Katherine Lu is a photographer based in Sydney. After graduating in interior design she has come to love the challenge of capturing architecture as photographic imagery. When not shooting she enjoys travelling and fuelling her coffee addiction.
LOCATION: Sydney, Australia
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The renovation of this existing Federation house in Gladesville was a harmonious blend of architectural innovation and respect for nature’s beauty. Central to the rear renovation was the inspiration drawn from three mature trees gracing the backyard: a crepe myrtle, jacaranda, and magnolia.
The home, for the client of the Glass Book House, is a place to retreat from the outside world. This hideaway, to the rear of a Federation-style house in Tempe, Sydney, explores the home as a sanctuary that revolves around a serious collection of books.
Responding to a steep western facing site that overlooks Sydney’s Pittwater, Church Point House by CHROFI has a large sunken courtyard cut into the escarpment at the rear.
Light-filled and airy, Matraville Residence re-imagines the suburban home and experiments with new modes of multi-generational living….
Vikki’s Place by Curious Practice is a new Japanese-Inspired beach shack on a small inner city lot. The site is heavily effected by flood with Planning Controls setting the first floor 1.6m above natural ground.
Decades ago, it was commonplace to use front porches and balconies as interstitial spaces, spaces which connected with and were at the intersection of public and private space. Balconies and verandas were used as places to contemplate and watch the world go by …
Machiya House beautifully blends old with new in a Sydney heritage setting. Inspired by the traditional Japanese townhouses (Machiya) of Kyoto, its private and public domains discreetly co-exist, with layers of screening and curated openings to draw in light and engage the streetscape.
The Balmoral House is located within the lower north-shore suburb of Balmoral. The site presents many difficulties being wedged shaped, on the low side of the street, hemmed in by two substantial existing houses and with just half the land area of its neighbours.
