The FLW legacy lives on…
Three Rivers, California – Frank Robert Built area: 3,000 sq. ft. (278 m2) Land area: 29,000 sq. ft. (2,685 m2) Year built: 1946 – 1947 If you think that this could easily be another Frank Lloyd Wright home, you’re right. The architect, Frank Robert, studied and worked under FLW. The influence shines […]
Contemporary Home with Roof Garden in Vietnam!
Nha Trang, Vietnam – Vo Trong Nghia Architects & ICADA Photography: Hiroyuki Oki This home, featuring an amazing green roof, is a result of a collaboration between Japanese architectural firm ICADA and Vietnamese group Vo Trong Nghia. The home is being surrounded by beautiful landscapes, mountains and a neighbouring sea. And to make the most of […]
River-frontage in Aspen…
Aspen Colorado USA – David Johnston Architects Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to get any additional information on this home but we’ve decided to show it anyway since it has some very nice features. We have to assume that the house is built well above the 100 year flood levels otherwise it’s a temporary dwelling at best. […]
Walkabout
Cedar Park, Texas USA – Nic Deaver Built Area: 174 m2 (1,875 sq. ft.) Builder: Stacy Pearson Photography: Roger Williams, AIA and Jonathan Jackson There’s a town called Texas in Queensland, Australia and every Aussie is familiar with the term and concept of ‘walkabout’. We’ve also all grown up […]
City living on a 46 m2 lot!
Sydney Australia – Domenic Alvaro Architect Lot size: 46 m2 (497 sq. ft.) Built Area: 200 sqm Year built: 2011 Photography: Trevor Mein Let’s just start by getting this into perspective… think of a double garage. Got it pictured? That’s probably 36 m2 internally! Now add an area 5 […]
Port Fairy House
Port Fairy Victoria Australia – Farnan Findlay Architects Situated some 290 kilometres from Melbourne, Port Fairy is close enough to be a ‘weekender’ location for a Melbourne family. It also offers permanent residency for those lucky enough to be able to build a career in nearby Warrnambool. Facing onto the Southern Ocean, it is an […]
Cape Schanck House – as dramatic as the landscape…
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria Australia – Jackson Clements Burrows Land area: Acreage Built area: 400 m2 (4,320 sq. ft.) Photography: John Gollings Cape Schanck faces directly on to Bass Straight, an area prone to very strong winds and tumultuous storms. This is reflected in the harsh landscape of native grasses and twisted and bent heath and […]
La Miniatura – Frank Lloyd Wright
The Alice Millard House – Pasadena California Year built: 1923 Built area: 4,230 sq, ft. (392 m2) Land area: One acre (4,000 m2) Is there anyone in the western world, with even a remote interest in design, who hasn’t heard of Frank Lloyd Wright? Over a career spanning some 60 years he earned a reputation as […]
House of Horizon
Sasebo city in Nagasaki – Architect Show Co.,Ltd Site Area: 327 m2 (3532 sq ft) Building Area: 129 m2 (1,393 sq ft) Floor Area: 243 m2 (2,624 sq ft) Built: 2011 Photography: Toshihisa Ishii Japanese architect, Masahiko Sato has a philosophy of developing a deep empathy with both […]
The Lima Residence – Calabasas
Santa Monica Mountains CA – Abramson Teiger Architects Built: 2008 Area: (4,500 sq. ft.) It’s big, it’s bold and it’s certainly not inexpensive. But it offers a lot of nice features and sits very well in its location. The raw concrete walls and polished concrete floors are nicely offset by the timber […]
