A Dual-Key Singapore Apartment Unified Into a Multigenerational Family Home.In Singapore's condominium stock, the dual-key apartment was conceived for landlords — a larger residence and a smaller studio sharing one front door, leased or occupied separately. Ascend Design was asked to reverse the logic. A...
Back of the Moon: A Multi-Generational Coastal Retreat in Maianbar.Back of the Moon cascades down towards the water at Maianbar, NSW, embracing its bushland setting across four levels. Lawless & Meyerson collaborated with MHNDU to craft interiors that complement rather than compete with the extraordinary...
Salvaged Bricks Transform Mount Coot-tha House in Peter Besley’s Material Masterstroke.Peter Besley doesn't just design houses—he solves problems. His latest project is perched on the ridge of Mount Coot-tha's numerous spurs, emerging from Brisbane's steep terrain like a series of sculptural objects. Birdwood tackles...
This Laneway House in Toronto Offers a Contemporary Take on Multigenerational Living.Nestled in the backyard of his childhood home, Joey Bilewicz of Studio Nonplus, in collaboration with Lanescape Architecture, has transformed a compact footprint into a three-bedroom two bathroom home for his young family in Toronto’s...
A Touch of Wabi Sabi: Multi-generational Brooklyn Townhouse by TBo Architecture.Step inside this multi-generational Brooklyn townhouse by TBo Architecture—a contemporary family home filled with cosy nooks and raw polished materials offering a touch of Wabi Sabi. A concrete frame offers a generous extension to the...
Artful Abode in New Delhi by Mathew & Ghosh Architects and Rajiv Saini + Associates.In one residential enclave in southeast Delhi is a home that has contracted and expanded several times over the years, mirroring the size and evolution of the family that inhabits it. When it was constructed in 1977, it was designed for a...
Elsternwick Penthouse by Office Alex Nicholls.It’s not unusual for architects to receive unordinary briefs when it comes to designing a client’s dream home. In the case of Office Alex Nicholls, the firm’s well-acquainted clients commissioned the practice to merge two penthouses...
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,...
Multigenerational Living: House on the Bay in Margaret River, WA by Decus Interiors.From grandparents to grandchildren, this mighty multi-generational home addresses varying aesthetic sensibilities and complex functional needs. Not only delivering democratic access to light, views and landscape, the house allows the...
