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 […]
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 […]
Floating Catamaran Ecolodge
Kinderdijk, Netherlands – APEcolodges 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-) You’ll find a link to a video below the image gallery. If you liked this project, you will also like viewing […]
Shibuya Skinny
Shibuya  Tokyo  Japan  –  Masanori Kuwabara, Sabaoarch Site area:   40.12m2  (433 sq ft) Building envelope:   24.06M2  (260 sq ft) Floor area:   78.06m2  (843 sq ft) If you have been to Japan, you will have seen how every scrap of land is used in some way. It is either developed, […]
Sharifi-ha House – The Rotating Home
Sharifi-ha House – Nextoffice Location: Darrous, Tehran, Iran Area: Â 1400 m2 Year Finished:Â Â 2013 Sharifi-ha House is designed by Tehran-based architectural studio Nextoffice. It features three motorized rooms that can pivot up to 90 degrees. This allows the residents to adapt to the weather as seasons change giving them a closed winter dwelling, or an open […]
Dutch Underground
Netherlands – Denieuwegeneratie Year built:   2011 Photography:   Jaap Vliegenthart, John Lewis Marshall In winter, when the sun is lower, the large glass facade allows the sun in to warm the concrete shell. The thermal mass holds the warmth releasing it slowly during the night. In summer, when the sun is higher relative to the horizon, the same mass keeps the house […]
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 […]
When silos meet containers!
Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa – Citiq One doesn’t need to look hard to find unused, unloved buildings in the older parts of our cities. Â Warehouses have become sought after properties with their thick walls and high ceilings while other, less desirable properties are often left to slowly decay. If you’ve ever been close up and […]
Chongwe River House
 Chongwe River – Zambia This four bedroomed house is built around a frame of natural wood creating the organic shapes that were then plastered. Continuing the all natural theme, all furniture in the sitting are was carved from a single fallen winterthorn tree. Coloured pebbles taken from the river are used to decorate the ceilings. The home is totally […]
Earth House – An Ode to Yoon Dong-joo
Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea – Byoungsoo Cho Site area:   660m2 Floor Area:  32.49m2 Project Year:   2008-2009 Photography:   Wooseop Hwang, Yong Gwan Kim It would seem odd to think of a 14m x 7m concrete box set deep in the ground as a ‘house of the sky’ and yet it is! The tiny home […]