Top 10 Stories from April
We’ve looked at a lot of exciting projects, met numerous Design Hunters and seen some fabulous product over the past month. But these were the stories you liked most. What’s your favourite?
How do you design for one of the harshest natural environments on earth?
Elana Castle unlocks a thoroughly practical and poetic sanctuary in one of Australia’s harshest natural environments.
This Design Reflects Quiet conservatism
A quiet and delightful interior takes centre stage in the reworking of this former ‘volume build’ family home by Windust Architects. Annie Reid takes a closer look.
The Dramatic extension of a traditional 1900’s cottage
A traditional Brisbane cottage receives an understated but expertly crafted new lease on life. Elana Castle reports.
Charming Melbourne Renovation: A Photo Essay
A newly renovated home in Melbourne’s inner city showcases a timeless aesthetic and immaculate build from Nest Architects.
See the tropical renovation of a Federation dwelling
When a Danish couple became enamoured with Australia and set about making a home for themselves in North Sydney, they probably didn’t anticipate the tricky design process ahead of them.
Why Design an L-Shaped House?
Located on a steeply sloping site, the design of 23 Olive Road in Singapore celebrates the spirit of living in a tropical climate where boundaries between exterior and interior spaces are blurred, writes Justin Farmer.
A Private Residence In A Very Public Space
It sounds like a contradiction, but yes, this house is private despite being in an awkward corner site by a roundabout with a high volume of traffic.
Built For Bears
In Bear House, size matters. Designed for Be@rbrick collectors, the house centres itself around the owners’ Be@rbricks display cabinet and scale is based on the toys, rather than the owners.
A NEW POD CAST
An eye-catching design to blur the line between art and commerce is exactly what Whiting Architects’ The Pod project achieves, as Annie Reid peeks inside.