Allies Farmhouse – from WWII military base to a sustainable, family home
Essex, UK – Timber Design Land area: 30 acres (12.15 hectares) Year renovated: 2012 Photography: Simon Maxwell and Sam Morgan Moore This multi-award winning home is built on farmland that was used as a base by the USAF 381st Bombardment Group during World War II. Using a timber frame with a modern twist, the home […]
Dunluce – 900 years in the planning
Near Brisbane QLD Australia – Owner designed and built Land area: 32 Hectares (80 acres) Built area: 340 m2 (3,672 sq. ft.) plus veranda area of 237 m2 (2,560 sq. ft.) Year Completed: 1997 In Celtic Dunluce means ‘Castle On A Hill’. The home’s design is loosely based on a 12th century […]
RR’s Cabin
Somewhere in America Built: 1830 (approximately) Restored: 2003 – 2013 We don’t know much about RR other than that he is a retired mathematician. Some 10 years ago he stumbled across the ruins of an original settler’s cabin. Although most of the cabin was unsalvageable, enough remained to inspire RR to […]
Gavarres Weekender
Girona Spain – Zest Architecture Year built: 2013 Built area: 440 m2 (4,750 sq. ft.) Lot size: 25 hectares (62 acres) Photography: Jesus Granada An old stone ruin, 25 hectares of oak forest and distant views to the Mediterranean. Perfect… except that local building regulations demanded that the building had to be rebuilt […]
Cowshed House
Sydney Australia – Carter Williamson Architects Year built: 2012 Photography: Brett Boardman By old world standards, Sydney is a young city. The suburb of Glebe was developed in the mid-19th century. It’s an area of mostly small lots, terrace and semi-detached homes interspersed with the occasional mansion. Somewhere in the midst […]
Redfern warehouse conversion
Redfern Australia – Baker Kavanagh Architects Year built: 2010 Photography: Brett Boardman Redfern sits right on the edge of Sydney’s CBD. For most of the 20th century it was the place most Australians did not want to live. It had a fearsome reputation for drug and alcohol fuelled violence. As older houses degraded, […]
Minneapolis Loft Renovation
Minneapolis Minnesota USA – A and H Architecture Year built: 2013 Photography: Dana Wheelock The end of industrialization! Western cities are full of empty or near empty buildings that once hummed with activity as warehouses or factories. Some get converted to offices, art galleries and even museums. But with the ever-increasing need […]
Waking up in church!
If you find yourself praying for a bigger home, perhaps converting a church is your solution. They’re always lofty so even a small church offers the opportunity of a significant mezzanine level and possibly, an attic above! With the decline in church attendances in recent decades, increasing numbers of churches are becoming vacant. Here are […]
Levya 506 – melding the past and the future
Cuernavaca, Mexico – APT arquitectura para todos Built Area: 100 m2 (1080 sq. ft.) Construction: APT arquitectura, Vicente Barragán Hernández Photography: Luis Gordoa Renders: Edgar Saúl Bahena Cruz Levya 506 is a melding of the past and the future of the oldest neighborhood of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca. The site […]
Levya 506
Cuernavaca, Mexico – APT arquitectura Renders: Edgar Saúl Bahena Cruz Construction: APT arquitectura, Vicente Barragán Hernández Photography: Luis Gordoa Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.