The scattered and irregular gables of this Federation house, while absent from the contemporary extension, are suggestive of the casual arrangement of courtyards that now enliven the dwelling within.
Amado are external sliding timber screens used on Japanese traditional houses to protect the inner layers of shoji screens from the weather. The Amado House adapts sliding screens to address Australian conditions, moderating harsh sun and discouraging blowflies with flywire replacing rice paper.
Subtlety is the one word Theresa St residence evokes. This small home was renovated by Sonelo Design Studio. Despite the modest budget, through rigorous spatial planning, restraint and refined tectonics, the renovation work creates a modest seamless interiors effortlessly disguising the old as new.
Architects: Architecture Architecture Project: Dark Horse House Location: Fitzroy VIC, Australia Area: 150 m2 Photography: Peter Bennetts Dark Horse House is a single-family residence designed by Architecture Architecture, an award winning Melbourne-based practice, recognised for its dedication to contemporary architecture and design. From the architect: In a row of workers’ cottages, there is one Dark Horse
Black Line One Architecture Studio has designed this timber garden pavilion in Melbourne, in a garden of olive trees. This compact addition forms a new connection to an existing mature garden. The project aims to preserve the rugged and luscious nature of the existing site while utilising it’s northern aspect, and providing a new living space
Dorman House is an old shack transformed into a comfortable home for a young family. The project was recently completed by Austin Maynard Architects.
Guild Architects have recently completed Yarraville Garden House, located in Yarraville, Melbourne. The client had a high degree of environmental consciousness with energy and water consumption, responsible materials use and landscape being key components of their brief.
Lead Architects: Simon Knott, George Huon Project: Split House Location: Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia Area: 320.0 sqm Photography: Peter Bennetts Located in Mt Martha, VIC, Australia, Split House won the 2016 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards, Commendation for Residential New. The house was designed by Melbourne-based BKK Architects. Project description: Set within a relatively recent subdivision
