight, available abundantly within the local climate, was a...
Æblehavenhus (The Orchard House) by Jeppe Utzon // Morud, Denmark.Cutting into the Danish countryside, Æblehavenhus (The Orchard House), is an intoxicating drop of residential design that could have you considering a move to greener pastures. Celebrating its context, with all that open space, the...
Planchonella House by Jesse Bennett // Cairns, Australia.Architect and builder Jesse Bennett designed Planchonella House with a simple idea in mind - to create joyful spaces, which inspire and enrich daily life. Set in tropical North Queensland, the house embraces heritage rainforest surrounds...
Tower House by Andrew Maynard Architects // Alphington, Victoria.Andrew Maynard Architects has doubled the size of a house in Victoria by adding a row of skinny gabled blocks, intended to make the building look like a small...
Stories On Design // Trees In Interiors, Revisited.Trees and large plants are a powerful way to soften almost any interior and bring a sense of the familiar to a space. As our lives continue to get progressively more hight-tech for most of us, we continue to yearn for and seek out a...
