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Andrew Burges’ Sydney house pairs pale brickwork with blackened wood

August 6, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Pale brickwork lines the living areas of this Sydney house by local studio Andrew Burges Architects, while the bedrooms are located in blackened wood volumes on top. Andrew Burges Architects designed the two-storey Brick House for a family in the capital’s north Bondi neighbourhood. Pale clay brick walls make up the ground floor of the residence, which

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Studio AC renovates Toronto home to mimic owner’s former New York apartment

August 5, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Toronto firm Studio AC has transformed a cramped local residence into a light-filled, spacious interior with natural stone and pale wood throughout.  Richview Residence was designed by Studio AC for a family moving back to Toronto, after having lived in New York City for over 10 years. The family wanted to replicate their New York

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The study takes centre stage in bookshelf-lined apartment in Shanghai

August 5, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Atelier TAO+C has renovated a top-floor apartment in one of the earliest high-rise residential buildings in Shanghai, adding bookshelves all around its perimeter. The renovation sees the 95-square-metre, one-bedroom apartment turned into what the architects call one enormous “study room or home library”. The flat sits within the ISS Normandy Apartments, designed by the Hungarian-Slovak

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Monochrome Canadian ski lodge by Atelier Kastelic Buffey echoes traditional farmhouses

August 4, 2017 James Brillon 0

Toronto firm Atelier Kastelic Buffey has completed a black-and-white ski chalet in Ontario’s Blue Mountains, echoing the forms of the area’s traditional barns and farmhouses. The residence, dubbed Alta Chalet, encompasses 3,000 square feet (278 square metres) and was designed for a family of five. “Located near the end of a cul-de-sac in a private

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Leroy Street Studio updates traditional New England architecture for harbour-side Cove House

August 4, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A harbour view is framed through the gap between the two sides of this house in Massachusetts by New York firm Leroy Street Studio. Cove House extends across a sea-facing slope in Woods Hole, a coastal town in the south of the state, overlooking the Vineyard Sound. Leroy Street Studio designed the home as a

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Phoenix House sits at the base of the world’s most active volcano

August 3, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

This tiny guest house by designer Will Beilharz stands on a lava field on Hawaii’s Big Island, and has views of the steam produced where molten rock flows into the sea. The 450-square-foot home is named Phoenix House as it is “literally rising from the ashes” of volcanic activity in the area. It is located

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The Ranch Mine modernises mission-style architecture for Canal House in Phoenix

August 3, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Phoenix architecture studio The Ranch Mine based this canal-side home on the missions built in the American West over 200 years ago. Canal House is aptly named for its location on the 181-mile channel that brings water into the suburbs of northern Phoenix. The waterway was first created over 2,000 years ago, then rebuilt for modern

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Modest holiday retreat by David Cervera nestles amongst the palms in Mexico

August 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A natural finish made from tree sap covers this compact summer house on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, which has plenty of hammocks for relaxing in the shade. Designed by local architect David Cervera, El Palmar is sits within a grove of palms in Chuburná – a narrow barrier island north of Mérida. The home measures just

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Penda proposes Toronto Tree Tower built from cross-laminated timber modules

August 2, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Plants and trees sprout from the modular units that make up this timber-framed high-rise, proposed by architecture firm Penda for Toronto. Penda, which has offices in China and Austria, collaborated with Canadian company Tmber for the Toronto Tree Tower project. They propose an 18-storey residential block that would stand 62 metres tall, with a modular

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