interior design

The HELLO House

We are always on the lookout for homes that make a statement and that proudly carry their designer’s vision. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Hello House designed by OOF! Architecture and located in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. The house, a former shop-residence, has been renovated and added into to suit a multi-purpose life. In one...

Alice in Dinderland

Dinder House, a historic Georgian building in Somerset, England, is like a child’s drawing of a house: three stories high, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a slate roof. Completed in 1801 it sits on 23 acres of landscaped and walled gardens in a valley. Like many large old English houses, Dinder House was converted to commercial use in recent times, but in 2004 it was...

the simple house

Its easy to over complicate things and sometimes we crave a simple life without all the bells and whistles. Set within a wooded area of the seaside area of Valeria del Mar, near the city of Pinamar on the Atlantic coast, 360 km south of Buenos Aires, Casa SV by Luciano Kruk Arquitectos is the result of the perfect interaction between...

Caribbean dreaming

Recently Kelly Wearstler completed this hotel on the idyllic coastline of Anguilla in the Caribbean. Part of the Viceroy Hotel Group this project simmers with stunning moments of great design. The hotel has an incredibly glam and urban aesthetic with an island backdrop – it’s an interesting and unexpected contrast. The architectural...

the garage loft

Dutch architecture firm Studio OxL transformed a former carpenter’s workshop located in Arnhem, The Netherlands into a daylight-filled loft that features a space for the owner’s electric sports car. The 30 metre deep space is now bathed in daylight and has become a comfortable place to live. Energy efficiency was a key project aim so the architects introduced a glazed...

distant view Australia

Located in Lower Longley Tasmania, Australia sits an exacting house for exacting clients – Designed by Room11 whom design with a social and ecological conscience, and create environmentally responsible projects. The home is a slim black clad building tucked beneath the apex of a ridge on an expansive rural site in Lower Longley. From the interior to the north the curve line...

Primary Focus

Taking its cue from the towering trees that surround it, this house created by Salmela Architects uses proportion and scale to create an efficient and light filled home. Building on the foundations of an existing house, dramatic variations in the ceiling heights have been engaged to help define different areas, most prominently in the kitchen and living area...

Tasmanian lookout house

Positioned on a previously cleared site with views towards Tasman Island Australia and the Southern Ocean beyond, this project designed by Studio 11 takes the farmhouse typology and transforms it into a hybrid courtyard house which is to die for. Visitors enter through a covered threshold, experiencing views into the treed courtyard and the sea beyond, before venturing...

50 Shades

I have never read the infamous book but this is my type of fantasy. Designed by Milanese studio Dordoni Architetti, under the guidance by Luca Zaniboni, this apartment is flooded with natural light. Apertures sliced into the side and overhead flood the space. There is a serene gallery-like coolness to the space. Designer furniture by Jean Prouvé, Charles & Ray Eames,...