Writer’s House / Branch Studio Architects
© Peter Clarke Photography
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Architects: Branch Studio Architects
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Location: Victoria, Australia
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Design Team: Brad Wray, Simon Dinh, Rowena Henry
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Area: 344.0 sqm
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Project Year: 2016
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Photographs: Peter Clarke Photography
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Landscape Architect: Plume Studio [all landscaping including pool & pool deck - except rear deck, rear & front privacy screens [by architect]
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Structural Engineer: Perrett Simpson Stantin
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Original Architect: Michael R E Feldhagen
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Original Furniture: Jakob Rudowski
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New Dining & Coffee Tables: Brad Wray Workshop
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Rudowski Side Board Restorations: Orchard Design
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New Floor Area: 66 sqm – [new deck & front privacy screen]
© Peter Clarke Photography
Architects Statement: Located 10km south-east of Melbourne, Caulfield South is a suburb home to a diverse range of architectural styles from Edwardian weather-board to Californian Bungalow to Red & Orange clinker brick.
Alarmingly - It is visually evident to see an increasing trend of these original housing styles being demolished to make way
Interior Design Idea – 7 Ways To Bring A Touch Of Marble To Your Living Room
subtilitas: Fruehauf Henry & Viladoms - Detached house,…
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Fruehauf Henry & Viladoms - Detached house, Prévessin-Moëns 2015. Photos © the architects.
Melbourne Tattoo Academy Competition Winners Announced
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Courtesy of Bee Breeders
Architectural competition organizer Bee Breeders has announced the winners of the international Melbourne Tattoo Academy competition, which sought to “recollect and [postulate] principles of architectural humanism in contemporary culture,” asking entrants to consider disciplinary introspection into spatial and material issues concerning culture, society, and individuality.
Successful entries to the competition thus challenged personal and social conceptions of the tattoo as an art form, as well as the cultural and philosophical implications of tattoos in architecture.
Notable among the relationships and juxtapositions established include: critiques on permanence and longevity; the irreversible transformation of flesh and nature; correlation between graphic and retinal expression, graffiti and street art, the scenographic and decorated shed; lastly, body art as boutique parlor fashion, and high couture - noted the compatition organisers.
The winners of the Melbourne Tattoo Academy competition are:
First Prize: Melbourne Tattoo Academy / Matthieu Friedli, Agathe 
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Arabiazza(s) Urban Plan for the Arabia District of Helsinki Focuses on Sustainability
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The future development of the Arabia Historic District in Helsinki has culminated in the second round of a two-stage competition.
Arabiazza(s) — one of the four proposals selected for the second stage — was developed by team leader Anssi Lassila and comprised of OOPEAA working in collaboration with Lunden Architecture and Gehl Architects acting as a consultant in urban public space. Through a sequential flow of spaces in the form of public squares, Arabiazza(s) fundamentally aims to encourage public interaction. The intent to engage a broad range of people — from students to tourists to workers — inspired the creation of multiple sheltered inner courtyards.
Courtesy of OOPEAA
The [Arabia] area has seen many transformations over time, and now that the factory that once was the heart and soul of the area is no longer active, the neighborhood is facing yet another new phase of development, writes Anssi Lassila.
Courtesy of OOPEAA
The project's secondary goal is rendering
9 Air-Cleaning Plants Your Home Needs
9 Air-Cleaning Plants Your Home Needs
We don’t think too much about the air we breathe in our homes. Unfortunately, there can be many unwanted toxins lurking in the space we live. While air purifiers can tackle air purifying and detoxifying, they can also be noisy and expensive. Luckily, there are a wide variety of plants that can be used just as effectively to clean the air around us. Not to mention a lush green plant adds a lot more to the decor of your home than a bulky air purifier. Below, we’ve listed nine houseplants that do double duty. They’re welcomed additions to any home decor style while working hard to clean the air of toxins that can make you and your family sick. For a more comprehensive list of what can be lurking in your air, check out our article on common household VOCs.Design by: Nikki Roxby