Courtyard Home – Melbourne Australia

Courtyard living in Melbourne...

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

Challenging the norm leaves no room for ambivalence...

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” […]