Malvern Garden House / Taylor Knights
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Architects: Taylor Knights
- Area: 550 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Garden Design, Ben Scott Garden Design, Greener Visions, Luna, Tescher Forge, +3
Mirrors in Architecture: Possibilities of Reflected Space
Humans have used mirrors since as early as 600 BCE, employing highly polished obsidian as a basic reflective surface. Over time, people began to use small pieces of gold, silver, and aluminum in a similar manner, both for their reflective properties and for decoration. By the 1st century CE, people had started using glass to make mirrors, but it was only during the European Renaissance that Venetian manufacturers began making mirrors by applying metallic backings to glass sheets, remaining the most common general method of mirror manufacturing today. Since then, mirrors have continued to play both a decorative and functional role in architecture, serving a clean, modern aesthetic despite its ancient origins. Below, we investigate how mirrors are made, provide a brief history of mirrors in architecture, and offer several tips for architects looking to use mirrors in their designs.
The Über Shed 2 / Jost Architects
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Architects: Jost Architects
- Area: 638 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Australian Sustainable Hardwoods (ASH), GRAPHISOFT, Lumion, Fossil Vintage Lighting, In2ply, +2
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Professionals: Colin Hyett Design, Sunset Constructions, Tebbs Engineering
North Melbourne Terrace / Eldridge Anderson Architects
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Architects: Eldridge Anderson Architects
- Area: 199 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Artedomus, Astra Walker, McNeel, Vental
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Professionals: P.J. Yttrup & Associates, Simon Taylor landscaping
Ballarat House / Eldridge Anderson Architects
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Architects: Eldridge Anderson Architects
- Area: 200 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Austral Bricks, CDK stone, Cemintel, Frencham Cypress
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Professionals: P.J. Yttrup & Associates
KAP-House / ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
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Architects: ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
- Area: 917 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: KStone, Perswood, SKK
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Professionals: CCL Chartered Surveyors, PTA Consultants Pte Ltd, Straits Dredging
Stark House / Park + Associates Pte Ltd
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Architects: Park + Associates Pte Ltd
- Area: 7040 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Fritz Hansen, Geberit, Hansgrohe, BONALDO, Bravat, +6
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Professionals: Choice Builder Pte. Limited
A Tale of Two Courts House / HYLA Architects
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Architects: HYLA Architects
- Area: 749 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Big Ass Fans, Gessi, Duravit, ALMA Lighting, Kawajun, +1
Fade to Green / HYLA Architects
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Architects: HYLA Architects
- Area: 406 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Big Ass Fans, Hansgrohe, Duravit, Kebony, Atlas Schindler, +3
How to Incorporate Gardens in Home Design
Indoor gardens can contribute important benefits to home living, ranging from aesthetic beauty to improved health and productivity. Research has shown that indoor plants help eliminate indoor air pollutants called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) that emanate from adhesives, furnishings, clothing, and solvents, and are known to cause illnesses. They also increase subjective perceptions of concentration and satisfaction, as well as objective measures of productivity. Indoor gardens may even reduce energy use and costs because of the reduced need for air circulation. These benefits complement the obvious aesthetic advantages of a well-designed garden, making the indoor garden an attractive residential feature on several fronts.
Concrete House / Matt Gibson Architecture
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Architects: Matt Gibson Architecture
- Year: 2015
Best Houses of 2019
More than 5.000 architecture projects were published in ArchDaily this year. Year after year, we curate hundreds of residential projects, and as we know our readers love houses, we compiled a selection of the most visited residential projects published on the site.
Set in various locations around the world, in urban, rural, mountain and beach landscapes; a variety of structural designs, from traditional masonry to the most technological prefabricated systems; from small dwellings to large houses and materials such as concrete, wood, and bricks as the most used. We also found their design and typology solutions were very much aligned with their specific settings and all of them share a strong dialogue between the house and nature, whether it is its direct surroundings or the introduction of green into a more condensed urban setting.
This selection of 50 houses highlights the most visited examples during these twelve months and, according to our readers, were the most attractive in innovation, construction techniques, and design challenges. Check them out below:
Viewing Back House / HYLA Architects
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Architects: HYLA Architects
- Area: 567 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Big Ass Fans, Chaos Group, Hansgrohe, Duravit, +4
Verdant Verandahs House / HYLA Architects
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Architects: HYLA Architects
- Area: 549 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Big Ass Fans, Chaos Group, Gessi, Duravit, +3
York St. House / Jackson Clements Burrows
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Architects: Jackson Clements Burrows
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Archclad, Arvic Laminates, Austral Bricks, CDK stone, Eco Outdoor, +5
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Professionals: Belair Builders, Eckersley Garden Architecture, Meyer Consulting
Concrete Light House / HYLA Architects
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Architects: HYLA Architects
- Area: 491 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Miniforms, Unique Home Design & Construction