Phillip Drew, in his book ‘Leaves of Iron’ describes Glenn Murcutt’s architecture as a balance between the extremes of ‘outwardness’ and ‘inwardness’, a harmonisation between the expression of the house form as an independent vessel, complete unto itself and fully self-reliant. Drew P. Leaves of Iron. 1985. Pp 135. Murcutt’s ideals have provided the inspiration […]
It’s interesting what you find when flicking through old computer files. The Sail House was a home that I designed back in 2002, unfortunately it was never realised. At that stage we didn’t have 3d software, all the images being in elevation and plan only. I thought that it would be interesting to convert it […]
A few months back we posted some images of a house design that marks new pathways for Bleuscape Design. We have attached the same images only with rendering elements applied. A small explanation about the home can be found at http://bleuscape.com.au/blog/the-illusionary-house/ […]
Hi everyone! As you all know we are in the process of converting some of our projects into more realistic renderings. This is yet another. Just for the sake of explanation I have attached a link below which outlines in detail the design theory for the ‘crossroad concept’. Feel free to check it out if […]
The practice has recently been experimenting with a new add-on software for Google Sketchup called V-ray. These are some of our early renderings. I love what it does to further sharpen the images. In coming weeks we are going to convert many of our projects into V-ray renders. We look forward to sharing them with you […]
We are in the final stages of design development for this beach house located in Pottsville, North NSW, Australia. The views are simply sunning, overlooking the ocean to the south and Mt Warning to the south-west. Everything about the form has to do with perspective as seen through the veil of architecture. Feel free to […]
Wow, I just discovered this house designed by architect Simon Laws. Absolutely stunning! Also see Dream Build – ABC or iview – ABC The Drew house is a holiday retreat for Australian photographic artist, Marian Drew, and her brother Derek. In their youths the family took camping trips to the […]