Hebil 157 Houses
Bodrum, Turkey – Aytac Architects Area: 4791.0 sqm Year: 2012 Photographs: Courtesy of Aytac Architects The idea of volcanoes, more so living near a (once) volcano spot, has never been pleasant until now. These five villas, nicely positioned to provide wide views of the Hebil Bay, are built with the inspiration from volcanic elements. All […]
Castlecrag Rebuild
Castlecrag  NSW  Australia  –  CplusC Architectural Workshop Year built:   1960’s / 2012 Built area:   237m²  (2,560 sq. ft.) Lot size:   560m2  (6,000 sq. ft.) Photography:   Murray Fredericks Castlecrag is a peninsula suburb only eight kilometres from the Sydney CBD. The suburb is best known for it’s selection of […]
Shipwrecked!
Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand – Crosson, Clarke, Carnachan Architects Year: 2007 Photography: Patrick Reynolds Sitting a short distance from Auckland, facing west onto Bass Straight, the entrance to Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand has an unenviable record as the graveyard of ships and people. Many of these shipwrecks remain visible. This home overlooks the harbour entrance […]
Tucson Textures
Sonoran Desert, Tucson, Arizona – DUST Architects Built Area: 3,640 sq ft (337m2) Year: 2012 Photography: Jeff Goldberg/Esto, Bill Timmerman Nature still provides the best building materials as this rammed earth home demonstrates. Extensive use of texturing throughout the home adds to the drama of the desert location while careful positioning has protected the environment in which […]
Massachusetts modern
Lincoln, Massachusetts, U.S.A. – Marcus Gleysteen Architects Size: 3,403 sq ft Contractor: Brookes and Hill Custom Builders Photography:Â Marcus Gleysteen, Eric Roth, Matt Kalinowski Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.
Maleny Modern
Maleny, Queensland, Australia – Bark Design Architects Photography: Christopher Frederick Jones Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.
Tula House Sits Lightly
Quadra Island, British Columbia – Patkau Architects Photography: James Dow and Patkau architects You’ll find this home set on a remote clifftop on Quadra Island, some six hours drive to the north of Vancouver. A home for two and the unofficial headquarters of the Tula Foundation, the home replaced an old, dilapidated cottage on the […]
Nannup House
 Nannup, Western Australia, Australia – Iredale Pedersen Hook Photography by Peter Bennets With a population of just 600 people, the town of Nannup lies 280 kilometres (175 miles) south of Perth. It’s accessed via a narrow, winding road which has been reflected in the zig-zag design of this vacation home. The site is also home […]
A Forest Grandstand
Janda Baik, Malaysia – Choo Gim Wah Architect Built Area: 372 sqm Photography: Kenneth Lim, Gray Studio Decks, opening glass walls, a light footprint and extensive cantilevering place this home in the midst of its forest environment. Although as modern as tomorrow, this two and a half storey home encapsulates all that is good in traditional tropical designs with […]
The FLW legacy lives on…
Three Rivers, California –Â Â Frank Robert Built area: Â Â 3,000 sq. ft. (278 m2) Land area: Â Â 29,000 sq. ft. (2,685 m2) Year built:Â Â Â 1946 – 1947 If you think that this could easily be another Frank Lloyd Wright home, you’re right. The architect, Frank Robert, studied and worked under FLW. The influence shines […]