Always House / Kennedy Nolan Architects
A spectacular site is both a gift and a problem for new architecture. The positives are self-evident, the negatives less so, but apparent in single-orientation, glassy boxes which proliferate on such sites.
Australia
Humble House / R Architecture
Much of the thinking behind Humble House lay not only in designing enjoyable rooms, but also in curating the journey between, conscious of experience and movement throughout the home.
Ha Ha Haus / FIGR Architecture & Design
Embedded into the landscape, Ha Ha Haus is located in a leafy pocket of Alphington (Wurundjeri Country) where front fences are a refreshingly rare sighting.
The Boat House / Maguire + Devine Architects
Designed for a writer and her Husband, the boathouse sits perched on the banks of the River Derwent in Southern Tasmania. It is a small (ancillary) dwelling, dovetailed into the lush garden of their midcentury Myrtle-clad family…
Carthona House by Daniel Boddan Studio
Carthona House turns a modern lens to the extension of a Federation home in Mosman, constructing an artisanal and elemental sensibility that speaks to the rituals of Australian living.
St Kilda Apartment / Fiona Lynch
Overlooking olive green gums, St Kilda Apartment is conjured from a place of restfulness and elegance. Capturing the adventurous spirit of its owners, the redesign works see the previously dark and oppressive enclave transformed its wearied bones…
Bali Body Office, Brighton / Made For
Behind a tired industrial warehouse facade in Melbourne’s south-east, interior and architecture studio Made For has created a glowing hew head office and content production studio for Australian beauty brand Bali Body.
EB House by Dan Gayfer Design
Single-storied and modest in size with a distinct sloping roof and generous verandah area at the rear, this humble addition embodies the characteristics of mid-century Australian bungalows.
Thornbury Residence by Dan Gayfer Design
An important component of the brief was to design a building that not only had the ability to open up to the surrounding garden but to then literally connect with it.