In 2015 we were commissioned to design a dwelling for a seaside site at Whale bay in Raglan, New Zealand. The brief in simple terms was for a surfers ‘stay’. Design ideas to be addressed included the ability to check the surf from an elevated position …
Black Wood House by Marchi Architectes
Black Wood House was designed by Marchi Architectes in Normandy, Capelle-les-Grands, France Description by Marchi Architectes: The client wanted to move the living spaces to a more open and transparent spaces, in order to free some spaces in the old house. A unique volume is set up, arranging kitchen, living and dining room. From the […]
Bakery Place – Victorian Bakery Buildings Converted into 12 High-End Homes
Located between Falcon Park and Clapham Common, Bakery Place is the latest residential scheme from Jo Cowen Architects, designed for developers West Eleven. A series of former Victorian bakery buildings have been converted into 12 high-end homes, in the form of mews houses, apartments and a penthouse. The project combines contemporary design standards with a […]
Palatine Passive House in North Seattle by Malboeuf Bowie Architecture
The Palatine Passive house is an urban infill project in a vibrant and up and coming neighborhood of Greenwood in North Seattle. As a certified Passive House Consultant and certified Passive House Builder, principal architects Tiffany Bowie and Joe Malboeuf combine a highly integrated process through every step of the project. Thanks to an airtight […]
Unfurled House by Christopher Polly Architect
Unfurled House is a family home recently completed by Christopher Polly Architect in Sydney, Australia. An articulated two-storey volume is sensitively stitched to the rear fabric of a Federation masonry and hipped envelope to provide significant additional freedom for the owners and their children to grow into. Environmental, cost and planning values entailed in retaining […]
Node House by UID Architects / Japan
Node House is a single family home designed by UID Architects in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan. Description by UID Architects: On the south side of the site there is a rich forest where animals and plans reside and on the back north side where hilly land was developed into a residential area in a tiered platform. […]
