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Gabion Walls Made of Volcanic Rock Flank a Flat-Roofed Farmhouse in Australia

Dwell

The homeowners created the structures using stones collected on-site to connect their rural residence to the land. Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The final design touches each of those questions in a subtle and restrained way. "We

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Importing the French snow scene into Bangkok

Habitus Living

The design brief for Snow House was simple: to design a home that honours the French snow scene and comprises sustainable elements, to maximise the restoration of natural features. Additional design features include the folding perforated aluminium panels introduced for natural wind convection.

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A residence built for now, and into the future

Habitus Living

Tinderbox House, in Tinderbox south of Hobart, by Studio Ilk Architecture and Interiors is a highly efficient passive solar building that has taken into account the natural and man-made constraints of the site.

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Bronte Beach House is redefining the idea of ‘quiet luxury’

Habitus Living

In a nod to their creative vision, Architects Tom Mark Henry translated this notion – commonly seen on runways and in media – by designing an architectural embodiment of the concept — the Bronte Beach House. The low VOC paints and preloved materials were used on-site wherever possible, to enforce sustainable practices and maintain durability.

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Roundtable: the language of biophilia in surface design

Hotel Designs

Surrounded by materials clearly referencing natural surfaces both in colour and texture, Editor Hamish Kilburn sat down with seven leading designers to discuss the path hotel design, in particular, is taking when it comes to injecting natural elements into surface design. It is about painting and reflecting nature.

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Leckie Studio Enhances Interconnected Common Space through the Cylindrical Formed UBC Arts Student Center

Architizer

The radial plan was developed as a site-specific response to a somewhat idiosyncratic condition, with the building situated at the corner of an intersection while also within the context of a larger continuous campus commons. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? © Leckie Studio Architecture + Design.

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Steel Cladding and a Roller Door Forge a Melbourne Home With Its Industrial Setting

Dwell

Located amongst the hubbub of delivery trucks, bicycles, and a never ending procession of vehicle traffic, this project sits within a minute 1,722-square-foot site, backing on to a key commercial precinct within Cremorne in Melbourne. The layout is an intentional departure from the typical open plan plug-in to the back of an older house.