interiors

Japanese Delight …CASE-REAL

With a nod the unobtrusive yet exacting design Japan is known for, Via Pace by Japanese studio CASE-REAL, is a temple to food and simplicity. The brass and glass facade echoes the shoji screens of traditional Japanese homes and frames the entrance of this bunker like restaurant. Ambient lighting softens the strong concrete walls while the honey-coloured timber flooring is laid at angle to the...

Torquay House Victoria

There is a certain something that I look for in Australian coastal style and this little baby by Wolveridge Architects located in Torquay on the rugged Victorian coast ticks so many boxes. In coastal conditions, buildings must be robust working against the harsh elements that the coast can serve up. The Torquay House house reminiscent of interlocked shipping containers finished in armor of concrete and...

White washed … comfortable & unfussy

As the end of summer approaches here in Sydney Australia , I can’t help but look upon this project of Marilena Rizou’s and wish I was there. Set on the Greek coast and in sympathy with traditional architecture, the interiors display a languid and desirable way of life. White washed walls and exposed timber beams set the stage for comfortable and unfussy furniture finished in...

The glass house

Located on the waterfront of Tokyo in Ten-nousu wedged between office buildings sits a home that reflects beauty both inside and out. Semi hidden behind a veil of glass bricks the wall offers glimpses of gardens beyond the facade. Designed by Hiroshi Nakamura and NAP the once office building was renovated to provide a peaceful home within a busy city. The glass wall not only...

the cliff face house

The Cliff Face House designed by Fergus Scott Architects reminds me of a house that I once lived in Kirribilli, our house like the cliff house hugged the sandstone rock face and looked out over the Harbour. Sandstone and the Harbour represents quintessential NSW much like blue-stone and the Yarra river represent Melbourne . Located north of Sydney overlooking Pittwater Harbour &  Ku-ring-gai Chase National...

Ladbroke Grove … terrace reborn

Studio Seilern believes that architecture does not just rely on innovation and design, but on the ability to deliver a project from conception through to completion with an emphasis on investigatory and locally integrated approaches to the built environment. For heritage projects, the studio designs powerful contemporary solutions that are sensitive to their historical conditions many of which we have featured on DA platform. The Ladbroke Grove...

Design Duo Gilles et Boissier

The gilt mirrors, imposing artwork and oversized light fitting create somewhat of a novelty within the dashing white interior of the apartment of French design duo Gilles and Boissier. The white palate of the space enhances the architectural history of the apartment while setting the stage for a restricted yet luxurious interior and even though the design is understated it certainly doesn’t lack...

Manhattan Triplex … Sara Story Design

I am praying that by some magic of manifest that if I keep writing about New York I’ll end up living there one day. My writing is helped of course by the fact that the city is filled with amazing talent, one of whom is Sara Story. Named by Elle Décor as one of “The Top 10 to Watch in 2011,” her recent project in...

Max Architects … Brighton’s Golden Mile

A family residence in Melbourne’s coveted bay-side Brighton's Golden Mile commissioned for the brother-in-law of one of the directors of Max Architects was always going to be tricky, working for family. However the construction process was further enriched by way of  involvement of a third brother-in-law as the builder, Jard Constructions... one can only imagine the negotiations on this build! The underlying design criteria for this...

Lauenen Residence by Studio Seilern

Located in a small Swiss village the brief for the chalet asked to provide two distinct apartments. Studio Seilern set about by splitting the chalet into two interlocking L-shapes, two distinct residences which share one common entrance. The two apartments could also be reconfigured into one large residence, with minimal reconstruction if need be. All materials are kept in their rawest and most natural form,...