Houses

Architecture / 19 Oct 2018

Wave House by Seppo Mäntylä is a Finnish log house with a twist

Architects often say that projects can become testing grounds or in some ways, provide experimentation and inspiration for the next big commission. Finnish architect Seppo Mäntylä has put these words into practice with his latest residential offering, Wave House. ...

Architecture / 18 Oct 2018

Photographer Adam Wiseman documents self-built houses in rural Mexico

Travelling the rural landscape and outer urban neighbourhoods of Mexico, photographer Adam Wiseman has documented the country’s rural self-built structures in a new series. Mostly designed and built by non-architects, the houses lift references from a hotch-potch of sources such...

Exterior view of Land Rover Gerry McGovern's modernist Warwickshire home

Architecture / 15 Oct 2018

Land Rover design director Gerry McGovern’s Warwickshire home is a dazzling slice of LA modernism

Designing houses for designers can be a thankless task, a fertile ground for clashing egos and creative disagreements. Happily, this radically reworked 1960s bungalow was completed without too many traumas and is now home to Gerry McGovern, design director at...

Architecture / 6 Oct 2018

Architect Hector Barroso’s concrete housing is built around three patios

It’s often the most awkwardly shaped plots that offer the best opportunities for architectural experimentation and forward thinking; and this latest work by Mexico City-based Taller Hector Barroso is a case in point. The boutique residential development may sit on an...

Architecture / 2 Oct 2018

Treow Brycg is a strong Canadian home to match its wild landscape

Set among tall grass, roaming deer and salty sea air, Treow Brycg is a sculptural home set within the wilderness of Kingsburg, Nova Scotia. The brainchild of Canada-based architect Omar Gandhi, this residential design is a strong statement set masterfully against the...

Exterior view of Langlands & Bell Kent home studio

Architecture / 1 Oct 2018

Langlands & Bell’s modernist box in rural Kent is a work of art

The rural studio-house of Turner Prize 2004 nominees Nikki Bell and Ben Langlands is some 320 sq m of meticulous craftsmanship and canny details, a modernist box in the quintessentially English countryside, couched in a meadow that is mown for...

Architecture / 27 Sep 2018

Tropical modernism: a subversion, an escape and a global influence

The tropical climate subverted and softened modernism into a new form – taking the formal qualities and essential concepts of modernism, yet adapting the style with local materials and techniques better suited to the environment. Methods of passive cooling and sustainable...

Architecture / 26 Sep 2018

Elding Oscarson transforms car park into art-filled family home

The perfect home can be found in unexpected places. As our cities become increasingly dense and urbanisation causes congestion and land prices to rise, creative approaches to home building are often the only way forward. Swedish architecture firm Elding Oscarson’s...

Architecture / 25 Sep 2018

Finnis Architects design a house extension clad in bluestone for a growing family in Melbourne

Just along the coast from Melbourne’s St Kilda beach, Finnis Architects has designed a modernist house extension clad in bluestone for a growing family. The open-plan layout of the home with smooth transition into the garden space, and the clean, yet warm aesthetic of...

Living room at La Belle Vue, by OKHA and Bomax Architects

Design / 25 Sep 2018

This coastal concrete retreat is a masterclass in African modernist design

Embedded within the scenic backdrop of the South African coast is a rural retreat that has undergone quite a design refit. Part of a small beachfront community, La Belle Vue is the fruit of a creative collaboration between a duo...

Architecture / 24 Sep 2018

Craft and history unite in Chan + Eayrs’ Beldi apartment in London

Each of their projects is a life journey, says husband-and-wife team Zoe Chan Eayrs and Merlin Eayrs; and to prove their point, the industrious couple have just completed their fourth, highly crafted, bespoke home. Chan Eayrs and Eayrs joined forces after graduation...

Architecture / 18 Sep 2018

Craftworks transforms old chapel into modern home in London

The streets of Grove Park, in Camberwell, South London, are a residential oasis. Large Victorian villas and terraces, mature trees and – for a lucky few – far-reaching views to the city define this little enclave, set behind the grand...