Breathe – Adjustable Architecture

“Like the bud of a flower, change forces you to surrender to growth. It makes you vulnerable. It requires you to enlarge, expand and become bigger. Like the oxygen provided with each breath, we are denied its benefits until we relax and breathe in.”  – Stella Payton Spatial flexibility allows one to breathe.  The light, the […]

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2012 Re-Space Competition

Earlier in the year I discovered a small but interesting architectural competition called ‘Respace’. The basis of the competition is to raise awareness regarding recycled materials while showcasing creative and successful small space design inspired by functionality. Below is the description and some images of our entry.  We find out on the 15th of September who is […]

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4-Room Cottage – Owen and Vokes

There is a beautiful restrained elegance in the work of Brisbane architectural firm Owen and Vokes. Their ‘4-room Cottage’ recently took out ‘House of the Year’ in Brisbane’s Regional Architecture Awards (2012). It is wonderful to see small refined buildings receiving the big gongs in contrast to the normal high-tech mansions that so often feature. What […]

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