Elana Castle, Author at Habitusliving.com

Elana Castle

Elana Castle is an architect, writer and photographer. She has spent her time traveling and working across the globe with stints in New York City, Cape Town, Sydney and currently resides once more in New York City. In 2009, she established STUDIO e* as a framework for her architecture, writing and photography and in 2012 she went on to co-found Castle + Beatty, an architecture and interiors photography business with an editorial edge.

Coastal Comfort In Brighton House

Brighton House by Rob Kennon Architects is a beach house that avoids coastal clichés in favour of streamlined place-making and robust detailing.

Breathing New Life Into Rental Architecture

Breathe Architecture converts empty space into two expressive and sustainable examples of rental homes.

Taking The Corner Takes The Cake

Residents of King George House in East Freo, Perth, by Robeson Architects enjoy the confluence of commercial and contemporary in this bold design.

A Cave-Like Abode In Cottesloe

Vodka Palace by Marcus Browne Architect is a cave-like spatial experience with a material palette that nods to the brutalist vernacular of Cottesloe, Perth.

Graphic Simplicity And Architectural Singularity In Canberra’s Red Hill Precinct

A pavilion-esque residence resonates with the distinguished presence of diplomatic residences in a Garden City milieu.

How To Create A Hose-Down House In Inimitable Style

Sarah Lake Architects overcomes orientation and spatial conundrums to deliver a robust yet elegant family home.

Sook Kim Focuses On The Details

Sook Kim undertook an architectural student exchange from Seoul to the Queensland University of Technology – and ended up staying.

The Transformation Of A Queenslander On One Of Brisbane’s Steepest Streets

Glamorgan is a monochrome design by DAH Architecture that leverages site, character and orientation to deliver a light-filled family home.

Meet Hetty McKinnon: Goddess Of The Heart Of The Home

Hetty McKinnon’s food is grounded in the flavours of her youth, the gastronomic influence of her immigrant mother, and a love for community and family.

When A House For Art Is Also A Home (And Not A Museum)

Paris-based designer Valerie Rostaing succeeds in avoiding all the cliches (think: sterile art museum) in favour of a homey residence with artworks by the likes of Picasso and David Hockney.

A 1920s Cottage Gets A Bryant Alsop Makeover

A decrepit home in the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, fallen into a seeming state of disrepair is transformed into an eclectic weekender for a couple seeking a rural sanctuary.