residential architecture

Nine products to whet your appetite for Milan’s Salone del Mobile 2024

With Milan 2024 only a few weeks away, we sneak a view of some of the most exciting pieces set to go on show – from lighting design to furniture, here are nine preview products.

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The Loop by Alexis Dornier redefines Bali’s resort-style living

Who needs a resort getaway when the residents of The Loop is already living in one.

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Workification of home: The Indesign guide to work-from-home spaces

With an estimated 40 per cent of the Australian workforce working from home, the push for functional home work spaces mirrors international shifts and is not about to turn around.

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How a Bangkok home caters to the needs of young and old

This remarkable home is a testament to the enduring connection between a son and his elderly mother, bringing two generations under one roof while preserving memories of the past.

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Koki Sugawara Architects transforms an inherited family home to meet modern needs

In Japan’s Kantō region, House For Family examples the potential of adaptive reuse for a young family.

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Can everyday elements be art? L Architects explores this proposition within the domestic setting

Steps, floors, bathrooms, tables and lights are approached like artworks in this interior renovation by L Architects.

People

Pritzker Prize-winning architects Lacaton & Vassal launch Sydney exhibition

Curated by France-based architects Lacaton & Vassal, ‘Living in the City’ runs at the Tin Sheds Gallery within the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning until September 23.

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Sumu Yakushima is an experimental housing co-op that explores regenerative architecture

Created for use by eight owners and their trusted friends, Sumu Yakushima applies regenerative architecture to reconceptualise the relationship between human habitation and nature.

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Book review: When Modernism landed in the tropics with Concrete Jungle

What happens when rational, Modernist architecture puts down roots in a lush, tropical setting? Concrete Jungle, a new book by gestalten, explores locations across Asia and the world to find some of the most visionary residential adaptations of an international style to distinct local settings.

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Light House by Studio iF honours its ’80s heritage in the redesign

Studio iF observed a restrained approach for this 1980s intermediate terrace house, treating the original property with sensitivity and respect rather than erase its architectural identity.

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“The missing middle”: Contemporary terraces and the future of urban density

SJB is well versed in designing residential architecture and, while Ashbury Terraces might be a relatively small project in relation to Sydney as a whole, it provokes some fundamental questions about the future of Australian cities.

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OOAK Niseko: Award-winning designer Steve Leung’s family holiday home in Japan

Steve Leung conceived OOAK Niseko as a gift to his family. The house is an unobtrusive addition to a resort town that is becoming known for architectural innovation.