Phoenix House / Java Architecture
A family inherited from their grandfather a house in the Perche region in Normandy. The building was situated in a clearing in the middle of a wonderful forested area.
A family inherited from their grandfather a house in the Perche region in Normandy. The building was situated in a clearing in the middle of a wonderful forested area.
This renovation to a 100 year old Victorian cottage is located in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, Australia. The context is unique in its proximity to an historic brickworks factory that contains striking brick chimneys that form a backdrop to this urban site.
This raw and brutal space, carved with lights and shadows, inspired an approach to multiply suggestions through minimal details, composing a narrative that is never unique but free and multifaceted.
The Thomson House combines creative ideas, shared spaces, and contemporary character to lift an old cottage into the modern-day, providing a refreshing extension that is light-filled with playful details, functional living & spaciousness.
This Master Suite addition had the typical site challenges, zoning restrictions, and budgetary constraints that architects are all too familiar with, but what made this project uniquely differently was the client’s willingness to explore unconventional solutions.
Located on a leafy street in the Madrona neighborhood, a classic Seattle craftsman has been transformed into an expanded modern dwelling by adding a significant new volume to the rear of the house.
Inspired by the likes of Tulum, Mexico, our goal was to create a home that felt comfortable and lived in by incorporating earthy, rustic elements with clean, modern lines and luxury amenities.
A contemporary expression of raw materiality, showcasing bricks, bluestone and porcelain – personifying the mass of a boulder, delicately floating within the shallows of a deep blue body of pool water