Vivarium House by Architecture Architecture.With an emphasis on reduced environmental impact and maintaining its characteristic street front, this revitalised Thornbury cottage by Architecture Architecture reconnects to its surroundings—a home amongst flourishing greenery, forever...
Terrace House 1 by Dreamer.Driven by the desire for connectedness to family, this two-story rear addition in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale is a magnet for family events with a green roof that provides native habitat for insects and...
In Search of Perth’s Architecture Vernacular: Jimmy’s House by MJA Studio with Studio Roam & IOTA.Arranged around a series of gardens that create seasonal outdoor rooms, Jimmy Thompson's own home—designed by MJA Studio in collaboration with Studio Roam and Iota—riffs on Australian modernist architects Marshall Clifton's and Julius...
La Hacienda JardĂn in Tepoztlán, Mexico by Práctica Arquitectura.There's something thoroughly Willy Wonka-ish about the Mexican valley town of Tepoztlán. Known for its exotic ice cream flavours, great weather, and otherworldly flora and rock formations, it earned the title of Pueblo Mágico, or Magic...
A World of Curiosity and Discovery: Gold Digger Courtyard Installation in Tortosa, Spain.This glittering large-scale public installation was composed of golden thermal sheets, occupying the patio of a 16th century convent in Tortosa. The installation highlighted the inherent quality of the material and created two opposite...
A Renovated Victorian Terrace House in East London by Daytrip Studio.For Iwan Halstead and Emily Potter of Daytrip Studio, this East London terrace remodel was all about finding the light—literally. “We carefully reshaped the exterior and interior to amplify the natural light. Interventions to the...
The House of Remembrance in Singapore by Neri&Hu.Neri&Hu constructed a new house in place of a family home for three adult siblings with a memorial courtyard for their late mother. Centrally located, the garden symbolically defines the heart of the home as an ever-palpable void,...
House in Xalapa, Mexico by Lopez Gonzalez Studio.Envisioned for a growing family, the House in Xalapa proposes a form of dwelling organised around a continuous dialogue with the landscape in which it is located. Designed by Lopez Gonzalez, the dark exterior grants it a solid stature,...
A House on a Cliff in Costa Brava by Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina.The only thing more striking than the outcrops in the Costa Brava, is the houses that emerge out of them—as architects Marià Castelló and José Antonio Molina would know. Their curious cantilevered construction is like that friend you...
