Old world charm
An ageing traditional Japanese house is sensitively restored and added to by Roovice.
A Small Home Pitched like a Tent
Surrounded by greenhouses in Japan’s Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture, Hara House is a small home in an agricultural village designed to foster community.
A Row House With Two Faces In Hikone, Japan
Yoshitaka Kuga of Japan-based practice, Hearth Architects, designed Hikone House to have two different faces for two different outlooks.
First Appearances Are Deceptive In This Japanese Row House
Designed by Arbol, this Japanese row house appears as a closed, flat form. But once inside, the interior is open and layered, filled with sunlight and fresh air.
Three Kitchens That Intuitively Respond To User Needs
In its own way, shape, and form, each of these kitchens from the 2019 Habitus House of the Year selection is an intuitive – not to mention beautiful – articulation of its user’s lifestyle and needs.
HouseLab And Killing Matt Woods Re-Imagine Apartment Living
The multi-residential building game has long been a developer-driven one. One where the notion of a building as a commodity reigns supreme, and design-thinking, sustainability and end-user needs are more like an afterthought than guiding principles.
Crossing The Threshold
Hill Thalis Architecture + Urban Projects design a mountainside house with thresholds that heighten the character of the residence and its views.
Modernist Architecture And Australiana Collide
This waterfront retreat designed by iconic Australian-Japanese architect Koichi Takada is the epitome of an Australian dream home, adorned with a private beach, garden and open-plan living.