Back to the Farm at Storrs Road
Peachester Queensland Australia – Tim Stewart Architects This award winning home is a new start on a long held property. Careers are drawing to a close, the children have all left the nest and quieter times are beckoning the owners. Here are the architects notes: “The 18 hectare site has had a life that has […]
Recycled Colorado Cabin
Sangre de Christo Mountains Colorado – Source: Timber Home Living At an elevation of 2,750 metres (9,000 ft), this isn’t a climate for the faint hearted. But the spectacular views and 10 hectare (40 acre) homesite proved irresistible to the Winograds. With the help of local craftsmen they sourced timber from a demolished tyre factory and a dairy […]
From Warehouse to Courtyard Home
Light industrial suburb – Toronto CA Studio Junction Photography: Rob Fiocca Peter Tan and Christine Ho Ping of architectural and design firm, Studio Junction, transformed an old contractor’s warehouse into a home and studio for themselves and their children. With nothing externally to view, they turned the focus of the house inwards, structuring the various areas […]
The Escarpment House
New South Wales, Australia – Timothy Moon Architects Photography: © Timothy Moon Architects The Australian Timber Development Association runs an annual competition for timber constructs. This home is the 2011 winner of the following categories: The Recycled Timber Award, 2011 The Residential Class 1 – New Buildings Award, 2011 The Timber as a Structural Element Award, 2011 The Best […]
Bamboo Brilliance – Wind and Water Cafe
Bamboo Brilliance
The Shearer’s Quarters
North Bruny Island Tasmania Australia – John Wardle Architects Having spent a few weeks sailing around Bruny Island and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, I can attest to the beauty of this area. If it was a few degrees warmer in winter, I’d move there in a heartbeat. In fact, if I could call The Shearer’s Quarters ‘home’, I […]
The Interesting 20 Acres Green School of Bali
Bali, Indonesia – John and Cynthia Hardy Builders: PT Bambu The Green School of Bali, Indonesia. Rainforests continue to disappear at an alarming rate. Environmentalists and designers, John and Cynthia Hardy have experienced the loss and degradation firsthand in their adopted home, Bali. The Hardys wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably, thereby protecting those forests. Building sustainably […]