The Treehouse at Separation Creek
Victoria, Australia – Jackson Clements Burrows Australia is a country with a dry, hot centre. In fact, much of the country quickly turns to arid or even desert landscape within 100 kilometres of the coast.  Is it any wonder that the ‘great Australian dream’ has always been ‘a shack on the beach somewhere’? Those shacks were usually […]
Surfing in Costa Rica
Guanacaste  Costa Rica  –  Datum Zero Architecture Year built:   2008 Built area:   3,540 sq. ft.  ( 328 m2) A vacation home designed for a young lawyer with a passion for surfing, a modest budget and a difficult site with views over the Pacific. The architect’s notes: “The house is organized as a horizontal […]
Two Hulls House
Nova Scotia, Canada – Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects Completion Year: 2011 Photography: Greg Richardson Water calms and refreshes. It cleanses the soul.  A bath at night, a glass of cool water, or even just the sound of the waves all help us breathe out the tension in our lives. This waterfront home creates the illusion of being on […]
Archipelago House
Stockholm archipelago, Sweden  –  Tham and Videgard Architecture Photography:   Son Lindman This house has a unique shape that is defined by the place that it dwells in. But with that challenge the clever layout maximizes its own area and all the wonderful aspects of the environment. Its zigzag layout creates spacious rooms all throughout […]
The Black Barn
Ljubljana,Slovenia – Peter GabrijelÄŤiÄŤ udia Photographer: Miran KambiÄŤ Construction Year: 2012-2014 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 If you liked this project, you will also like viewing …
Mazama Ranchero
Seattle,Washington – CAST architecture 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 …
Amazing Vacation Homes
Vacation home, cabin, beach shack, lodge, weekender… we call them by many names but they all should serve the same purpose – a place to relax away from the everyday world. We’ve collected these amazing vacation homes for you to choose from. Included below are links that will take you to full details of these […]
Pavilions at Lennox Heads
New South Wales, Australia – Philip Pratt – Vista Architects Interior Design: Melina Pandelides – Dovetail Design Landscape Design: Melina Pandelides – Babylonia Photography: Saul Goodwin Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.
BKK Holiday House
Mornington Peninsula Vic, Australia – BKK Architects Completion Date: 2012 Photography: Peter Bennetts Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.
Beached yet anchored!
Western Port Vic Australia – BKK Architects Year built: Â Â 2009 Built area:Â Â Â 349m2+ Â (3,770 sf) Photography:Â Â Â Peter Bennetts Sitting on a coastal plain with strong exposure to both wind and sun, this home was awarded as the 2011 AIA Residential winner in the over 200m2 category. Deliberately designed to appear […]