Indholdsfortegnelse for Habitus #45 - House of the Year i Habitus

The DRAGON KERAMIK PREMIUM from Cattelan Italia is a note of elegance and high-class modernity. Designed by Paolo Cattelan, this table is a stylish interpretation of the classic dining table and a nod to the brand’s 35-year tradition of sophisticated opulence. cattelanitalia.com In celebration of Armadillo & Co’s 10-year anniversary, the AGR A collection honours the brand’s extraordinary decade in design with ten unique hues. Inspired by the exquisite alchemy of a single colour, through neutral and earthy tones, the Agra collection is a vibrant explosion of design possibilities. Meticulously hand knotted, Agra honours the age-old methods of craftsmanship and the hands of skilled artisans. armadillo-co.com Inspired by the enduring pin-lever design, the GARETH ASHTON POCO TAPWARE range by Abey explores a styled minimalism featuring an innovative contemporary handle and cylindrical…

The climate has driven the design resulting in courtyards, verandahs and porches enclosed with glass panels. House DN Bangkok, Thailand Architect: Research Studio Panin Located in a quiet gated community in Sriracha, House DN is a home for a family of two, designed by Research Studio Panin, a practice based in Bangkok and known for its climatic-pragmatic approach to residential projects. The location in front of a private canal leading to a beautiful lake is ideal, complemented by a mountain view beyond. It is designed to grow and transform along with the lives of its owners, the Nakaprasit family. The first and foremost requirement for the house is to be opened on to the canal at its back, and for its spaces to be organised around a central courtyard to…

Stark House Singapore Architect: Park + Associates It is not uncommon for houses within any 3-storey zone in Singapore to have owners rebuilding their house up to five levels. By adding an allowable basement and attic floor to the mix, the underlying motivation, eagerly supported by the financial industry (should additional funds be needed) is to maximise a site’s potential ‘yield’ and save on a construction’s mobilisation cost. This is especially the case when landed residential designs are not subject to a cap in maximum floor area buildable, but rather on building setbacks and envelope control. In this milieu, it takes considerable restraint and self-knowledge for any landowner to build less. Happily, for Christina Thean, director at Park + Associates, one such owner approached her with just such a brief…

Teneriffe House Brisbane, Australia Architect: Vokes and Peters The story of this beautiful old Queenslander in Brisbane’s Teneriffe reflects the story of the suburb itself. The elegant, sprawling house was built in 1909 by a retired Scottish sea captain and his wife who enjoyed commanding views of the Brisbane River from their elevated perch. They commissioned local architect, A.B. Wilson (whose descendants still run Wilson Architects, the city’s oldest practice), to construct a house that soon became a focal point for local social and charitable activities. When the current owners bought it, it had long been a halfway house for disadvantaged men. Its original plan was obscured by its 26 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms, and the serious attrition of its materials. Concurrent with the area’s trajectory to one of the…

St Andrews Beach House Victoria, Australia Architect: Austin Maynard Architects Beach houses offer an escape from the city or urban pad. This beach house by Austin Maynard Architects highlights the contrast between home and holiday, but also demonstrates that it’s not all about size. Located amongst the sand dunes at St Andrews Beach, a one-and-a-half hours drive from Melbourne, the modest home (approximately 140-square metres in area) offers a unique beachside experience. Nestled within the dunes, surrounded by ti-trees and the humming of waves from Bass Strait, this house, designed in the round and clad in timber, offers a retreat from urban life. Designed for a couple who have had their first child, this beach house is a reminder that sometimes it’s the simple things that make for an idyllic…

Arrowtown House Arrowtown, New Zealand Architect: RTA Studio With its dark beauty and icy winters, the remote Wakatipu Basin attracts adventurers, entrepreneurs and nature lovers. Twenty kilometres from Queenstown, it is cradled by the Southern Alps and exposed to a climate of extremes. Architects navigate the strictest rules of the ‘outstanding natural landscape’ zoning, so that buildings bed themselves in and create an architecture of place. The owners of this house – a sculptor and a graphic designer – are no strangers to abstraction or monumentality; dream clients for any ideas-driven architect. Having grown up in the area, and very conscious of the responsibilities when building in a sensitive landscape, they decided to put their three-bedroom family home out to a selected architectural competition. Rich Naish of RTA Studio won…

