Sensitivity, Respect & Inclusion: Yirranma Place in Darlinghurst by SJB.Once utilised as a gathering place for the First Church of Christ Scientists, with a stint as a private residence in the 1980’s, Sydney architecture firm SJB has sensitively restored this unique, historic building in Darlinghurst for the...
A Saramaga: A Sunset Sanctuary in Cartaxo, Portugal by DC.AD.Stepping inside 'A Saramaga, an old house in the Portuguese town of Cartaxo recently revived by DC.AD, it’s evident sunlight never really seems to end. Not in the living room, nor in the kitchen. Nor even in the deepest bedroom corners....
Hope, Love & Care: Blackwattle House in Sydney by Allied Office.The best things in life are often unexpected, as Telly Theodore and Andrew Macdonald can vouch. The life and business partners behind Sydney architecture studio Allied Office were travelling through Sri Lanka and had set their hearts on...
A Modern Ruin: Chelmer River House by Furminger.Conceived on a metaphor of a ruin, Furminger’s River House in Chelmer, Brisbane is an existing timber weatherboard home wrapped with heavy masonry walls to form a surprising layout—a building with a presence all of its own. Tilt-up...
Dijkhuis in Amsterdam North by Studio Modijefsky.In a slight change of scenery by the design team renowned for their hospitality work, Studio Modijefsky has unveiled their latest residential project in Amsterdam North—a traditional ‘’Dijkhuis’’ (translating to dyke house) which...
Terrace House 1 by Dreamer.Driven by the desire for connectedness to family, this two-story rear addition in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale is a magnet for family events with a green roof that provides native habitat for insects and...
A Warehouse-Turned-Townhouse in Majorca by Durietz Design & Development.Mallorca is the sort of island most people wouldn't mind being stranded on. Because really, everything about it screams exotic: From the reddish soil and luxuriant olive groves to the cars and streets and people. Camp Roig 31 embodies that...
Restored Townhouse on St. Luke’s Place by BarlisWedlick.This Italianate-style home, once owned for three decades by actor Robert DeNiro, has been carefully restored by BarlisWedlick. While it would have been easier to gut the building and modernise it, the architects took on the challenge of...
Evading Renovation Convention: Lara House in Madrid by Hanghar.Born in a response to the rapid real estate bubble the city is currently in, this 1970s Madrid home distances itself from market-driven logic and offers a flexible solution that evades conventional renovations. Almost like a blank canvas,...
