Houses, June 2012
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Andrew Burges Architecture
Expression of scale, compactness and flexible space characterize the residential work of this Sydney practice.
Material palette: Andrew Burges Architecture
Combinations of stone, timber and concrete define the work of this practice.
Reading
Australian National Architecture Awards 2011
A compilation of award-winning projects from the 2011 National Architecture Awards.
Designer Houses
Fifty-plus distinctive new houses from around the world, including ten Australian projects, make up this latest addition to the 21st Century Architecture series of publications.
Victorian Modern
Robin Boyd was working on this second edition of his 1947 treatise when he died in 1971. Now it has been published by the Robin Boyd Foundation.
Meaning in Space
Leon van Schaik considers art and artefacts, and the architecture that accommodates them.
Product
Show off your curves
Curvaceous fittings and furniture from Houses 86.
Shed some light on it
Lighting from Houses 86.
Studio
Profile: Sean Dix
Furniture designer Sean Dix creates takes inspiration globally and gives each of his pieces a distinct and layered character.
Christopher Boots
Melbourne lighting designer Christopher Boots creates pendants drawn from geometry, science and nature.
First House
Cocoon House (2001) first house
From the First House series in Houses magazine where architects reflect on their first real commission.
Projects
Cloud House
McBride Charles Ryan adds a playful cloud-like form to the rear of a suburban house, leaving its period facade intact.
Four-room cottage
A renovation by Owen and Vokes of a typical worker’s cottage allows a narrative of contemporary living.
Avoca Beach House
Astute planning by Architect Prineas makes a holiday home comfortable for large or small family gatherings.
Hawthorn Residence
An 1890s weatherboard cottage sensitively restored and added to by Nixon Tulloch Fortey Architecture.
Balmain Archive
A folding, twisting addition by Innovarchi gives a Sydney Federation house a little extra space and a lot more character.
PLE Residence
Mim Design softens the scale of a Federation home with a series of connected living spaces.
Campbell House
A playful extension to an early 1900s Sydney cottage by Sam Crawford Architects responds to the relaxed nature of the clients.
Seacliff House
Architect Chris Elliott’s house is a laboratory for experimentation and a landmark along the Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk.
Boston Street House
Queensland architect James Russell salvages a spec house, turning negatives into positives.
Victoria Road House
A curvaceous, colourful extension by Fiona Winzar Architects to a Victorian cottage.
South Yarra House
A house originally designed by Harold Desbrowe-Annear is given a new lease of life by Allen Powell Architects.
Revisited
Burrandool House (1986) revisited
John Dalton’s final project returns to the purity of early Queensland architecture.
Postscript
Shane Thompson’s studio
Shane Thompson turns an old timber church into a working studio on his semi-rural Queensland property.
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Edible Outdoor Rooms
An installation in Sydney’s Surry Hills explores new ways of using urban space for the benefit of locals.
