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House Architecture

WALL Design Studio’s Library House

In the deft hands of WALL design studio, a typically tiny Hong Kong apartment is transformed into an inspiring family home with enough space to accommodate the inhabitants’ love for books.

Letting the Sun in the Skylight House

The answer to a badly planned existing dwelling, the Skylight House is the result of Andrew Burges Architects’ brief to create a sunny and contemporary family home.

Bush House by Archterra

Located in an existing clearing within a section of Margaret River’s remnant marri/jarrah bushland, this owner-built bush pavilion seeks to distil into built form the feelings of camping under a simple sheltering tarpaulin

Gallery & Co.

A museum shop like no other, Gallery & Co., housed in the newly opened National Gallery Singapore and designed by Foreign Policy Design Group, presents a retail and F&B scheme that is refreshing, youthful and contemporary. Luo Jingmei writes.

When Form Follows Family

Personal hobbies, children’s habits, and all the aspirations and dynamics of a multi-generation Singaporean family find formal expression in their shared house by Makk Architects. Yvonne Xu writes.

The Lavastone Canterbury Road House

Designing the Canterbury Road Residence in Toorak saw B.E. Architecture employ a modernist lavastone cladding which sets the building apart on a busy Melbourne street.

House with a Spiralling Garden

The Trevose House designed by AD Lab enables the living requirements of a large multi-generational family while also embodying the characteristics of its lush green estate. Stephanie Peh writes

Edwards & Co: A Transformative Space

Behind the public façade of Sydney’s Edwards & Co. building is a private haven by Josephine Hurley that offers a relaxed and considered backdrop to life. Rebecca Gross visits.