Cowshed House
Sydney Australia – Carter Williamson Architects Year built: 2012 Photography: Brett Boardman By old world standards, Sydney is a young city. The suburb of Glebe was developed in the mid-19th century. It’s an area of mostly small lots, terrace and semi-detached homes interspersed with the occasional mansion. Somewhere in the midst […]
12 maids all in a row!
Place de la Madeleine, Paris – Ateliers Michael Herrman Built area: 140m2 (1,512 sq. ft.) Paris may be the city of dreams, but it’s a city of nightmares for those trying to find homes close to the city itself. Real estate is expensive, rents are high and holdings rarely change hands. The solution […]
London Church Living
Chingford, North-East London Interior Designer: Gianna Camilotti Interiors Year: 2004 Photography: Len Adams Built area: 236 m2 (2,550 sf) Abandoned by its brethren, this historic London church has been converted to a fashionable family home. The design retains the original heritage features of the Victorian-style building including the beautiful arched beams and the red […]
And the fourth little piggy built his home from pallets!
It’s almost impossible not to come across one pallet idea on the web every day! Sofas, beds, chicken coops, fences, feature walls… we thought we’d seen them all but how about houses made from pallets? With so many families facing a housing affordability crisis, we can see this idea really catching on. Pallets come in different […]
Fultonville Barn and Home
Fultonville TX USA – Heritage Barns Two 19th century English framed barns have been resurrected as this home and party-come-guest barn. The home has been finished to a more conventional standard than the guest barn, having plasterboard finished walls and polished timber floors. The barn is much more rustic with it’s polished concrete flooring and […]
Waking up in church!
If you find yourself praying for a bigger home, perhaps converting a church is your solution. They’re always lofty so even a small church offers the opportunity of a significant mezzanine level and possibly, an attic above! With the decline in church attendances in recent decades, increasing numbers of churches are becoming vacant. Here are […]
Is that a missile, Silo Boy?
Boquet 556-5 New York State – Alexander Michael AKA Silo Boy Originally built: Early 1960 Renovations: 1998 – 2098 Land area: 5 acres Sydney based, Alexander Michael is one of the world’s great designers and, in his own words, “the proud owner of this extraordinary relic of Cold War […]
Levya 506 – melding the past and the future
Cuernavaca, Mexico – APT arquitectura para todos Built Area: 100 m2 (1080 sq. ft.) Construction: APT arquitectura, Vicente Barragán Hernández Photography: Luis Gordoa Renders: Edgar Saúl Bahena Cruz Levya 506 is a melding of the past and the future of the oldest neighborhood of the Mexican city of Cuernavaca. The site […]
Montana Mountain Retreat
Montana, USA – Heritage Barns Heritage Restorations has built a business specializing in the sourcing, relocating and restoration of old barns. As you can see in this album, the results can be quite spectacular. These old barns often have the best quality timber frames made from old growth trees. With beautiful restorations like this, we should […]
Etica Recycled
Bedford, WA – Etica Studio Year: 2013 Size: 145 sqm Builder: CGM Living Photography: Meghan Plowman When new is old and old is new! This home looks as though it was constructed at the same time as the surrounding neighbourhood but is actually a new build. The home references the nearby buildings and the client’s desire […]
