architecture

Côte d’Azur

The Belgian architect Nicolas Schuybroek began his career in Montreal, Canada working for INTEGRAL Jean Beaudoin. In August 2011, Nicolas Schuybroek started his own practice based in Brussels, Belgium. This year in 2013 he was named one of the 100 best interior designers by French magazine Architectural Digest and its not hard to see why with his projects diverse in geography and nature. This project...

coastal Ireland

This house by Niall McLaughlin Architects is set in a landscape of exceptional natural beauty located in Goleen Ireland. Resembling stone origami the linear pavilions step down the 1.6m fall of the site creating a meandering path through the house from the entrance on the west to the living space and sea views to the east. A series of magnificently designed and crafted pitched roofs...

The mountains of Petrópolis

The mountains of Petrópolis were chosen by a Carioca couple to spend their weekends and holidays with family and friends. Since the house would always be full  it was necessary to create a home that could offer wellness and tranquility. The approach by Brazilian based Jacobsen Architects was to sculpt the land to integrate the architecture with the surrounding landscape, minimizing the overall visible scale...

The lake house

Replacing their existing 1950's cottage the Toronto based family of 5 wanted a house that would blend with the rural character and the quite lake community whist capturing the essence of a cottage. The Clear Lake Cottage designed by Maclennan Jaunkalans Miller Architects has all the benefits of good modern design, simple lines, abundant natural light and a strong connection to the outdoors. The house...

Australian coastal style …. taking it outside.

Although this project by Sydney based Fergus Scott Architects isn't their latest work, it is most certainly one of my favorites. Located on the brow of a hill, the sweeping lines of the roof and the buildings silhouette provides a powerful aesthetic. Clad in rusted metal, like a ship nestled on a dune the house follows the natural contour of the coastal landscape at a 270...

The Wall House

This gracious home is the response to a specific brief from the client, being retired parents and one of their children, to create two distinct living spaces that while being separate in themselves were still very much linked. The two volumes that make up this residence are characterised by an abundance of timber, used at different times on the ceiling, walls, floor and joinery, and...

Lost in space …

Maximizing space can be challenging at the best of times but creating a stylish home with only 29m2 needs to be seen to be believed! Polish design studio 3XA's brief was to create an apartment with separate sleeping and living spaces within a tiny tight space. The ceiling at at only 3.7 meters didn't allow for 2 levels so a mezzanine was created freeing up...

It just is ….. cool

Giant Pixel in San Francisco is a software developer occupying three floors near the City’s Mint Plaza, an area known for creative redevelopment and modernity drawn from vintage architecture. Located in a hip and stylish restaurant local, Giant Pixel wanted a casual urban look in keeping with its neighbourhood.  Design studio O+A's  challenge was to fit a variety of distinct work areas into three small...

The preservation of history …

This home by Melbourne based ZGA architects comprised alterations to a significant Heritage house, built in 1886 in the wealth of Melbourne’s gold rush. Located in East Melbourne the brief was essentially to reinvest a dignity and liveliness to this heritage house, in the context of the 21st century, informed by its current owners' passion for design, preservation of history, and the art-world. The Heritage...

Brighton house Clad in Blue Stone

The original 19th century house has been substantially altered to create a series of elegant living spaces. 20th century additions have been removed to make way for a new pavillion. A key feature of the house is the magnificent water-jet cut perforated bluestone screen that creates beautiful patterns of light and shade within the house. With a new addition to the rear of an existing...