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 […]
The Steel House – a labour of love…
Lubbock, Texas – Robert Bruno Robert Bruno describes himself as an architectural sculptor and artist. The home you see here was conceptualised in the early 1970’s with construction starting in 1974. Thirty something years later the home continues to take shape. The home contains more than 110 tons of steel – all of it cut, […]
Dragspelhuset
Lake Ă–vre Gla, Sweden  –  24H Architecture Netherlands based firm, 24H have an enviable record having designed and developed some of the world’s most interesting architecture. It seems that no material or concept is ‘out of bounds’ for them with finished projects ranging from the latest alloys, steel and glass, through to bamboo, rammed earth […]
The Pierre Concrete House
San Juan Island, Washington – Olson Kundig Architects Year built: 2010 Built area: 2,500 sq.ft.  (231 m2) Photography: Benjamin Benschneider Built in, around, on and through the rock this home is as permanent as the natural materials surrounding it. Most home owners would shy away from a lot covered in huge boulders. The owner of this […]
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 […]