For the first time in Australia, global disaster and humanitarian experts will explore how to provide appropriate design strategies for post-disaster communities during Humanitarian Architecture Week. From 6-9 August a series of events will take place at RMIT’s School of Architecture and Urban Design, including workshops, lectures and exhibitions to discuss approaches to solve complex humanitarian issues. […]
Located within Woollahra Council’s Heritage Conservation Area, this residence is perched upon a 5m heritage sandstone wall that forms part of a large park and bushland setting. The house, by Porebski Architects, has been designed as a structure that belongs to the park with its strong concrete block corner buttresses rising up from the existing sandstone base. […]
To maximise the expanse of a narrow-lot home, the design concept considers the entire site as a ‘room’ for this house in Perth by Craig Steere Architects. A clear glass box on the ground floor, and a simplified cantilevered box hovering above form the architectural design solutions that blur the boundaries between the inside and outside of this home. […]
Designed for a semi-retired couple and occasionally their adult children, this house has been a labour of love for the owner who built it over five years to a high level of detail. EHDO’s response to the site was met by its challenges: a sewer easement dividing the site and long elevations facing east/west. Design […]
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