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Head in the clouds: new Jackson Clements Burrows building floats above bustling street

escape from the madness of the city below. Large floor-to-ceiling windows overlook the lights of the city, allowing time to pause and reflect on life below.” A dark entry featuring floor-to-ceiling timber batons set against a mirrored background...

Project | 30/05/2024

Angophora House | Richard Cole Architecture

‘angos’, meaning vessel, and ‘phero’ meaning to bear. The house is a vessel which holds its inhabitants, with the design strategically and carefully responds to the site, encouraging interaction. Situated on an elevated site, the...

Project | 30/05/2024

Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena operable roof closes in five minutes and looks like copper penny

of the design coming in mixed and from international sources. America’s Sports Illustrated Magazine for one said the design had “grandeur” and was “fashionable”, while Joe Rollo from Australia’s Fairfax Media says...

Project | 30/05/2024

Strata House | Scott Brownrigg

, semi-detached domicile, Strata House is equipped for the climate it resides within, with the heavy tropical context of Singapore shaping much of the design process. The house optimises the site footprint, peeling in two from a common datum plane, giving...

Project | 30/05/2024

Sticks & Stones: Luigi Rosselli's light-filled, sandstone-and-timber residence has a dark side

-glassed Skyframe windows providing the final connection to the exterior. “It was natural to choose stone and timber to build a new house on the edge of one of [Hunters Hill’s] private parks,” says Luigi Rosselli Architects in a design...

Project | 30/05/2024

A self-cooling stairwell & rammed earth walls in Luigi Rosselli’s textural Kirribilli residence

residence. The materials for the rammed earth – a locally quarried mix of clay, sand and gravel – were stored, mixed and formed on-site; a process that required a large amount of space. However, unlike other materials such as brick and cement...

Project | 30/05/2024

Timbin House | Conrad Gargett

Drawn to the extensive vegetation rather than the views to the ocean, the client’s brief asked for an experience “like camping amongst the trees, but without the tent." From the architect: Drawn to the extensive vegetation rather than the views...

Project | 30/05/2024

Gantry House | OOF! architecture

Overhauling a weatherboard cottage into a hybrid home/warehouse/workshop for a lively family, OOF! architecture has created Gantry House, located on Sydney’s northern beaches. Overhauling a weatherboard cottage into a hybrid home...

Project | 30/05/2024

Two becomes one

on both levels to link the two separate apartments with the central stair, removing load bearing walls to form large open plan interiors created opportunities to design a feature ceiling with concealed lighting between the existing and new structural...

Project | 30/05/2024

The architect and child’s dream: new Sydney family centre features futuristic ‘pure play’ environment

frame dominates a zone set aside for active play. Yet the simplicity of the centre remains its point of difference, a design decision that works to allow kids to focus on their activity, play or learning without too many other distractions...

Project | 30/05/2024

Prefab wooden module hotel

followed by reception and rooms for offices and administration. Guests and visitors get to the rooms via a central corridor which experiences a gentle spatial rhythm resulting from protruding and receding sanitary cores of the rooms. In terms of room...

Project | 30/05/2024

That Old Chestnut | FIGR

As our cities incrementally and inevitably densify, we look to occupy the tiny nooks and crannies for a place we can call home. From the architect: As our cities incrementally and inevitably densify, we look to occupy the tiny nooks and crannies...

Project | 30/05/2024

Metal mesh curtain shrouds Matt Gibson home extension

thing, balancing a client’s desire for openness with the need for shelter is another challenge entirely. In most cases, architects revert to one of two solutions: either they incorporate canopies that are ineffectual at protecting from wind and...

Project | 30/05/2024

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Head in the clouds: new Jackson Clements Burrows building floats above bustling street

Angophora House | Richard Cole Architecture

Melbourne's Margaret Court Arena operable roof closes in five minutes and looks like copper penny

Strata House | Scott Brownrigg

Sticks & Stones: Luigi Rosselli's light-filled, sandstone-and-timber residence has a dark side

Curtin University Library | Hames Sharley, SHL

Outpost 742709-9 by Drew Heath Architects

Highgate Hill Home | JDA Co.

Tiro Townhouses

Boscombe Residence | MJA Studio

21 Cooyou Close | Plus Architecture

Centrecare Midland by SIA Architects

A self-cooling stairwell & rammed earth walls in Luigi Rosselli’s textural Kirribilli residence

Timbin House | Conrad Gargett

Gantry House | OOF! architecture

Two becomes one

The architect and child’s dream: new Sydney family centre features futuristic ‘pure play’ environment

Prefab wooden module hotel

That Old Chestnut | FIGR

Metal mesh curtain shrouds Matt Gibson home extension