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Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
This sustainable modern home located on Emu Bay on the north coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia has a relaxed design by Max Pritchard Architect that maximizes the views. Timber decks on either side of the living area provide sheltered outdoor living. High performance glass with double glazing and high efficient combustion heating minimizes energy use.
The Vader House in Melbourne, Australia is a modern extension to a Victorian Terrace in the inner city designed by Andrew Maynard Architects. A steel frame wraps around the high boundary walls. The courtyard at the centre of the property is strategically located to allow the old terrace and the extension to have direct access to the outdoor space. The plan for the extension is complex yet functional. The boundary external wall is also the internal kitchen wall. The wooden retractable deck opens to reveal a hidden spa right in the middle of the courtyard.
Originally built in 1867, this heritage building in Brisbane, Australia has been converted from a church to a house by Willis Greenhalgh Architects.
Set on prime river frontage in Noosa Sound, Queensland, on the Gold Coast of Australia, this first class modern home was inspired by Ralph Lauren’s Caribbean holiday home. The white clean lines and expansive living areas allow cool breeze to flow through the house. Every room has access to the outside living areas. The open plan home design with high end appliances and luxurious fittings provide the ultimate modern living in a casual sunny setting.
This small apartment in Sydney, Australia has a layout that revolves around a custom pivoting glass table that swings 180 degrees. The table is attached to a structural column that enables the glass top to swing from the dinning area to the living room and to the kitchen. The all-white apartment interior was designed to let the views of Bondi Beach, the weather and the season set the tone.
Saffire Freycinet is a stunning new resort located on the Freycinet Peninsula in Tasmania, Australia. This boutique hotel overlooks Great Oyster Bay, and close-by is the internationally acclaimed Wineglass Bay. The resort’s interesting architecture was designed by Morris Nunn and Associates. The building’s roof line resembles the Hazards Mountains in the background and the suites below are like waves peeling on the shores. The simple contemporary interior design by Chhada Siembieda (CHADA) harmonizes with the pristine environment. The use of timber and stone creates a seamless feel between the inside and outside.
Holman House, designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects, sits on a dramatic 70-meter (230 feet) high cliff in Dover Heights, in the eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia. The living and dinning areas cantilever out over the ocean, providing dramatic views of the coastline and the ocean. The lower floor base is built from rough stone walls forming an extension of the cliff below.
Australian-based Global Investment Banking company Macquarie Group commissioned architect Clive Wilkinson to design its new office space in Sydney, Australia, just a block from Sydney Harbour. The result is a feisty, revolutionary design that embraces the flexible Activity Based Working (ABW) platform. Each floor is divided into 5 neighbourhoods of approximately 100 people with theme Plazas. Different working groups have meeting pods which were inspired by shipping containers in Sydney harbour. The different work groups can be identified by decor or by the numbered vinyl decals.
