Xavier is a project designed by Bryant Alsop. Located at the end of a dead-end street, Xavier breaks away from its neighbourhood context by eliminating a front fence – a simple gesture that allows the site to spatially appropriate well beyond its title boundaries. The house then, in this context, becomes the physical barrier between the public and private realms – a layered, folding screen. Photography by Emily Bartlett.
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One of Watershedd‘s latest schemes, Green Hedges is perched high on a rolling hillside overlooking Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall. Photography by Evie Johnstone.
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A building is like a pile of books, which, being scaled and sized to our human body, is composed of horizontal platforms with consistent ceiling heights. A tall structure of three stories plus basement, Stack House designed by Atelier RZLBD is a playful expression of horizontal volumes, which are stacked on top of and cantilevered from each other. Photography by Borzu Talaie
“Zen Oasis” – A home gateway infused with Japanese aesthetics designed by Minus Workshop. The founder of Minus Workshop, Kevin Yiu has long been inspired by Eastern philosophies. He has taken over this residential design project into a modified version of the spirit of zen in Japan for a family who loves Japanese culture and wants a respite from the hustle and bustle of city life. With the simple three worded design brief “Japanese, zen and calm” to request Kevin to design his 120 square metre apartment. As a result, Yiu also breaks through the paradox between how we imagine stereotypical Japanese minimalism. Photography by Steven Ko.
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Den Tex Dojo is a project designed by D Hage Designs. A subtle but idiosyncratic redesign of a historic dutch canal house, this residence balances Japanese, Scandinavian, and European design influences to create a sunny home space full of little escapes. Full of custom detailing, and surprising finishes, this apartment is both a sanctuary and a dynamic social space. Photography by David Esser.
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Tiong Poh Road House is a project designed by PI Architects. Artisanal cafes, boutique yoga studios and speakeasy bars slot themselves amongst the idyllic backdrop of a charismatic pre-war public housing estate. Tiong Bahru. Photography by PI Architects.
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Hillside House designed by Architects Ink is located in the Adelaide foothills, surrounded by prestigious housing on grand allotments with views over the Adelaide plains. The earlier housing characterised by Edwardian and Georgian architectural styles have been diluted with the passing of time. Photography by Sam Noonan.
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The Contour House is a project designed by Starbox Architecture. This house takes inspiration shape and slope from the contours of the site whilst maximising solar penetration and views of surrounding landscape. Photography by Jeremy Scott.
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AY Mini modular apartment is a project designed by S.A.I.L mini design. The project’s concept was to create an open-space apartment with minimal partitions, opening a view to the outside from any location in the apartment, providing natural lighting to the entire apartment, and thus creating flow and continuity between all the flat’s spaces. This arises from two reasons. The first is that other than three windows in the eastern-northern region, there are no windows in the southern and western facings, and the apartment was dark and badly ventilated. The second reason is character of the apartment’s inhabitants, as part of the interpretation of their lifestyle and beliefs. This unique family defined itself and the apartment well. Photography by Eyal Tagar.
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Grove Tropical Modern is a project designed by Praxis Architecture Miami. As elevated 3 story homes become more prevalent, and in many cases the only feasible option for the future, resolving the main design challenges for this resurgent prototype was our objective. Photography by David Hernandez.
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