Elemental House / Off-Grid Retreat Under a Big Hard Sun
Elemental house is a low impact off-grid retreat on an exposed ridge line at a place called High Camp, an hour north of Melbourne.
Australia
Grant House in North Fitzroy, Melbourne / Austin Maynard Architects
Grant House is the alteration and addition to a dark and narrow single-storey terrace in North Fitzroy, Melbourne. The old part of the house has been respectfully maintained and a new extension has been sleeved between original boundary walls.
Casa Atrio by Biasol Design Studio
From the outside, Casa Atrio has the character of an Italianate-style terrace, intertwining decorative classical architecture with a Victorian-era home.
Old Factory Building Converted into a Home for an Artist and Musician
Located in Melbourne’s inner-city opposite a suburban train station this is a re-assembly of an old dilapidated factory building to become a home with studios for an artist and musician.
Modest Cottage Transformed into a Flexible Family Home
This playful renovation dramatically transforms a modest cottage into a flexible family home, with the lower kids level also configured as a self-contained flat.
Contemporary Penthouse Home in Sydney by Arent & Pyke
The material diversity of stone and felt, timber and colour are drawn together as harmonious elements in this contemporary penthouse home.
Rammed Earth Extension to a Californian Bungalow
This design for a rammed earth extension to a Californian Bungalow goes back to personal key experiences of places. However, I was less interested in a building itself but the interaction it generated and asked why. That was our starting point.
House Burch – Cool White with Curves / Those Architects
This new family house in Australia’s Byron Bay, designed by THOSE architects for a young family with their clan of young children, demonstrates how climate can be harnessed to best effect.