Issue 124 October 2018

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Be inspired by the best contemporary residential architecture and design.

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Musings
You’ll notice that the pages of Houses have been reinvigorated and we’re very excited about sharing our new look with our loyal readers. The creative force behind the design is Janine Wurfel of Studio Metrik, whose subtle and elegant approach refresh
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Three Piece House By Trias
Stockton, bounded by the Hunter River on the northern edge of Newcastle, has a suburban character reflective of life on the peninsula. Despite it’s proximity to the city, this place is innately peripheral, a suburb edged by a complex topographic boun
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Project Nymph By Zen Architects
In Greek mythology, nymphs are spirits of the natural world, depicted as beautiful maidens who inhabit rivers, forests, mountains or meadows. Similar to the Latin concept of genius loci – the spirit of a place – these goddesses are bound to particula
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1 Of 16 By Panov Scott Architects
When I met Panov Scott Architects’ founders Anita Panov and Andrew Scott at 1 of 16, our conversation turned to the concept of the individual within the collective. The intact nature of this collective – a row of sixteen Victorian terrace houses in t
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1 Of 16 Meet The Owners
Katelin Butler Could you tell us a little about your family and your background? Andrew Boddam-Wetham I’m a sign-writer and I split my time between a sign-writing business and creating fine art, murals and other design illustrations. Amelia Goldsmi
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Fresh Finds
The first collection of Artedomus’s new line, New Volumes, explores and “pushes the boundaries” of Elba stone. Collection 01 features a brutalism-inspired desk lamp by Ross Gardam (pictured), a cantilevered side table and a grand dining table, all fo
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Made by Morgen
Hailing from a farm in south-west Victoria, Nick McDonald is the designer and maker behind Made by Morgen. Named after an unexplained nickname gifted to him by his father, Made by Morgen is based in a small workshop, complete with loyal dog, located
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Clayton Orszaczky
“A really interesting carrot was dangled,” says Rebekah Clayton as she recalls the impetus for her and Michelle Orszaczky to set up their architecture practice in 2015. That “carrot” eventually became Beach House, which was shortlisted in the 2018 Ho
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Garden Room House By Clare Cousins Architects
Standing in the backyard of Clare Cousins Architects’ Garden Room House on a sunny summer’s day, you could easily feel as if you’re in subtropical Queensland. The white-brick rear elevation gleams against a backdrop of a cloudless mid-afternoon sky,
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Loft House X2 By Brad Swartz Architects
The most absorbing part of Brad Swartz Architects’ work is not sculptural forms or exotic decorative effects. Photographs of the projects are not destined to be clickbait, fodder for the internet-weary eye. It is not “exciting architecture.” It is th
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One Room Tower By Phorm Architecture + Design With Silvia Micheli And Antony Moulis
This micro project tackles macro urban issues such as sprawl and overpopulation by reclaiming and reinventing small-scale spaces in the suburbs. The clients for One Room Tower, Antony Moulis and Silvia Micheli, are architectural designers, theorists
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Backyard And Beyond
Vitra's MVS Chaise appears at first as a sculptural object, but its comfort becomes apparent upon use. Designed by Maarten Van Severen, the chaise is ideal for a rejuvenating rest and the frame makes it easy to shift from a sitting to a reclining pos
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Positive Outlook
The Schlage S-6000 digital touchpad door lock from Allegion is sleek and easy to use. It provides up to eight different user PINs as well as temporary access codes for contractors or guests. The lock can be operated with a PIN, fob or card, all of wh
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Classic Style, State-of-the-art Performance
What was the thinking behind the development of Fisher and Paykel’s new Classic cooker? Adam Moody: In the past, Fisher and Paykel appliances have had either a Contemporary or Professional aesthetic; this project introduces a third styling option. Ou
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Jeffrey Alan Marks
Jeffrey Alan Marks is one of a handful of uber-successful Los Angeles-based interior designers whose luxury work is in demand among the rich and sometimes very famous. But where his contemporaries such as Kelly Wearstler and Martyn Lawrence Bullard r
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Philip Stejskal Architecture
Doing more with less is a fundamental goal of many young architects, but time, maturity and growth often blunt those early idealistic notions. In the case of Philip Stejskal, who took on his first solo project ten years ago, this characteristic could
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Challis Penthouse by MI Architects
In 2000 I moved into my first share office with my good friend Jim Osborne, a landscape architect. One day he arrived at work flushed with excitement – he had found an empty roof space for sale and wanted me to be his architect. As a student in the U
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Matraville Residence By Tzannes
Experimentation is at the core of innovation. In architecture and design these terms are often associated with radical aesthetics, bold colours and novel materiality. However, the real day-to-day innovations that improve the quality of the built envi
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Bramston Residence By Richard Kirk Architect
After a decade of living “either upstairs or downstairs” in their old Federation-style Queenslander home, clients Anwen and Michael Batchelor – both keen gardeners – wanted change for themselves and their two children. While life at the level of the
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Outside In House By Modo
With any alteration and addition project involving an old house, the extent to which the existing structure should be physically changed and extended is somewhat of a dilemma. On the one hand, one could argue it is not worth all the effort (and money
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Platform House By Studio Plus Three
There aren’t too many suburbs across the country that boast convenience and charm quite like Bellevue Hill does. It’s seemingly close to everything – the CBD, schools, public transport, a number of shopping centres – but feels like it’s not. And ther
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Cammeray House by Luigi Rosselli Architects
All architects learn primarily through doing – experimenting first in the mind and on paper, then on site, each decision informed by the outcomes of the last one. Thus the “first house” stands as a milestone in the work of any practice. While sometim
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Laneway Studio
In the laneways behind ubiquitous Victorian terraces of inner-suburban Sydney, small, self-contained apartments are sprouting up above garages like little gable- and dormer-shaped mushrooms.This is an outcome of a recent change to the New South Wales

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