South Melbourne House
South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia – Mitsuori Architects Project Year : 2017 Developed Area : 210.0 sqm ( 2268 Sq ft2 ) Photographs : Michael Kai Photography The South Melbourne House highlights a clean, minimalist structure which is the result of a refurbishment project on a two-storey house. The owners wanted a multi-functional […]
Copper House
Belmont, MA, USA – Charles Rose Architects Project Year : 2004 Photographs : John Edward Linden Photography A vinyl-clad Colonial structure used to sit at the site where the Copper House currently stands. After a major addition and renovation project, the “house within a house” caught the attention of the architectural world because […]
House on the River Leie
Astene, Belgium – Perneel Osten Architecten Project Year : 2016 Developed Area : 683.0 m2 ( 7376.4 ft2 ) Photographs : Arnout Fonck, Thomas De Ridder, Corneel Cannaerts Fresh foliage, a river and a home! This house was made from old and new structures that complement the surroundings. It provides a modern take of a barn that […]
Dreamy creekside retreat in Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa, California – Amy A. Alper Beautiful location, restricting views from the inside – this was the situation with the 1920’s weekend cabin located near a creek in Santa Rosa, California. Yet despite the strict regulations being implemented on the site this house has been successfully remodeled to maximize the views around it, effectively connecting it to […]
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, […]
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 […]
A French Resurrection
London, England – Blee Halligan Architects Photography: Sarah Blee In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had fallen into terrible disrepair. “We really wanted to capture the ruinous quality of this old building […]
The White House
Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides – WT Architecture Completion Date: June 2010 Photography: Andrew Lee Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-) If you liked this project, you will also like viewing […]