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...
The Apartment by The Line Opens Second Boutique in Los Angeles.Nestled in the heart of West Hollywood, the 2nd offline home The Apartment by The Line welcomes a new city of visitors into a immersive...
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 Featherston’s close personal and professional relationship with influential modernist architect Robin Boyd resulted in the extraordinary Featherston House, designed in 1967. It became one of Boyd’s most acclaimed houses and has...
Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
Eyrie Houses by Cheshire Architects // Kaiwaka, New Zealand.Two modest cabins sit at the foothills of an estuary in Kaiwaka, New Zealand. Their charred timber skins contrast with the surrounding landscape like a pair of stray boats floating in a sea of swaying grass. Isolated and unconventional,...
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...
Apartment Healy King by Tribe Studio // Sydney, Australia.Tribe Studio Architects have created a modern day cabinet of curiosities within this apartment in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney. Completed in late 2014, this absolute gem has been redesigned and transformed into a well-composed and wonderfully...
Nature is Omnipresent with Vipp Shelter.Vipp Shelter launched in 2014 as a fully integrated and all inclusive retreat that is built, delivered and installed in just over 6 months. It’s a modern plug and play getaway that has been marketed as easy and cost-effective. The...
