One of the most important things to get right when camping is ensuring you have all the right gear. If you forget something or do something wrong, your whole camping trip could be ruined.
Tinderbox House is, at its core, a practical, understated family retreat, for a successful and local Tasmanian family. Responding to the many natural and manmade constraints of the site, the highly crafted design is an attempt to add to the ecosystem rather than imposing itself on it.
This house is 1:1 case study in designing, detailing, and delivering a unique, modern, efficient new way of living. The 14″ thick walls protect this family retreat all under immense vistas of both the Uinta and the Oquirrh mountain ranges.
When we first viewed this seaside apartment, it was a hodge podge of dated decor – but with endless potential. Our goal was to create a cosy family retreat with a boutique hotel flair.
Sited within the valley of the eastern most seaside town of Wategos Beach, Larus Marinus house is a multigenerational family retreat that perches lightly on the steeply contoured site, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
A humble but unique family home in Gisborne has been named the supreme winner in the 2019 Resene Architectural Designers NZ Design Awards. The judges praised the “exceptional” design, saying Andrew Simpson had taken a small house and made it large.
This house was originally constructed in 1889 by a prominent physician from San Francisco as a family retreat and farm. Following his death, his wife and daughters continued to maintain the property raising poultry and planting numerous fruit trees.
A short drive from New York City, the Clinton Corners residence is nestled discreetly on a sylvan lot in the Hudson Valley. The house was envisioned as both a family retreat for weekends away from the city and a gathering space for special occasions.
