Archive for December, 2010

South Yarra House in Melbourne, Australia

Located in Melbourne, Australia, South Yarra House was designed by Saaj Design P/L. The entire wall internally, directly responds to the ever changing external light conditions. During the day it appears the wall has been ‘turned on’. During the night it is the inverse. The pedestrian entrance is via the eastern side of the property, the furthest away from the cul-de-sac. It is here that one realises... 

Tags: Australia, Melbourne, wide and curved stainless steel door

Hilltop House in Sydney, Australia

The Hilltop House designed by Richard Cole Architecture is located in Sydney, Australia is a small, carefully crafted dwelling on the steep eastern slopes of Pittwater, a beautiful waterway to the north of Sydney. It is surrounded by remnant Spotted Gum Forest and features a magnificent example of this species adjacent to the entrance of the battle-axe block. The compact steel framed house responds... 

Tags: Australia, compact steel, Construction, fibre cement sheeting, Pittwater, rafter, Richard Cole, Roofs, Spotted Gum Forest, steel structure, Structural system, Sydney

SILOETTEN / THE SIL(O)HOUETTE in Aarhus, Denmark

The SILOETTEN / THE SIL(O)HOUETTE  designed by Arkitektfirmaet C. F. Møller is located in Aarhus, Denmark. The actual silo contains staircases and lifts, and provides the base of a common roof terrace. Around the tower, the apartments are built up upon a steel structure in eye-catching forms which protrude out into the light and the landscape – a bit like Lego bricks. This unusual structure with... 

Tags: Aarhus, Aarhus Bay, Apartments, Denmark, green, Silo, steel structure, supermarket, terraced housing

Stable Acre in Norwich, United Kingdom

Designed by David Kohn Architects, Stable Acre is located in Norwich, United Kingdom. A holiday home for Stuart Shave, a London-based gallerist, who grew up in Norfolk. The site is a former paddock on the edge of a working farm near the village of Haveringland, 8 miles north-west of Norwich. The house is entered through two small brick pavilions built within the ruins of a 19th century stable block.... 

Tags: David Kohn Architects, Haveringland, London, New London County Connecticut, Norwich, Norwich Connecticut, Precast concrete, Stable Acre, Stuart Shave, United Kingdom

House Milner Shmukler in Sydney, Australia

House Milner Shmukler that located in Sydney, Australia , was designed by Tribe Studio. Built for a Sydney family, the house is on a deep, narrow, north-facing site on an unattractive beach-side suburban street. The clients have two kids, a large extended family and live very casually, entertaining outdoors all year round. Built to a tight budget, House Shmukler is honest in its material palette and... 

Tags: Architecture, Australia, Construction, Drywall, Engineering, Heating ventilating and air conditioning, Passive fire protection, sheet metal, steel portal frame, Sydney, Tribe Studio, Ventilation, Void