Over time, a house and its contents become a collection of things that represent a personal journey. For Thai interior designer, Varakan Tipprapa, this curation was a very conscious response to his own questions about the role of a designer. By Tonkao Panin.
With more than 300 million shipping containers left unoccupied in ports around the world, Ross Stevens (whose own home is featured in Habitus 22, on sale December 19) has taken on concepts of sustainable green architecture by recycling the metal in his Leftover House of Wellington, New Zealand. Yen Dao reports.
Black/white, solid/open, permanent/temporary are some of the contrasts at play in this house on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand. Andrea Stevens meets the architects, Jeff Fearon and Tim Hay to talk about active skins, screening and creating privacy.
With stores in Sydney and Melboure, Finnish Design House Marimekko debuted at Sydney Indesign 2013 with their Weather Diary Collection. Its products are prominent in the Marimekko House project featured in Habitus 22 (on sale December 19).
We all love a grand old apartment building. There’s just something about them that makes you think of an urbane life of gin and tonics, striped awnings and obliging doormen. And there is none grander than the Astor in Sydney’s Macquarie Street, which celebrated its 90th birthday in October.
Every house is an experience. But this house by Fergus Scott is, says Paul McGillick, a total experience combining landscape, the sea, the sky and a sense of community.
Warm, bright and open, this Anglesea beach weekender marries functional, thoughtful architecture with languorous coastal charm.
Sasha Ivanovich visits a new house by Philip Vivian of Bates Smart in an old beachside suburb in Perth which makes a good neighbour because of its perfect scale and proportions.
A renovation and expansion of a South Coast beach house demonstrates the impact that adventurous geometry can have in the design of a home, yielding a stimulating and articulated space.
The owners of this house came to architect, Kitchai Jitkhajornwanich, saying: “We’ve bought an old house and need to re-program it to fit our lives.” Tonkao Panin reveals what happened next.
A discreet but incisive renovation of a semi-detached cottage in Melbourne creates a warm, functional interior while minimising new construction.
With a focus on creating landscapes that resonate with and complement architectural homes, Landart deliver a comprehensive approach to the design, build and maintenance of creative and functional outdoor spaces.