The Australian McMansion – Can we do better?

“What are these coming to do?” He answered, “These are the horns that subdue so that no man may lift up his head, but the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these evil nations who lifted up their might against the land of Judah to scatter its people.” – Zechariah 1:21 The […]

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Crossroad House – An alternative to Volume Housing.

 Crossroad House – An alternative to Volume Housing.         Presented By Anthony RiggCopyright – Bleuscape Design Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved        www.bleuscape.com.au It is vital to recognise ‘need’ to design effectively. If we don’t recognise ‘need’ the default response is only ‘form’. ‘Form’ in and of itself is inherently singular only promoting the visual. ‘Need’ on […]

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Modular for the Sub-tropics

Our company is currently engaged in designing a house that is modular in its construction for a site that is defined by strict subdivision parameters. The challenge, from a spatial point of view, is to design appropriately within what is a very ordered environment. We do this by emphasising the courtyard in all different directions. That […]

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Crossroad House 2

                                  In late 2011 the famous American architect, Peter Eisenman known for his intellectual and theoretical approach to design and teaching presented a lecture to the students and faculty of Sci-arc, Southern California’s prestigious architectural school. The lecture was titled ‘Project or Practice?’ Eisenman made […]

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