Balhannah House
Adelaide Hills South Australia  –  Max Pritchard Architect Photography by Sam Noonan This part of Australia challenges architects with its cool, wet winters and very hot summers.  Multi-award winner, Max Pritchard, has specialised in designing exceptionally liveable and clever homes in this area for more than 20 years. This home is another fine example of his talent, bought to […]
Matryoshka House
Maryland, USA Â – Â David Jameson Architect You may recall the controversial Barcode House from this architect. Â Here we present a very different, multi-award winning home that is focussed on a centrally hung meditation chamber. Here are the architect’s notes: This small house is organised as a series of volumes nested one inside another. At the […]
A Villa for a Friend
Tehran, Iran – Razan Architects Built: 2009 Area: 300m2 (3,240 sq. ft.) Over the years we’ve got to know a few Iranians (or Persians as some preferred to be known). Without exception, they have all been kind, gentle, softly spoken people. It’s hard to reconcile these people with the rigorous totalitarian regime that has dominated Iran for so […]
House KN – a box with a window on the world
Miura, Kanagawa, Japan  –  Kochi Architect’s Studio Site area:  223 m2 (2,408 sq. ft.) Built area:  172 m2 (1,858 sq. ft.) We’ve often flagged the challenges designing in Japan raises.  The blocks are often very small and, just as often, irregularly shaped.  Then add to that the usual lack of any outlook other than […]
The Curved House
Springfield, Missouri USAÂ Â – Â Hufft Projects Photo Credit: Mike Sinclair Built: Â 2009 The Curved House is a modern residence with distinctive lines. Conceived in plan as a U-shaped form, this residence features a courtyard that allows for a private retreat to an outdoor pool and a custom fire pit. The master wing flanks one side […]
K5 – House of Slow Life
The House of Slow Life – Kurume City Kyushu Japan  –  Architect Show Co, Ltd Built:   2012 Site area:   519 m2 (5,600 sq. ft.) Built area:  205 m2 (2,214 sq. ft.) Materials:   Reinforced concrete and timber Photography:  Toshihisa Ishii We recently came across the work of Japanese architect, Masahiko […]
Up-Over-Between House
Edgartown, Massachusetts – Hutker Architects Built area:Â 650m2 (6,750 sq ft) Year Complete: 2010 Photography: Brian Vanden Brink At first glance, it’s hard to believe that this home is 650m2 (6,750 sq ft)! Â The simple elegance precludes any hint of ostentation allowing the home to integrate perfectly with the site. The home is elevated to capture […]
The Schell-Wheeler Home and Office
Cascades  Washington State  USA  –  Johnston Architects We think there’s a huge amount to like about this home, but rather than us write about it, here are the architect’s notes: “As mountain guides, Scott Schell and Margaret Wheeler are used to the upper reaches of the Cascades. Their site in the foothills above Snoqualmie is […]
Gorki House
Moscow, Russia – Atrium Architects Built area: 731 sqm Year built: 2004 – 2011 Photography: Yuri Palmin and Anton Nadtochiy When we think of Russian architecture, most of us either visualise post-Stalin stodge or minarets. Â This home demonstrates that good architecture ignores politics. Â It’s a home designed for a young family. The treed, hilltop site […]
Camping in Style
Montauk  NY  –  Bates Masi Architects Built area:  296 m2 (3,200 sq. ft.) Lot size:   1.6 acres Architect’s Notes: The house occupies a hill in Montauk with a distant view of the ocean, a site that the owners, a couple with two young boys, spent years to find. It is the couple’s reprieve from […]