The VARIO COOKTOPS 200 SERIES from Gaggenau offers versatility to create your ideal benchtop space and seamlessly integrate induction, gas, Tepan Yaki and electric grill cooking and matching downdraft ventillation. The new anodized aluminium finish of the control panel has been designed to align the aesthetics of the cooktops to the wider Gaggenau range, creating a visually unified presence that spans throughout the kitchen. gaggenau.com.au Classic design icons, future heirlooms and vintage treasures fill the space at NORD in Brunswick, Melbourne. Showcasing a collection of timeless and functional furniture, Nord celebrates timeless pieces that are genuinely original. The team source and restore modern designs that explore tradition and superior craftsmanship. nordmodern.com Designed to define and enhance any space, the BALLA LAMP by King Living is inspired by the fluid and…

Iconic design paired with superior cooking performance, the WOLF DUAL FUEL RANGE by Sub-Zero and Wolf combines a dual convention electric oven with a gas cooktop. This range offers endless possibilities with sophisticated cooktop configuration options including a 2-burner gas, Teppan Yaki and chargrill. A combination of design, dependability and finesse. subzero-wolf.com.au A lighting system that creates a relationship between a space and its architecture, the STICKS collection from VIBIA is innovative and creative. Flexible in form and rotation on its own axis, there is unlimited freedom in directing the light source within the space. Transforming light into a sculptural element, Sticks is an effortless fusion of technology, poetry and industrial art. vibia.com Continuing the bold aesthetic themes and elegance established in the mirror series, the new MICHELLE seating collection…

bAAn Bangkok, Thailand Architect: Anonym Studio The idea of this house – while certainly creating an integral relationship between architectural elements, spaces and their context – firmly focuses on the habits and rituals of its inhabitants, both ideal and prosaic. Anonym Studio is a Bangkok-based architectural design studio led by Phongphat Ueasangkhomset and Parnduangjai Roojnawate. Known for their masterful use of pure geometry and expressive reinterpretation of architectural elements, their projects are at once simple and complex – and bAAn is no exception. Located in Bangkok, the 500 square-metre-house is designed for an extended family whose old home still exists on the same site. The first task of the architect was, therefore, to understand not only the physical requirements, but also the socio-cultural specificities within the micro-scale of the family.…

For a brand like StylecraftHOME, its sophistication and thoughtfulness has put them on centre stage within the architecture and design industry and has influenced the way that we look at spaces. Working with brands and renowned designers from across the globe, StylecraftHOME has earned a reputation for delivering elegant and high quality furniture that pushes the boundaries between aesthetics and functionality. Returning as a Major Sponsor for Habitus House of the Year, StylecraftHOME celebrates how design can redefine and inspire the way we live. The philosophy of Habitus draws on residential projects that celebrate the diverse landscapes across the Indo Pacific region. Looking towards architecture and design as expressions of personality, culture and art, Habitus explores the narrative and stories of the creatives that live within. An avid supporter of…

Sydney Street House Brisbane, Australia Architect: Fouché Architects This project extends the romance of the tin and timber worker’s cottage. Once the humble abodes of labourers, these beauties which sat on tiny allotments in inner city Brisbane have stood the test of time. The worker’s cottage, and indeed their grander Queenslander cousins, were designed around expediency. One layer of vertical joist walls divided rooms, which were laid out in a symmetrical plan orbiting around a central breezeway hall. Fanlights above doors kept the air circulating. Chamfer or weatherboard cladding and cross-braced verandah walls featured in homes both miniscule and grand. A kitchen was often suspended off the rear under a corrugated iron hood, and, once plumbing allowed it, toilets and bathrooms migrated from the backyard or undercroft and were re-inserted…

Seed House Sydney, Australia Architect: Fitzpatrick+Partners The entry to this house on Sydney’s lower north shore is discreetly tucked away down a flight of steps and behind a gently curved sandstone wall. Look carefully and you will see the operable vertical slot window which allows anyone in the kitchen to see who is at the door. Once inside, the house opens up in a wonderland of fluid space, endless intriguing detailing, a celebration of timber and a clutch of edited and always different views out past a loose stand of Angophora trees and rocky outcrops to the magical Sugarloaf Bay, part of Sydney’s Middle Harbour. After walking through the four levels of the house (including the swimming pool terrace at the bottom from where the site extends even further down…

