10 Heritage Houses Elegantly Restored For Modern Life
Endowed with authentic charm that cannot be bought or built new, these ten outstanding heritage house renovations reconcile architecture’s past with modern ways of life.
Endowed with authentic charm that cannot be bought or built new, these ten outstanding heritage house renovations reconcile architecture’s past with modern ways of life.
Practical, unpretentious and designed for high density, these contemporary compound houses forge private, peaceful, inner-city fortresses for the families that reside in them.
This rooftop garden in Ho Chi Minh City doubles as an inner-city oasis in which its occupants can relax, as well as contributing visually to the wider neighbourhood.
R House in Malaysia by Ken Yeang is a climate-responsive and ever-contemporary exemplar of tropical modernist design that was ahead of its time.
A memorable yet unassuming façade and material palette from MRTN Architects belies very considered, thoughtful architecture designed for a family of five.
With a zest for sustainability and coastal life at its core, Wallis Lake House by Matthew Woodward is a down-to-earth home to which a sense of luxury simply comes naturally.
The understated form and plan of the Kawau Island Bach by Crosson Architects belies the clients’ detailed brief.
In celebration of the annual Habitus Kitchen & Bathroom issue (on sale now), we look back at ten favourite kitchen designs across the Indo Pacific Region from the decade gone by.
In a rarely seen move, Gaurav Roy Choudhury Architects builds a house to its boundaries in order to get the most of nature – but in this case, nature is found inside its four walls.
Studio Martin harnessed the power of materiality and bespoke joinery to transform a new off the plan build into an inner-city sanctuary for this Melbourne family.
To describe Ballarat House by Eldridge Anderson in as few words as possible, there are none more fitting than: “a humble home.”
Gardiner Architects transformed this worker’s cottage with the best sustainability solutions tailored to the project and brief.
Architect Fabian Tan harks to primal affinities instead of adhering to the status quo in renovating Bewboc House, a suburban terrace in Kuala Lumpur.
This house, designed by Downie North, provides a relaxing, durable space for a family’s active lifestyle.