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Queensland offering

Nestled amongst the natural beauty of Bardon Queensland Australia and offering city views from the front, this distinctive home has been designed to accommodate the lay of the land. Designed by O’Neill Architecture the house is designed to maximise flexibility for a grown family with access to sunlight and a myriad of spaces for gathering or private reflection. The dwelling...
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three ingredients

Villa K, located in Thüringen, is the first German project for Paul de Ruiter Architects. The realization of a sustainable villa, discrete and integrated in the natural environment, was the wish of the client. The result is a straightforward, but innovative residence built from only glass, steel and concrete. The sustainable house is oriented towards the south, this is...
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Island Life

Here’s a shout out on another stunning project by SCDA Architects. Located in the-barely-touched Gaafu Alifu Atoll, the Park Hyatt Maldives (formerly Alila Hadahaa) was the first new build in the archipelago to adhere to EarthCheck principles throughout the design, construction and operational stages. From the outset, the challenge was how to insert a program of...
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House Calls

Designed for a bachelor doctor, this pad in Toronto, Canada is the definition of cool, clean and crisp. Having been originally based in business in Paris, designer and architect Stephane Chamard (who now calls Canada home) has created a pragmatic yet beautiful home. With no unnecessary decoration or additions, the home appears to take on a slightly utilitarian edge,...
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Moving through (outer)space.

H3 house is a large scale family home by 314 Architecture Studio in Athens, Greece. Drawing inspiration from the owner’s love of yachts the house is designed to connect the occupants to the element of water which surrounds the house. The house sits aloft on monolithic pillars giving the feeling of gliding through water. Architecturally speaking the house References...
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plantation house

Located on a Coconut plantation in Koh Phangan Thailand this multi purpose dwelling serves as a home to a retired owner in a resort styled home where friends and family gather and stay. The main hall of the building serves as a flexible-multi-purpose space. It can be used as a living space, a party venue, or even a yoga area. The upper deck which is accessed...
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Inside the Box

Working within the constraints of a historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés apartment, young French designer Remy Fischler has created a modern and fresh space that is in stark contrast to the expected. Moving away from the vocabulary of traditional embellishments and with paired back panelling detail, Fischler has instead used sharp angles, a strong materials palate of stone, mirrors and blond timber and a...
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Forest Corridor

A dental clinic, who would have thought? UID Architects have cast aside all preconceived design ideas to craft something truly stunning. The modest rectilinear building is clad in linear timber which accentuates the form and will graciously silver to resemble Japanese lark forest. Internally sensuous curves define sunken working and waiting zones, whilst garden vistas create a natural and...
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to stand alone

This low impact home ARCA was named by the locals as it arrived packed like a ship in the middle of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. In fact the dwelling is derived from a wish to mimic a specific Brazilian indigenous house typology (Asurini, Médio Xingu) to be a stand alone object with minimal impact to the surrounding. Designed by
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natural beauty without embellishments

Canadian studio Scott & Scott has overhauled the interior of a 1950s house locatedin northern Vancouver, Canada. The living space was stripped of embellishments, services rationalized and the enclosed stair was replaced with a new open steel stair which allowing the lower level to be bathed in natural light.

The project draws from the clients, two history professors with a shared interest...

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