Freestanding Stylish Home

January 11, 2010
Freestanding Stylish Home

Follow the boardwalk through this creative drought-free garden & find state-of-the-art standalone style in this 3 bedroom home. Showcasing an elite Euro appliance kitchen & 2 frameless screened bathrooms including a vast ensuite, this cutting-edge home has dining stepping down to a light-filled lounge & out through glass doors to a room-sized deck in a silver-birch hedged courtyard. …

Rancho Dos Pueblos

December 5, 2009
Rancho Dos Pueblos

The magnificent oceanfront “Royal Rancho” of Santa Barbara is for sale for the first time in over 30 years. One of the largest remaining ranches along the spectacular Gaviota Coast, Dos Pueblos Ranch stretches from the Santa Ynez mountains down to a sandy beach on the Pacific Ocean. Along the way, Dos Pueblos Creek winds down through majestic oaks and open meadows to the shore where Native …

The Murphy Rafter L Ranch

December 5, 2009
The Murphy Rafter L Ranch

The Rafter L Ranch is one of the most scenic and beautiful Trophy Ranches in Central California. Located about 18 miles southeast of the quaint little town of Santa Margarita in San Luis Obispo County, the ranch borders the quaint and even more little town of Pozo and the Los Padres National Forest. The ranch was an original farmstead with improvements built in the 1920’s. Over the years, …

Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Architects

March 26, 2009
Tattoo House by Andrew Maynard Architects

An extension to an existing 3 bedroom house in Fitzroy North to provide new living and kitchen space for a growing young family. Many of the design decisions were generated by the tight budget. The form is a simple box- the strongest form an architect can achieve at a bargain basement price. Every element needed to perform multiple functions for maximum return- hence the kitchen bench …

Residential House by Outside ~ Inside by Kohei Sato, Kanagawa

February 16, 2009
Residential House by  Outside ~ Inside by Kohei Sato, Kanagawa

The deck of the 3rd story facing to the beach is connected to Dining Kitchen. The nature is near, and you can reach the branches of the trees. The deck that faces to the moutain is shaped like a head of the ship, and Mr.K sometimes hangs out fishes to dry. There, you can see tanuki and squirrel which shows up from the bush.And the deck of the 1st story connected to the bedroom, is where kids …

The Secret Residencial, Monterrey, México by GLR arquitectos

December 12, 2008
The Secret Residencial, Monterrey, México by GLR arquitectos

The Secret is a residential complex located at a site adjacent to a small stream, which has a beautiful grove of several species of native vegetation in the region. The project consists of 15 houses ranging between 355 and 400 m2. For which there are three types of solutions in the plant, as well as 5 facades for each distribution, to deliver to end users only 15 houses. The three types of …

Vagg Residence Interior Design by Matt Gibson

December 10, 2008
Vagg Residence Interior Design by Matt Gibson

This project involved the sub-division and renovation of a semi-detached Victorian bluestone cottage with an individual heritage listing. The client purchased this property with pre-existing Planning & Building permits to sub-divide the site and construct two 2 storey precast- concrete dwellings over 2 property Titles. The existing site contained a 19th century derelict bluestone fronted …