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Project • By Smac Studio • Private Houses

Queen, Woollahra

Built in 1981 by architect Espie Dodds, Smac Studio’s sensitive renovation of thishome ushers in a modern Sydney aesthetic. With the introduction of open planspaces, soft curves and elegant colour, the new house creates ample opportunities to connect with each other and the outdoors. The owners wanted a haven for entertaining. A fashionable couple who love travel,music and hosting, at the start of the project they said, “We want you to be reallycreative.” They signed off on Smac Studio’s first round of hand sketches; earlydrawings and finished rooms are almost identical. “At the beginning of a project, ourvision is at its clearest,” says Shona McElroy, principal of Smac Studio. “Right atthe start i... More

Project • By BASIL architecture • Private Houses

House WADV

This former chalet was transformed into an airy house, whereby the volume of the extension was adapted to the positioning of the existing oak trees. The structure is made of steel and finished with black-oiled wooden cladding and a gold anodised facade. Maintaining a holiday feeling, opening up to the garden as much as possible, as well as creating a captivating spaciousness through the expanding roof shape in contrast to the limited ceiling heights of the existing parts. The kitchen is situated in between the old and new and forms the transition between day and night functions. Giulia Frigerio Giulia Frigerio The site, formerly characterized by an archetypal chalet acting as a holiday home, is situated in the woods of Aalter (Be... More

Project • By KUBE Architecture • Private Houses

Chesapeake

This new house is located in NW Washington DC on a steeply-sloped and forested site. The project is a speculative house for a local developer, so it was designed to be constructed efficiently. The composition is organized as a series of vertical volumes situated within the trees, and stepping down the sloped site. The first floor is tall, so the volumes seem to “float” above the ground. A glassed-in corner dining room is featured from the street, while the living room and kitchen are situated toward the rear of the house, facing the overlook of pool and rear yard. The garage is 2 levels below the house, burrowed into the rear of the site, with its roof serving as a deck for the pool. The rear wall of the house... More