West End Cottage by Owen and Vokes and Peters Architects

The brief was to renovate and extend this wee timber worker's cottage in Brisbane - provide more space and a connection to outdoor living.

Here is the project from concept to completion....

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DURING CONSTRUCTION



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House in Donvale (Australia) by Wilson Architects

   

House alteration - uses sustainable spotted gum and bamboo to complement the existing exposed timber throughout, and factory painted cabinetry.

Seamless stairs accentuated by the white wall.

The dining room cabinet doubles as a storage unit, balustrade, seat and structural display unit all in one.

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Once a chicory kiln now an island holiday retreat.

The kiln was in disrepair before Andrew Simpson Architects gave it new life. Keeping with the original character, whilst adding in the "new" respectively (i.e. natural timbers, industrial metals and in keeping with the original footprint and proportions).

The ply ceiling uses the owners' own re-purposed artwork of etched patterns. Love the kitchen island and stairs on wheels - offering flexibility to the small space.

Upstairs the old kiln is tranformed into the master bedroom, the apex containing a skylight or "thermal chimney" offering natural ventilation for the rising heat.

It is a clever and respectful renovation to the island's rich history.

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A renovation in Kohi - by A+E

    

What was initially a kitchen reno - became a reconfiguration of space to maximise living spaces - designed by Grahame Cunningham.

The lounge, kitchen and dining was opened up and 4 outdoor decks were added. 

New timber cladding, timber decking, stonework features and a elevated pool also feature in the newly renovated home.

A pergola and built-in bench seating increase the connection between indoor and out, while offering a space for the adults to watch the children play in the pool below.

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Studio Prototype - Dutch Home Extension

    

Dutch firm Studio Prototype have designed this extension to a home in Duiven. The new structure echoing the proportions of the old, yet slightly misaligned to differentiate between the two:

"By shifting the new volume slightly from the existing dwelling, a subtle connection is established between both with special views."

The cladding utilises narrow diagonal stained western-red cedar - the colour and textural qualities going nicely with the old red brick.



Grey profiled steel roofing and an inset glass entrance / porch area create a tidy design resolution.

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Graypants' 40 sq.m beachfront living design

 
A converted detached wood garage-cum tool shed into a multi-use space for dinner parties, meditation, yoga, and art lectures - it is a structure that has been "re-imagined" into a piece of liveable art.



Paying homage to the original building, old walls were salvaged for the flooring, sections of which can be lifted to reveal embedded mattresses for sleeping or daytime lounging.



This 'hide-and-reveal' theme plays out also with the custom Corian bookshelf that converts into a speakeasy-style-bar for entertaining.

Light is partially filtered by slats of reclaimed wood interspersed in an alternating void-solid pattern.

LED panels cover the interior bands of structural steel, giving off a sleek, futuristic vibe that contrast with the wood floors' roughness and antique wood stove.



Sections of the original garage walls are left in place, as a kind of relic. “The new building becomes a theater to watch the old one decay around you.”

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Piercy & Company

   

Conversion of a 19th century red brick stables building into a family home. Corten steel shells were placed over the facade with perforated holes creating dappled light throughout the day.

A bridge encase by glass connects the home's two volumes.

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drew mandel

   

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McGarry-Moon

      

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