The Mosman House was built in 588 sqm site area in Sidney, sited on a battle axe block was designed to take maximum advantage of outstanding water views and maintain absolute privacy to the adjacent neighbours. This house replaced a small older style single level house and had to be skilfully designed to adhere to local approving authority’s view sharing policy and ensure minimal view loss to the neighbours behind.
The three storey house is concealed behind a timber battened garage door and entry gate to the street but then reveals …
Living room is a very special area of our home. It is the front line in our effort to impress any and all guests. Choosing the right TV furniture for a modern living room is one of the most important aspects of contemporary interior design. As the media area is where our main focus is concentrated, having stylish furniture is worth a great deal of consideration when planning the whole living room design. Here we look at Modular sideboards and wall-hung cabinets by Diotti A & F, fifteen totally …
The Syncline House project was conceived as a threshold between the city and the mountain park in Colorado. The house is designed by Arch11 to be self sustained utilizing a ground loop heat exchange system that taps into the very bedrock seen at the distant ridge. Structural steel frame is used in place of traditional stick framing throughout the home. The western facade was challenged by height and wind exposure. The thickened wall is a steel brace frame that incorporates vertical vierendeel trusses to resist the …
Situated near the Guggenheim Museum, The Grand Hotel Domine Bilbao have warm atmosphere with luxurious interior design. The first five-star hotel of the Silken Hotel chain and it surely is their pride. This hotel expresses a contemporary and cutting edge concept that avoids ostentation and promotes lot of fun and frolic activities. The project is infected by its neighbor, the Guggenheim’s, activity and offers a space that contains a selection of furniture that represents the most beautiful and aspiring designs from the 20th century. Its singularity consists in the application …
The North Carlton Green House, a small green house designed by Zen Architects in Melbourne. The small site be used to maximum potential to increase the size of the house and also the garden space. Garden is integrated into the building to create a living, breathing, sustainable space that is a delight to inhabit. Two courtyards contain garden beds that protrude into the house and a pond that reflects light onto the ceiling. A rooftop garden provides more garden and first floor planter boxes act as privacy screens. A curtain …
This contemporary house located in Aspen, designed by Studio B Architects in the area was developed in the 1960’s and surrounding residents were quite resistant to the architectural direction. The steep site possessed challenges with drainage, topography, a small footprint, restrictive easements and was required to address very limiting neighborhood design review standards. The exterior is composed of custom zinc panels, sand-blasted concrete, aluminum window/door glazing system and tempered glass railings. The interiors consist of darkened oak flooring, cantilevered pickled oak stairs and floors, European engineered cabinetry, Carerra marble, porcelain …