House in Kyoto, Japan by 07BEACH.With no room for a backyard, 07BEACH made the living space of this house in Kyoto double as an internal courtyard, adding large skylights to maximize daylight. To enhance a sense of bringing the outside in, a large indoor tree takes pride...
Woollahra Courtyard House by CO-AP.A series of skylights and windows puncture the concrete roof of Woollahra Courtyard House by CO-AP, the geometry of which follows the parallelogram form of the upper storey. Masonry, concrete and metal cladding define the architectural...
Fig Facial Bar in Vancouver by Scott & Scott Architects.Occupying just 37sqm in an early 1900’s shopfront, Fig Facial Bar is complemented by neighbouring Vancouver health and lifestyle boutiques. Green perforated steel clads the walls, with Scott & Scott Architects using it to form scalloped...
Bismarck House in Sydney’s Bondi by Andrew Burges Architects.Architect Andrew Burges acknowledges the semi-detached house is a typology he has been critical of in the past – for its shotgun corridor, compromised privacy and generally poor amenity – and so he looked for bigger connections to a...
Kangaroo Valley Outhouse by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects.An outhouse isn’t typically associated with a luxurious bathroom experience, but this mirrored cube iteration by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects in the Kangaroo Valley sits in a league of its own. A mirrored cube elevated above the...
Robin Boyd’s Pettigrew Residence in Melbourne Transformed by Flack Studio.When it comes to respectful heritage renovations that are high on impact, the ones that masterfully walk the tight rope between old-school and contemporary, things simply don’t get much better than this guy right here. Located in...
Son Julia Boutique Hotel Refurbishment in Palma de Mallorca by Jorge Bibiloni.Jorge Bibiloni utilise the original 15th century sandstone arches at Mallorca’s Son Julia hotel, using them as both aesthetic and practical features to separate bathrooms from the sleeping areas. Natural materials such as timber and...
Coast House in Sydney by Luke Moloney.Sydney-based architect Luke Moloney designed a coastal home in Sydney’s East for his brother and family. The project entailed adding a simple upper storey to a humble beach bungalow, answering the brief for a cost-effective home that...
Phoenix Tapware’s NX Showers Showcase Next Generation HydroSense Technology.Featuring in the new NX Showers collections by Phoenix is the unique spray mechanism HydroSense, which delivers a more relaxing and immersive shower experience. The technology accelerates water flow tenfold, resulting in more even coverage...
