Guipavas Black Barn / Trace et Associés & Crayons des Jardins

This project is a light flooded second storey extension to a Californian bungalow in Northcote, Melbourne. This minimised work to the ground floor and allowed the owners to remain in occupation for a large part of the build reducing total project costs.

The St. Helena Residence sits atop the western edge of the Vaca Range overlooking St. Helena and the Napa Valley. The house is perched on a ridge with valley views to the west and forest views to the east, nestled amongst the natural rock outcroppings, and native Oak and Manzanita trees.

The transformation of this existing commercial unit located in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood into a live/workspace started with the designation of the two primary functions: photography studio and sleeping quarters, in other words, “snaps and naps.”

The Iranian designers Naser Nasiri and Taher Nasiri are proposing to us an interesting and elegant spiral shaped washbasin. What has inspired them? In...