Spectacular Renovation of ‘The Hermitage’ in Sydney’s Vaucluse by Hess Hoen.The Hermitage was built in 1831, and has been owned by the Hemmes family since 1974. In 2011, Justin Hemmes, head of the Merivale hospitality group, moved back into the family’s heritage-listed estate, and began renovations in...
SAMF Arquitectos’ Reinterpretation of a Traditional Portuguese Farmhouse.SAMF Arquitectos have designed a residence set in a vineyard with traditional agricultural buildings nearby. The property replaces an existing farm building and is part of the gradual regeneration of the site to improve its potential for...
Kew House by Piercy & Company in South-West London.Kew House by Piercy & Company has been gradually gaining attention and recognition for it's design excellence in a conservation area. Piercy & Company created two strong, weathered steel volumes connected by the more delicate...
Mid-Century House Renovation in North Vancouver by Scott & Scott Architects.This simple yet stunning home at the base of Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, Canada is a joyous marriage of materials. Light-filled, spacious and stunning; this renovation for two history professors aptly pays homage to traditional and new...
Muji Unveils Three Tiny Prefab Houses at Tokyo Design Week.Konstantin Grcic, Jasper Morrison & Naoto Fuksava explore minimal living for Japanese retailer Muji in a set of ultra-simple cabins at Tokyo Design...
Eyrie Houses by Cheshire Architects // Kaiwaka, New Zealand.Two modest cabins sit at the foothills of an estuary in Kaiwaka, New Zealand. Their charred timber skins contrast with the surrounding landscape like a pair of stray boats floating in a sea of swaying grass. Isolated and unconventional,...
Invisible House by Peter Stutchbury in Sydney’s Blue Mountains.It's not often one gets a chance to visit a piece of significant architecture, let along stay in one. Now, thanks to the owners of Peter Stutchbury's 2012 'Invisible House' and Contemporary Hotels, you can do just that. While fortress-like...
Apartment Healy King by Tribe Studio // Sydney, Australia.Tribe Studio Architects have created a modern day cabinet of curiosities within this apartment in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney. Completed in late 2014, this absolute gem has been redesigned and transformed into a well-composed and wonderfully...
Nature is Omnipresent with Vipp Shelter.Vipp Shelter launched in 2014 as a fully integrated and all inclusive retreat that is built, delivered and installed in just over 6 months. It’s a modern plug and play getaway that has been marketed as easy and cost-effective. The...
