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Such Great Heights

The Vietnamese firm MM++ Architects are known for their highly creative and individualised approach to design with outcomes that produce distinctive homes that connect their client to nature and capitalise on the surrounding environment. This recently completed project in Ho Chi Minh City is a perfect example for everything the firm believes in. Set on a narrow site and...
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unified spaces

Located in Hong-Kong this apartment designed by  NC Design & Architecture is an open and tranquil space defined by a 16m long sinuous wood wall, strong axial views luminous ceiling oculi, and special hidden built-in wall features accommodating the specific daily routines of its residents. The residence is structured around a continuous communal area of the living room, dining...
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A celebration of site

Given a site in the San Juan Archipelago, Olson Kundig Architects who are renowned for their exploration of the relationship between dwellings and landscapes have excelled once again. The Pierre, true to vernacular tradition is a home erected on the least productive part of the site.  Externally the structure contrasts but remains sensitive to the magnificent surroundings with...
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the timber house

From afar, it might appear as though Timber House is two twin houses sitting side by side on an endless field in rural Bavaria, but Kuhnlein Architektur show us that looks can be deceiving. Simplistic in form and appearance the Tiber House is a complex structure that takes into account the beautiful rural surroundings. From the outside, the windows are cleverly...
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Millennium Modernism

The Glass Pavilion was the name coined by its designer Steve Hermann and is situated in Santa Barbara, California. It is a significant reimagining of what modernism is and can be. Throughout the last century there has been a few great buildings that have defined modernism and inspired a generation of designers  to imagine what is possible not only...
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the Cube house Melbourne

From the front, this house presents as a typical Edwardian terrace. But turn the corner, and the setting instantly transforms from heritage to contemporary. Located in Kew Melbourne, the property belongs to a young couple and their two children whom wanted to create something extraordinary. Carr Design Group aspired to create a robust extension that was completely different...
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taste and realisation

When an architect, Joaquin Vaquero, and gallery owner combine forces to create a home you know the results are going to be amazing. This apartment, produced by joining two neighbouring pads and located in Madrid, was designed with a particular ethos in mind – namely that the space created was large and airy and allowed for a range of...
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Melbourne Doll’s house

The first known Doll’s house, originally called a ‘baby house’ in 1557 was a showcase for local creatives and craftspeople to display their wares. The Doll’s House later became a plaything for children; a space of imagination. Shared ideas of creativity, craftsmanship, play and imagination underpin this house, whilst also mirroring the flexibility of the Doll’s house where a bedroom can become a living room or...
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Ornate austerity

Set within the ninth arrondissement and in a Georges-Eugène Haussmann building – whose vision still dominates central Paris - this 19th century apartment by Double G has employed a careful architectural reconfiguration and an eclectic mix of furnishings to achieve an entirely contemporary home. A classic French interior filled with modern furnishings, this “New Minimalism or “ornate austerity” is captivating....
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IN-OUT House

The recently completed INOUT House by Spanish architect Joan Puigcorbé establishes an uninterrupted “inside-outside” relationship with the surrounding landscape of San Jose in Costa Rica. Which simply wouldn't fly in over regulated Australia, frontal boundaries are blurred by sheets of glass and vegetation, framed by two horizontal planes, floor and ceiling, where the full and the void are related by...
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