The Jones House – an exercise in efficiency
Brunswick  Victoria  Australia  –  Kavellaris Urban Design Lot size:   200 m2  (2,160 sq. ft.) Built:   2006 Photography:   Michael Payne You’ve seen them!  The McMansions on little blocks of dirt, looking for all the world as though they are waiting for the low-loader to come and cart them away.  They […]
Villa F
Rhodes  Greece  –  Hornung And Jacobi Architecture Year Built:   2011 Built Area:   220 m2  (2,376 sq. ft.) Project Team: Peter Thomas Hornung & Elsa Katharina Jacobi, Jan Escher Photography:   bloomimages The island of Rhodes lies in the Mediterranean about 20 kilometres off mainland Greece. The climate is pleasant, the waters […]
River-frontage in Aspen…
Aspen Colorado USA  –  David Johnston Architects Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to get any additional information on this home but we’ve decided to show it anyway since it has some very nice features. We have to assume that the house is built well above the 100 year flood levels otherwise it’s a temporary dwelling at best. […]
A Chameleon in the Treetops
Ulster County, New York, USA  –  GLUCK+ Site Area:   20 acres  (8 hectares) Built Area:  2,545sq ft  (236 m2) Year Built:  2012 We always find it interesting to view a home that an architect has designed for personal use. The home shown here is a vacation home for Thomas Gluck and his […]
Adelaide’s Bridge House
The Bridge House  –   Max Pritchard Architects Photography:  Sam Noonan Adelaide has surprisingly cool winters and distinctly hot summers.  Most people turn to energy consuming appliances to fight nature – air conditioners and gas or electric heating.  This home uses neither.  And, as you can see, it leaves the land on which it […]
12 feet wide in Barcelona
Old Barcelona Spain  –  Ferrolan_LAB Photography by Raimon SolĂ Casacuberta Site area:   92.5m2  (1,000 sq ft) Developed area:   350m2 (3,780 sq ft) If you take a moment to visualise a five level home on a lot just 3.7 metres wide by 25 metres deep (12′ x 81′), it’s easy to assume it […]
Paul Morgan’s Cape Schanck House
Cape Schanck  Victoria  Australia  –  Paul Morgan Architects Photography:  Peter Bennets Built:  2006 Owner-Builder:  Paul Morgan Cape Schanck sits directly on Bass Straight, one of the most notorious stretches of water anywhere with superbly calm weather one minute and howling gales the next.  A difficult but beautiful environment.  If you recall the ‘drop dead gorgeous’ […]
Barrier Island House
Vero Beach  Florida  USA  –  Sanders Pace Architecture Built Area:   2,400 sq ft  (222 m2) Year Built:   2011 Great site and views and surrounded by friends and long-standing neighbours, the original intent was to refurbish the existing but tired,1950’s home. But as is so often the case, the economics of major […]
Reservoir House
Massachusetts, Â USA Â – Â Marcus Gleysteen Architects A simple design that successfully integrates internal living with nature through the use of ample glazing and the judicious use of internal and external timber panelling. Wide eaves provide excellent climate control and morph nicely into veranda and deck areas. The hand-crafted fireplace creates a focal point and the […]
North London Eco Home
Highgate  London  –   SHH Most of us want to live ‘green’, minimising our footprint on this one earth of ours.  So what does it take to win an international ‘eco’ award – especially if you are building a 288m2 (3,000 sq.ft.) home? “A new-build ÂŁ1.1m house in North London for private clients, which seeks to […]