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Contemporary Homes

Contemporary – a style restrained only by your imagination. We hope we can excite and stretch that very thing with these wonderful, inspirational homes.

 

Seven years of design and construction have resulted in this truly, one-of-a-kind home in Portland Oregon

The Wilkinson Treehouse

An American Architect in Japan

Miyska Family Residence

 

A new take on a classic Australian icon – the fibro beach shack

The Treehouse – Great Ocean Road Victoria

 

Paradise found!

We found your beach house!

 

Klein Bottle House

No, not a bottle house…

The Klein Bottle House

 

The Gibson Boathouse and Studio

Water frontages don’t get closer than this…

The Gibson Boathouse and Studio

 

Jodwala House - Krakow Poland

A substantial home that treads surprisingly lightly…

Jodwala House – a home for all seasons

 

Ugly Awards contender or sheer brilliance?

The Safe House – Near Warsaw Poland

 

The Beirings House

You’ll definitely have an opinion…

The Bierings House – Netherlands

 

Seaview House - JCB Architects

Light personified…

Seaview House – Victoria Australia

 

La Miniatura - Frank Lloyd Wright

A contemporary home turning 90…

La Miniatura – Frank Lloyd Wright – California

 

A Bachelor Pad in Melbourne

A difficult block in the right location…

A Bachelor Pad in Melbourne Australia

 

A room with a view – internally

The House of Seven Gardens – Gunma Japan

 

South India Calling

Solitude in the midst of chaos

South India calling…

 

All you need is five friends…

 

The Chenequa Residence

The Chenequa Residence – Wisconsin

A masterpiece of organic design

 

Fallingwater - Frank Lloyd Wright

An eternal masterpiece – Fallingwater by Frank Lloyd Wright

Falling Water – Bear’s Run Pennsylvania

 

The Dome House

This home will challenge your preconceptions

The Dome House – Melbourne

 

Up-Over-Between House

Weathering in

Up-Over-Between House

 

A home in the Sand Dunes

At home with the environment

Home in the Sand Dunes

 

Gorki House - Moscow by Atrium Architects

A Russian Beauty!

Gorki House – Moscow by Atrium Architects

 

A courtyard home  - Melbourne

Locking out the chaos

A courtyard home in Melbourne

 

The bridge House - San Francisco

Difficult site – elegant solution

The bridge House – San Francisco

 

12ft wide in Barcelona

A two street frontage and clever sky-lighting to the rescue!

12ft Wide in Barcelona

 

The Fennel Residence - Robert Harvey Oshatz

The Floating Home

The Fennel Residence – Portland Oregon

 

Prefab comes of age

Fluid Spaces

Prefab Comes of Age

 

North London 'Eco' Home

Does it really spell G-R-E-E-N?

North London ‘Eco’ Home

 

Under the moonlight house

Black steel, stone and glass…

Under the Moonlight House – Mt Hotham Australia

 

Bridge House by Max Pritchard

Minimum Impact – Maximum appeal… 

Bridge House – Adelaide South Australia

 

A home for a mediation room

This hanging meditation room is the home’s heart

The Matryoshka House – Maryland USA

 

A Villa for a Friend

Alive and well despite the politics!

A Villa for a Friend in Tehran, Iran

 

The Curved House

A misnomer?

The Curved House – Springfield MI USA

 

Schell-Wheeler - Johnston Architects

Deep in a forest…

The Schell-Wheeler Home and Office – The Cascades WA USA

 

A splash (or two) of colour...

A splash (or two) of colour…

GMG House – Pedro Gadanho

 

The Cape Schanck House - Paul Morgan Architects
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The Cape Schanck House – Paul Morgan Architects

 

Barrier Island House - Sanders Pace Architecture

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Barrier Island House – Sanders Pace Architecture

 

Reservoir House - Marcus Gleysteen Architects

A successful integration with nature…

Reservoir House – Marcus Gleysteen Architects

 

Balhannah House 2008 - Max Pritchard Architect

Designed for the climate…

Balhannah House – Adelaide Hills South Australia

 

House kn - Kochi Architects Studio

A box with a window on the world….

House kn – Kochi Architects Studio

 

K5 house - Masahiko Sato

The House of Slow Life

K5 house – Masahiko Sato

 

PRYOR - Bates Masi Architects

Camping in style…

Montauk – Bates Masi Architects

 

Stone House - Vo Trong Nghia Architects

Stoned and Green in Vietnam…

Dong Trieu  -  Vo Trong Nghia Architects

 

House of Horizon - Show Architect Japan

Empathy and opportunity collide…

House of Horizon  -  Masahiko Sato of Architect Show

 

Merricks North House - Wood Marsh Architects

Angles, timber, earth and ocean…

Merricks North  -  Wood Marsh Architects

 

Cape Schanck House - Jackson Clements Burrows Pty Ltd Architects

As dramatic as the lanscape it sits in…

Cape Schanck House – Victoria  Australia

 

Enclosed Open House - Wallflower Architecture + Design

Faultlessly Singaporean…

Enclosed Open House – Wallflower Architecture + Design

 

Casa Patio - Cinco Patas al Gato

Inside out…

Casa Patio – Cinco Patas al Gato

Nicholson Residence - Matt Gibson Architecture + Design

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Nicholson Residence – Matt Gibson Architecture + Design

La Cornette House - YH2 Architecture

Designed for sharing…

La Cornette House – YH2 Architecture

 

House Hafner - Hornung and Jacobi Architecture

3D art?.

House Hafner – Hornung and Jacobi Architecture

 

Aldrich Residence - Enter Projects

It’s all in the roof…

Aldrich Residence – Perth Western Australia

 

The HI-MACS House - Karl Dreer and Bembé Dellinger Architects

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The HI-MACS House – Karl Dreer and Bembé Dellinger Architects

 

House on the Flight of Birds - Bernardo Rodrigues

Working with the weather…

Flight of Birds – Azores Portugal

 

Port Fairy House 2 - Farnan Findlay Architects

On a windswept coastline…

Port Fairy House  -  Victoria Australia

 

Z House - Bruce Stafford Architects

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Z House – Bruce Stafford Architects

 

Country Victoria Modular House - Carr Design Group

Mega Modular at 850 m2 of built area

Modular living  -  Rural Victoria Australia 

 

Jones House - Kavellaris Urban Design

Black and white and red all over

The Jones House – Brunswick Victoria Australia

Ribbon House - G2 Estudio

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Ribbon House – G2 Estudio

Lake Forest Park House - Finne Architects

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Lake Forest Park House – Finne Architects

Villa F - Hornung And Jacobi Architecture

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Villa F – Hornung And Jacobi Architecture

Tower House - GLUCK+

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Tower House – GLUCK+

Casa Viejo - Mathias Klotz (BERNSTEIN Y KLOTZ)

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Casa Viejo – Mathias Klotz

Stamp House - Charles Wright Architects

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Stamp House – Charles Wright Architects

Floating Box House - Gluck+

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Floating Box House – Gluck+

Modern Family Home - Wamhouse

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Modern Family Home – Wamhouse

Casa SB - Bevk Perovic Arhitekti

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Casa SB – Bevk Perovic Arhitekti

Casa Capece Venanzi - Giovanni Vaccarini

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Casa Capece Venanzi – Giovanni Vaccarini

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