Perched on a hill in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, the James Street Residence by B.E Architecture is a multi-generational, multicultural family home. The building is made from two distinct parts: a restoration of the existing period home, which revitalises one of the first examples of a kit home in Australia and a modern extension. […]
Rapper, fashion designer and now aspiring architect Kanye West has announced plans to open an architectural firm named Yeezy Home. West announced his new business venture on Twitter over the weekend saying: “We’re starting a Yeezy architecture arm called Yeezy home. We’re looking for architects and industrial designers who want to make the world better.” West […]
Experimental architect and psychologist Margot Krasojević is known for designing structures that engage smart materials and sustainability and her latest project doesn’t disappoint: she is currently working on ‘the first renewable resource positive energy hotel’. The Harmonic Turbine Tidal hotel, located on Yalong Bay, on the island of Hainan in the South China seas, has been designed […]
Currently in Australia, residential investment represents around 35 percent of all housing finance, with the majority being centred on resale. While that figure may seem relatively unremarkable, couple it with a changing housing marketplace and it is sending a ripple effect through the architectural industry’s approach to design. Thirty years ago, a home used to […]
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