Mark is a longtime architecture and design writer. He is a former editor of Houses and Architectural Product News magazines and former associate editor of Landscape Architecture Australia magazine, and is currently General Manager Digital Publishing at Architecture Media.
Mark Scruby's Latest contributions
Intimate volume: Higher Ground
DesignOffice has teamed up with the owners of famed Melbourne cafes Top Paddock and The Kettle Black to turn a cavernous former power station into a refined and welcoming all-day dining venue in the CBD.
Three-dimensional craft: Edwards Moore
A look at the recent built projects of Melbourne studio Edwards Moore reveals a delightful body of work underpinned by conceptual rigour, spatial complexity and a “cheeky tilt.”
Turning over a new leaf: Transformer Fitzroy
Breathe Architecture turns a vacant electrical transformer factory in Melbourne into a modern vegetarian restaurant and bar.
Layer by layer: Concrete House
Made of timber, stone and steel, and topped with concrete, this rectilinear house by Matt Gibson Architecture and Design is the result of exceptional integration and interaction between layers.
Nuances of living: The houses of Clare Cousins Architects
The ideas behind the residential work of Clare Cousins Architects are finely attuned to the how people want to live.
It takes a village: Tower House
Appearing “more medieval village than inner-city extension,” a collection of timber shingle-clad towers by Andrew Maynard Architects have been added to the site of an existing mid-century bungalow.
Down memory lane: Bower House
Behind a double-storey Victorian terrace lurks a uniquely geometric extension, by Andrew Simpson Architects, based on an abstraction of the owners’ memories of their previous homes together.
A house of art and play: Doll’s House
Driven by ideas of art and play as well as tactics for sustainability, this striking extension by BKK Architects is a “well-made doll’s house” with an uplifting sense of possibility.
Greening up: Martin House
BG Architecture artfully unifies a Californian bungalow with its lush suburban garden through the skilful manipulation of sightlines.
Profile: Wolveridge Architects
Wolveridge Architects’ series of elegant and beautifully detailed homes.