Can Living with Less Result in More: Adam Haddow’s Home in Sydney’s Surry Hills.Buried amongst the urban chaos of warehouses and terraces that once served Sydney’s rag trade sits a unique home neatly packaged within a 29-square-metre site. Designed by SJB director Adam Haddow, for himself and his husband Michael and...
Escher-esque Minimalism in Greece: Piperi House by Sigurd Larsen.This contemporary Greek home in Kythnos stands as a “crystalline sculpture, cut out of a single piece of white stone”, says Berlin-based Danish architect, Siguard Larsen. An infinite circle of steps playfully break up the house into a...
Artful Abode in New Delhi by Mathew & Ghosh Architects and Rajiv Saini + Associates.In one residential enclave in southeast Delhi is a home that has contracted and expanded several times over the years, mirroring the size and evolution of the family that inhabits it. When it was constructed in 1977, it was designed for a...
Nostalgic Escape: Foam House in Torquay by Amelda Wilde.When Amelia Wilde’s client came across this property, it was exactly what they were looking for—a quintessential Torquay home that transported them back to childhood vacations on the coast of Melbourne. Now boutique holiday...
Work, Play, Experiment: Modest Family Home in Rotterdam by PLNLstudio.This modest home in Rotterdam is a house and a personal sandbox. Designed by Magda Sakowicz of PLNLstudio, the project unfolds as a series of work-in-progress spaces for her young family to work, play and experiment...
Reigniting Character: Murray Residence in Elsternwick by Pasquale Cook.Pasquale Cook has reinvented this family home in Melbourne’s Elsternwick. Untouched since the 1990’s, the studio drew on an imaginative selection of materials, and introduced details that complement the beauty and personality of the...
A Tactile Haven: Black Diamond by YSG Studio.Step inside the heady world of Black Diamond. Nestled in Sydney's picturesque suburb of Mosman, this three-storey family home has undergone a remarkable transformation by YSG Studio. The once grey and sombre abode is now anything but....
Quiet Power: Merricks Farmhouse in Victoria by Michael Lumby with Nielsen Jenkins.While architecture is often known to disrupt the landscape, delicate planning and bold moves can introduce a sense of nuance and layer of poetics. In the case of Merricks Farmhouse by Michael Lumby and Nielsen Jenkins, the determination of...
An Exercise in Imagination: 1970s House Renovation in Bergamo by Officina Magisafi.In Bergamo, a Northern Italian province outside of Milan sits this intricately revamped 1970s house by Officina Magisafi. Inspired by the owners’ passion for industrial aesthetics and the United States, the design studio took an...