Chácara is a brazilian country house designed by Juliana Lahóz. The country residence was built in an area of 54,000 square meters, in Araucária, Paraná. The adopted constructive system is the use of green bricks which are a mixture of clay and cement unburned oven, but cured with water. Description by Juliana Lahóz: The main idea of […]
Contemporary Houses
Victorian Villa in Sydney – Renovation and Extension
Orama is a Victorian villa in Sydney, extended and renovated by Smart Design Studio. Description by Smart Design Studio: The transformation of ‘Orama’, a gracious Victorian villa in Sydney’s Woollahra, involved the renovation and extension of an historic house. Our brief was to enhance and expand the building to create a deeply comfortable family home, and […]
Blueys Beach Vacation House in New South Wales, Australia
Blueys Beach Vacation House is a single-family holiday house designed by Bourne Blue Architecture in 2015. Blueys Beach is a popular holiday destination, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Jura House Blends into the Surrounding Hill
JDS Architects have designed Jura House in a small French commune on the Swiss border. Description by JDS Architects: Situated in a secluded countryside, we wanted this house to embrace its landscape. From the inside, we maximized the living space while projecting the hill and mountain into the house. From the outside, the house blends […]
Summer Residence with a Dramatic Multi-Level Form
Architects: Hillam Architects Location: Trigg WA 6029, Australia Design Team: David Hillam, Justin Carrier, Tim Lannigan, Lesley Hooper, Hayley Gardiner, Helena Nikola Collaborators: Weststyle; Taylor Landscaping Area: 1100.0 sqm Project Year: 2014 Photographs: Dion Robeson Trigg house is a summer residence designed by Hillam Architects in Perth, Australia. This family residence on a prominent corner in […]
Evans Family Home by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture
Bull O’Sullivan Architecture ( B/OS ) have designed Evans Family Home in Auckland, New Zealand. Description by architect: In the early decades of the 20th century kahikatea timber was used to make boxes in which butter was exported to Great Britain. Unlike most other woods, kahikatea did not taint the butter. With this alteration to […]
