Redefining a Cabin in the Woods: Casa Alferez by Ludwig Godefroy Architecture.Combining his skills in shaping concrete and drawing inspiration from several pop culture and architecture movements, Ludwig Godefroy’s Casa Alferez arguably resembles Laputa’s forgotten castle. Within the two-bedroom home, each space...
A House Without Elevations: Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan.Sitting atop a hill in rural Himatnagar, Ahmedabad, Enclosure by Design Ni Dukaan is an all-encompassing dance of scale and proportion. It is a house without elevations—an inward looking ‘enclosure’ that embraces experience and...
A Mindful Retreat: Pokolbin House by Lot 1 Design and Matthew Woodward Architecture.A trifecta of interconnected pavilions, Pokolbin House balances the demands of a working estate in one of Australia's most established wine regions with the refined ease of a country retreat for a Sydney family. A nod to the principles of...
Seagrass House on Djiringanj Country, Tathra NSW by Welsh + Major.From afar, Seagrass House is almost near invisible to the eye due to the façade’s sedimentary stone colours and bushy flora. The mass volume sculpture is equally impressive as it is to its camouflage, with one edge of the wall having...
Agricultural Aesthetic: Tamworth House by MRTN Architects.This semi-rural house on ex-grazing land in Tamworth by MRTN Architects transforms a scrubby parched piece of land into an energy-efficient contemporary home designed to resists future drought conditions. Sitting low with receding...
A Blend of History & Modernity: The Estate in Rural NSW by Luke Moloney Architecture.Set in far-off rural New South Wales, Luke Moloney’s latest project, The Estate, is a sensitive refurbishment of an 1880s homestead built for a prominent pastoral family. With an effortless blend of history and modernity, the apparent...
Simplifying & Restoring: The Cambium by Carr.With a focus on simplifying rather than adding, restoring rather than replacing, Carr’s design approach for The Cambium, a business retreat set on a four-acre property in Mornington Peninsula, celebrates the existing. The resulting...
Åstrup Have Danish Farmhouse by NORRØN Architects.Copenhagen-based architecture studio NORRØN has completed Åstrup Have, a recreational farmhouse in the Danish countryside overlooking the Haderslev Fjord. Surrounded by a scenic landscape of the rolling countryside, Åstrup Have stands...
Ballen House in Retiro, Colombia by LCLA office with Clara Arango.Oslo-Based architecture studio LCLA Office and architect Clara Arango have collaborated on Ballen House, an Andes Mountain retreat in Colombia that blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior and, by extension, between architecture...
