Quote of the day 18/08
“In a way our buildings are ourselves. Their gestures to the world reflect our human responsiveness and our capacity to dwell and transform ourselves.” – Gregory Burgess
How a 3D printer could build your next house in 24 hours
WAITING six months for your house to be built? Soon, you will “print” a home in less than a day. Once the domain of tech geeks, 3D printing is now having a serious impact on the wider world. First it was prototype shapes for designers. Then it was models and some moulded medical components. Now, […]
Detail and Manner
The austere aesthetic of the traditional Queenslander can be used as a template for measuring detail, say the practitioners of Owen and Vokes. Italian architect Carlo Scarpa was reputed to have begun each of his commissions by attending to the design of the door handles. This approach may seem […]
Architecture Radio
Below are two awesome Australian radio programs based on architecture. It’s a very informative way of staying up to date with design in our country. Enjoy! RRR The Architects The Plan – Adelaide Radio
Shearers’ Quarters in Bruny Island, Australia by John Wardle Architects
AR HOUSE – Runner Up: Set on a working sheep farm, Shearers’ Quarters draws on rural and industrial archetypes. Among the many submissions for rural or vacation houses, Shearers’ Quarters, on the southernmost tip of Tasmania, clearly caught the jury’s eye. Set on a working sheep farm, however, this is […]
Veranda Urbanism Design Research
The Queensland House is barely a house, its actually just clad structure and micro-climate. With simply structural bracing on the outside to which is nailed tongue and grove boards and then with veranda’s all the way around, it can seem barely a house simply an expression of the weather, maybe a dialectic with it. And […]
The advantage of size
A downturn in economic activity offers a moment to take stock of one’s values and reassess the future in the face of changing expectations. The office of AECOM Brisbane is an amalgam of several existing companies, including EDAW, Maunsell and Davis Langdon. Image: Shane Hasting A reassesment of value in architecture may not seem like […]
Daeyang Gallery and House – Steven Holl
Steven Holl talks about his Daeyang Gallery and House in Seoul, Korea. The private gallery and house is sited in the hills of the Kangbuk section of Seoul, Korea. The project was designed as an experiment parallel to a research studio on “the architectonics of music.” The basic geometry of the building is inspired by […]
Bleuscape’s Top 10 Australian Architectural Firms for 2012
10. Bark Architecture Bark is run by husband and wife team, Lindy Atkin and Stephen Guthrie. Their aim is to create buildings that are designed from the inside out. Responding directly to the needs of the people who use them, buildings integrate delicately with the natural landscape, ensuring minimal environmental impact and maximum sustainability. Visually, […]
Dandenong Mountains House
In 2011, we completed this little three-bedroom house for some friends of the family. It is our first Victorian commission. The house has a history of being tinkered with by previous owners, some parts successful and others not so much. Our idea was to really clean it up, take advantage of the spectacular views and […]