Top Of The Hill Residence

“This Circa 1886 double fronted Victorian home was meticulously restored to the highest European standards”.

“Located in Richmond, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, this three bedroom plus study family home has been renovated to ‘its former glory and a breathtaking contemporary extension has been integrated to suite a cosmopolitan lifestyle.”

The residence sets the benchmark for inner city living by featuring a formal sitting room and separate dining room both with open ornate fireplaces. The residence also features 2 excellent sized bedrooms both with canadian oak built in robes and ornate fireplaces, a beautiful marble bathroom, with Alessia tapwear and mood lighting, a stunning European Kitchen with Miele and Liebharr appliances plus generous storage, separate laundry, light filled open plan living and dining room which doubles in space by retracting glass walls creating indoor/outdoor entertaining at its best.

“From intimate family gatherings to impressive events, this home can transform itself proving floor plan flexibility with day to day living practicality, this home can adapt to any occasion”.

“Upstairs features: Fully fitting study, north facing private master suite with large walk in robes, marble ensure with double shower and TV, all opening to large balcony and 2nd entertainer’s area with city glimpses”.

“Other features include: Keyless entry, alarm, video monitoring, off-street car parking for 2 cars, zoned refrigerated cooling, heating, data cabling and surround sound speakers throughout”.

“Impressive and stylish, the stunning interiors of this home have been designed to embody a calm derived from a neutral palette of finishes and key stand out features that give the spaces an alluring effect. This home boasts individuality and defines CBD fringe living”.

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Hackney Shed

The London-based studio, Office Sian Architecture, have designed this low budget garden working studio located in Hackney, which is in the North East of London, UK.

Situated in a domestic garden, the shed acts as a workspace and studio for the clients. “Built to a limited budget and timescale, the simple aesthetic of the materials is celebrated to create a functional and warm urban haven”. The Oak doors are completely retractable and allow for a clear view of the garden. “A library, situated within the structural members, maximises the usable floor area, and a ‘hidden’ rooflight at the rear of the space playfully frames an unexpected glimpse of the sky”.

“The materials used have been chosen to enforce a sustainable attitude to design. The sheet and rough-sawn timber was sourced from timber merchants who commit to sourcing wood responsibly and from sustainable sources. The design was developed as much as possible to follow the modular sizes of the sheet timber, so as to minimise cutting, and therefore waste, during the construction period. The high insulation levels of ‘The Shed’ allow for low energy costs throughout its lifetime of use as a studio and office space for many years to come.”

Special thanks to HomeDSGN for the above information and images.

Leroy Street Studio

Leroy Street Studio have designed these two “Stone Houses” for  mother and daughter on a property in Long Island, New York.

This weekend retreat sits on a flat, open 12 acre site in eastern Long Island. The clients requested that the residence was low-maintenance and incorporated Westchester granite and great expanses of glass to take in views of the property. Leroy Street Studio introduced dry-stack stone walls to unify exterior an interior spaces and to knit the compound together. “The walls, linked by water features, provide a unifying texture and distinguish the private, southern-oriented arrival side of the buildings from the northern-facing curtain walls”.

“The mothers’ house is split into public and private wings by a gallery overlooking sculpture court. The public wing is a singular volume subdivided by wrapping roofs: the lower roof creates an intimate dining area and screened porch, and the upper one defines the entry vestibule and living room”.

“The daughter’s house is composed of perpendicular roof planes which over-sail the stone walls; and a taught box of oak glu-lam portal frames wrapped in a continuous skin of louvers”.

“The two buildings together create an abstract composition of planar materials which redefine the property as a series of internal and external courtyards spaces for the family”.

Special thanks to Contemporist for the above images and information.

Hotel Madera Signature Suites

The Lagranja Design Studio has completed this Hotel Madera Signature Suites in Hong Kong.

This suite was the first project of the designers in Asia, for the top four floors of a new build hotel in Kowloon, a district in Hong Kong and probably the place with the highest population density in the planet.

“A hotel with a Spanish name that leaves little room for doubt. An oasis of calm and Mediterranean warmth hung sixty meters from the bustle of the street”.

“Nine suites, each one unique, and each one 100% Lagranja, full of details made exclusively for this project. The nightstands turned from oak wood blocks, or the wooden spoons carved by hand that are both a decorative element and a gift the guests can take home”.

Oak flooring is a further prominent feature that is used areas such as the bedroom.

Special thanks to Contemporist for the above images and information.