Can you downsize to a tiny house?
I’m guilty! For most of my life I felt that ‘space’ is what made a house. Not enormous space, but certainly enough for every inhabitant to have their ‘own space’. Separate bedrooms, two bathrooms and a guest toilet, a semi-formal living room, a family room, dining room or dining area and a big, generous kitchen. […]
Some like it hot (pink)…
Gyeongsangnam-do,  South Korea  –  Moon Hoon Architects Built Area:    229.85 m2 (2,485 sq ft) Year Built:   2016 Photography:   Facestudio I have two young granddaughters who are pink crazy. They don’t care what it is, if it’s pink, they want it. Given the preponderance of pink in young girls’ bedrooms, they […]
Daintree Dreaming
Daintree FNQ Australia  –  M3 Architecture The Daintree is one of Australia’s iconic tropical rainforest regions. It abounds with lush vegetation, cassowaries, tree kangaroos and more than a few salt-water crocodiles! The region is environmentally sensitive, sitting on a spur of the Great Dividing Range that runs down to the Coral Sea, approximately 125 kilometres (80 […]
12 maids all in a row!
Place de la Madeleine, Paris  –  Ateliers Michael Herrman Built area:   140m2  (1,512 sq. ft.) Paris may be the city of dreams, but it’s a city of nightmares for those trying to find homes close to the city itself. Real estate is expensive, rents are high and holdings rarely change hands. The solution […]
Melbourne’s Enclave House
Melbourne VIC, Australia – BKK Architects Area: 509 sqm Completion Date: 2010 Photography: John Wheatley – UA Creative Designed to accommodate the changing needs of a growing family, this renovation and addition involved the retention of the existing Edwardian cottage. Like many inner city homes, the land is long and narrow with lane access at the […]
Pallet House
Mallarauco, Melipilla, Chile  –  Cristián Irarrázaval Andrews Site area:  Large acreage Built area:  120m2  (1,296sf) Year Built:  2007 The project called for farm accommodation that would be used only a few days each week. Budget was a major consideration as was the remoteness of the location which would typically add to costs. An existing, […]
Courtyard Villa at Sengokubara
Hakone, Kanagawa, Japan  –  Shigeru Ban Architects Built area:   453 m2  (4,900 sf) Site area:   1,770 m2  (19,100 sf) Year built:   2013 Built on a easement/battleaxe block, this home focuses on the central, teardrop shaped courtyard. The home uses feature timber beams throughout and has ceiling heights ranging from […]
Mountains and Openings…
Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture  –  Eastern Design Office Photography:    Koichi Torimura A home and home office for a shoe designer, the family had differing priorities. The designer needed light and openness while others in the family sought the warmth that comes from being close to the earth. Accordingly, the living and bedroom areas are on […]
Sukiya House
Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture  –  Yukiharu Suzuki and Associates Built are: Site area: Year built:   2007 This home and studio is located in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan. The open plan 3-story wood frame and concrete house has an underground balcony with an amazing view. The light filled home seems to be almost anchored to […]
Fultonville Barn and Home
Fultonville TX  USA  –  Heritage Barns Two 19th century English framed barns have been resurrected as this home and party-come-guest barn. The home has been finished to a more conventional standard than the guest barn, having plasterboard finished walls and polished timber floors. The barn is much more rustic with it’s polished concrete flooring and […]