Merricks farmhouse made of earth, glass and timber
This striking home designed by Robson Rak Architecture is set on a 10 acre rural farm outside Melbourne. It was bought by a couple with two young boys as a weekender, with plans to build a spacious modern home for generations to enjoy. While the initial brief was for a simple rectangular box, the architects convinced the clients to break up the rectangle to create more interesting spaces and a more dynamic building which offered surprising little retreats...
The Fire Pit house
The owners of this striking modernist home in Auckland were so dedicated to the idea of a fire pit that the fire pit was designed first and the house followed! Chris Tate of Chris Tate Architecture says that the brief was for a fun, modernist house that worked well for entertaining. The fire pit is so obviously the heart of this home, its golden timber seating softening the drama of the high flue and the surrounding polished concrete floors...
Eclectic interior design for Perth bachelor pad
The ultimate eclectic mancave has been achieved here by Greg Baker of Ambassador Home for his own apartment, which started out an unattractive and pokey space, but Greg could tell the apartment had "good bones". After 18 months of back breaking work and showering "out of a bucket", Greg and his father converted the dingy 70's apartment into the open plan beauty it is today. New openings between bedrooms and living spaces were created and the old internal laundry was converted into a useful, light filled scullery...
The 'Deck House' in the forest
The brief to architect Choo Gim Wah for the "Deck house" in Malaysia was simple: to design an unassuming, simple and 'modern' looking house. Built on steep terrain in a lush forest, the home was designed to hug the terrain with minimum interference to the existing slope. Functioning like a traditional tropical house the home features high ceilings, natural light and cross-ventilation and designed as a lightweight construction in steel and glass to achieve a lightweight feeling...
The 'new old' house featuring Melbourne laneway art culture
With a blank canvas and a mixed context that architect Jessica Liew was asked to create a new dwelling for a modern lifestyle but with the charm of an old home, a house with personality and familiarity that was generous to the owners travels and memories. The principle of ‘Wabi-Sabi’, the beauty of imperfection, was employed to reflect the owners belief in rawness, honesty and simplicity. ...
Raw materials with tailored comfort for island retreat
Conceived as a camp, this luxury family retreat was designed by Fearon Hay Architects as an arrangement of freestanding structures around a courtyard, set in a saddle above Matiatia Bay on Waiheke Island in New Zealand. While the island can be idyllic, care had to be taken to reduce exposure of the home to high winds. The natural undulations of the saddle have been subtly emphasized to form a protective setting for three structures, comprising living, sleeping and studio areas together with a pool and the open spaces inbetween...
Greenhouse living at Palm Beach
This home was a major inspiration behind the design of my own beachside abode (to be featured on Designhunter later this year) and so naturally I think its completely divine! I'd love to know your thoughts in the comments below. What I love most is the relationship the home has with its natural environment, with ocean at the front and lush natural bush to the rear. Tanner Kibble Denton Archite...
Rustic natural palette at Coopers Beach
This New Zealand holiday home won the prestigious Residential Architecture award from the New Zealand Institute of Architects in 2008, with the judges commenting that the beach house "has an overall feeling of simple restraint. Modest materials used in deceptively simple ways manipulate site, space and light to organise the “bach” in a straightforward, playful and inventive way." Designed by D...
New york loft with warmth and earthiness
This loft apartment is in an early 20th century brick and concrete building which was converted from a warehouse and manufacturing facility into condo's in the 1990's. When the owners bought the place it feautured "a rather jarring color palette of red, green and blue along with yellowish bamboo". The clients wanted to create a space that was open feeling, with lots of storage, room to entertain large groups, and a warm and sophisticated color palette...
Modern new architectural vision for a cottage in York Bay
This beautiful cottage in the New Zealand capital of Wellington has recently received a creative new vision centred on giving a 'new heart and focus to a small house'. Paul Rolfe Architects created the new vision for the home with a design strategy of connecting and engaging the new addition with the native bush surroundings. A sunken living room was incorporated, giving the feeling of sitting amongst the trees...
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