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Project • By Dutch Roof Design • Private Houses

Daylight for Huis op 't Raboes

Huis op ‘t Raboes was named the winner in the Private Residential Experience category by the jury of the BNA Best Building of the Year awards. This remarkable project, designed by architectural practice De Kort Van Schaik, brings daylight into the home in a unique way through large, minimalist rooflights, an essential design principle of the architect. Connection with the landscape The holiday home, located at ‘t Raboes marina on Lake Eemmeer, is described by its owners as ‘the most beautiful place in the Netherlands’. Surrounded by nature and far from the hustle and bustle of the city, the house was designed to create a seamless connection with the outdoors. The large rooflights frame the landscape and bring the f... More

Restored Wetlands: The restored wetlands include upland buffer, littoral shelf, and freshwater marsh habitats, newly planted with their respective native species.

Landscape Design Workshop & Avatar Productions

Wetlands Water’s Edge: Traditional dwellings of the Seminole Tribe, known as chickees, offer shade on a community beach.

Site Plan: The 30-acre Natura Gardens incorporates 10 acres of restored wetlands, striking a balance between community needs & environmental responsibility.

Concept Diagrams: Movement, Respite, Connection and Integration

Wetlands as Part of the Arrival Experience: The site plan integrates the wetlands so residents can experience the seasonal changes of this essential ecosystem.

Project • By Landscape Design Workshop • Residential Landscape

Natura Gardens

The 30-acre Natura Gardens incorporates 10 acres of restored wetlands, striking a delicate balance between community needs and environmental responsibility. The restored wetlands became an opportunity to demonstrate how communities can serve as the custodians of scarce environmental resources. The site plan integrates the wetlands so residents can experience the seasonal changes of this essential ecosystem. To pay homage to the cultural history of living around wetlands, the community’s open space features several chickees, the thatched-roof shelters of the indigenous Seminole Tribe. Landscape Design Workshop & Avatar Productions Landscape Design Workshop & Avatar Productions Landscape Design Workshop &... More

Unispace creates an agile and collaborative space for QIC to welcome their clients and inspire their team.

Shannon McGrath

Materials, furniture and artwork were primarily sourced from Melbourne-based suppliers.

Centralized social spaces encourage staff to move freely between activities.

The space accommodates multiple ways of working.

The kitchen breakout space offers a relaxed area where staff can connect and focus.

Project • By Unispace • Offices

QIC, Melbourne, Australia

The Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) is a government-owned investment company that delivers optimum long-term investment outcomes for their clients. QIC needed a workplace that aligned with their level of service and client-focused business ethos, while featuring Australian products and materials. Shannon McGrath QIC engaged Unispace to deliver a workplace that would house their multiple business groups in one consolidated space in Melbourne. Having previously worked with Unispace for their Brisbane office, QIC understood and embraced Unispace’s unified approach. Shannon McGrath QIC wanted to bring their teams together, moving them from fixed desks within two siloed and underutilized floorplates into a single, open... More

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Project • By 5AM Spatial Design Studio • Art Galleries

Oever gallery

Oever Gallery, situated in Ostend, draws its name from the Dutch word for 'shore' or 'bank.' The gallery finds its roots deeply intertwined with the graffiti, street, and urban art culture that defines the city, serving as the foundation of the interior design concept. SKINN BRANDING AGENCY SKINN BRANDING AGENCY The project embodies a creative reversal, a reinterpretation of the conventional canvas of a street artist—the urban landscape—rendered with a refined, minimalist touch within the gallery's confines. The outcome is a stripped-down representation that captures the essence of the concrete jungle. SKINN BRANDING AGENCY SKINN BRANDING AGENCY The open plan space, easily divided into zones using a versati... More

Project • By Halliday Clark Architects • Private Houses

PASSIVHAUS PLUS

This Passivhaus Plus dwelling sits within a highly sensitive Conservation Area in Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Halliday Clark developed a timber frame and straw bale system for the wall construction in addition to a building specification which avoids any cement-based and prime plastic-based products. The design includes a full photovoltaic array, water recycling system and full MVHR. The project has become the first accredited Passivhaus Plus project in North Yorkshire. Caption Caption Caption More