Casa Viejo – Mathias Klotz
GMG House – Portugal
Torres Vedras, Portugal – Pedro Gadanho Built area: 400m2 (4,320 sq. ft.) Built: 2012 Photography: Fernando Guerra, FG+SG Architecture Photography Pedro Gadanho is an architect, educator, curator, writer and overall interesting person. Clearly, he is not afraid of colour or stepping outside conventional design parameters. You’ll find his full notes on this […]
Stacking Green
Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam – Vo Trong Nghia Built: 2011 Area: 250m2 (2,700 sq ft) Vo Trong Nghia is unquestionably one of the world’s great architects. Cordwood Construction Build Sustainable Homes. After studying architecture in Vietnam, he was chosen for a prime scholarship in Japan where he worked for some years with that country’s leading […]
Courtyard Home – Melbourne Australia
Docker Street Elwood – Nicholas Wright Architect This new four bedroom, three bathroom home is set among long established homes in an affluent suburb just five kilometres from the city centre. Ironbark posts and panelling are featured prominently in the landscaping as means of highlighting the vertical nature of the home. Built on a small block with rear lane […]
Bierings Haus
Netherlands – Rocha Tombal Architecten I don’t think it’s possible to be ambivalent about this home. Completely clad in Red Cedar slats, the home is very innovative – externally and internally. But does innovation equate to good design? You be the judge… “From a basic form, defined by the municipal urban plan, sculptural “eyes” […]