“Robust But Elegant” Wins Habitus House Of The Year 2020
Habitus House of the Year honours exceptional residential architecture and design completed across the Indo Pacific Region within the past 18 months. Here are your 2020 winners.
TanzoSpace Designs A Contemporary Courtyard House In The Sky
High in the sky above Beijing this apartment is a contemporary courtyard house, designed to bring the calm of a Japanese garden to the lives of a busy family.
Bodyscape Yoga Studio Is Tranquil, Through And Through
A historic post office in Perth has been transformed by State of Kin, a local design practice, into Bodyscape Yoga, delivering a newfound state of zen to its yogi clientele.
I Spy A Hidden House
Located in the bushlands of Margaret River, WA, this addition to a family weekender saw Archterra depart from best practice passive design… and reach an auspicious alternative.
High Density Residential Design Like You’ve Never Seen
Practical, unpretentious and designed for high density, these contemporary compound houses forge private, peaceful, inner-city fortresses for the families that reside in them.
Beauty Comes Natura(lly) To Life In Burleigh
Situated right on the Burleigh Heads Esplanade, directly across from one of Australia’s most spectacular beaches, Natura is the epitome of coastal sophistication and setting a new standard for luxury coastal living.
The Whole Nine Yards
Golden’s fresh interpretation of an Australiana theme gives Nine Yards in South Melbourne a good dose of visual sophistication and warmth.
These Houses Wholly Embrace The Power Of Place
Harnessing the power of place is to architecture what self-actualisation is to us people. Let’s take a moment to admire these exemplars of self-actualised architecture, uncovered in our hunt for Habitus House of the Year 2020.
5 Façades That Are Not Just A Pretty Face
From perforated metal screening to veils of bamboo, these five houses from Habitus House of the Year 2020 feature façades that are beautifully intricate with intellect to boot.
A Triple-Threat Home In The Sky
Originally engaged to select furniture and art pieces for a client’s future home, the brief for GOLDEN soon became much larger: How to bring the beach to the inner-city, and how to merge three apartments into one mega-penthouse?
Nothing Superfluous To See Here
Third Avenue Studio rejuvenated this three-storey house by adjusting the floor plan and introducing a contemporary palette.
Not Bigger, Just Better
Architect Kitty Lee swapped the location of two key rooms of this house in Sydney’s inner west, transforming the original home into one decidedly better.
The Test Of Time: Merricks House By Wood Marsh
More than 10 years on, the ideas behind Merricks House are as relevant as ever, contributing to its quality of timelessness.
A House With Folding Levels And Layers À La M.C. Escher
Inbetween Architecture’s clever approach on this renovation and addition makes for a family home that is fresh and functional, all while responding to the restrictive heritage constraints.