Classical Gas Melbourne, Australia Architect: Multiplicity This c.1889 heritage-listed building in North Melbourne, originally occupied by the Metropolitan Gas Company, still stands proud with its arched windows and tessellated brickwork. Re-worked by Multiplicity, what was formerly a shell carved into two levels is now an extraordinary new home. “We presented at least eight different schemes to our clients, with this one being one of the most adventurous,” says architect, Cimone McIntosh, an associate of Multiplicity, who worked closely with the practice’s directors, architect Tim O’Sullivan and interior designer Sioux Clark. Although the team faced the usual heritage constraints, they didn’t need to be coerced into retaining the building’s many fine features: rosettes, wide cornices and chunky beams. The 150-metre-squared footprint with the opportunity to create over seven-metre-high volumes is a…

Huru House Gisborne, New Zealand Architect: Wiredog Architecture Named after the Maori word for ‘feather’, the Huru House reflects the owners’ desire for a lightweight house both in scale and environmental footprint. Set in the rural foothills above the small east coast city of Gisborne, this is a beautifully subtle building; a family retreat with rural views and glimpses of the Pacific Ocean. Designed by Andrew Simpson of Wiredog Architecture, the client brief was for a Japanese-inspired home. “One of the clients works from Tokyo two weeks out of four, so the couple has a real love for Japanese craft and modernism,” says Andrew. “They are both passionate about design and understand how finely tuned this style of building is. It needed to have a conceptual story to anchor it…

ANDREA STEVENS, NEW ZEALAND Habitus House of the Year is a chance to highlight remarkable new architecture from the Region. Houses that inspire us through their craft and care, which echo the past while pointing to the future with new techniques and typologies. As a regional survey, we get the chance to contrast designs born from different climates, economies, cultures and aesthetics. Identities and values are expressed within a residential context. From bold form making to delicate timber craft, the New Zealand selection shows its internationalism, but also its regionalism. As a regional ‘best of’, Habitus House of the Year consolidates its architectural survey to a unique yet diverse area of the globe. MARGIE FRASER, AUSTRALIA Habitus has long championed regionalism in architecture and design. The Habitus House of the…

The ZIP HYDROTAP CELSIUS ALL-IN-ONE ARC offers all of your drinking water needs including filtered boiling, chilled and sparkling water plus hot and cold unfiltered water. Committed to evolve, innovate and refresh the way we drink water, this single multifunctional hydration system is the only tap you will ever need. zipwater.com The global leader in high tech modernist blinds and curtains, the ground-breaking SILVERSCREEN technology by Verosol speaks for itself. The metallisation of fabrics make it possible to reflect heat and glare on the exteriors, while regulating the heat and light indoors. Designed for efficiency and quality, SilverScreen is uniquely exceptional. verosol.com.au Refined luxury, distinctive good looks and sumptuous comfort define TRACE. Designed by Adam Goodrum for Tait using aluminium, stainless steel mesh, sustainable timbers and exterior-grade fabric, this collection…

Umbrella House Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Architect: AD+Studio The architects speak of this as a renovated house. The drawings show that actually only some columns and beams have been retained, while the old floor has been taken out. So, while it is not strictly-speaking a conversion, it can reasonably be seen as one from the point of view of the clients – a young couple with a ‘simple lifestyle’ – and the designer. Umbrella House is located deep in the high density housing quarter of Ho Chi Minh City and there’s not too much of interest in close proximity, hence the architects chose to focus on the interiors. Accordingly, every part of the site is used, but not every nook and cranny is utilised, ensuring that the small house…

C-HOUSE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Architect: DCA Things are a-changing in Kuala Lumpur. With new guidelines allowing the increase in storey height, density and size, homes in affluent and mature residential enclaves like Damansara Heights have seen quite a transformation in recent years. As many standard double-storey houses built in the 1980s did not cater to current needs, they were mostly sold, demolished and rebuilt. For the owner of C-House, purchasing and combining two average residential plots (now totaling 1200-square-metres) was necessary to accommodate a growing, multi-generational family. Accordingly, Design Collective Architects (DCA) was tasked to realise that dream home. “The building site was still in a state of flux with neighbouring homes putting up ‘for sale’ signs. Some having just been transacted and new houses are being planned,” explains Chan…

Roemah Kampoeng Malang, East Java, Indonesia Architect: Paulus Setyabudi Roemah Kampoeng (Kampung House) is a story of familial bonds in the age of individualism. The house sits lightly on a 1,000-square-metre plot overlooking a green, sprawling golf course. It is designed by Surabaya-based architect, Paulus Setyabudi, for Teddy Gunawan, a returning client who wanted to build a house for his younger brother, Ruddy. Paulus had previously designed Teddy’s home in Surabaya, the hot, humid and bustling capital of the East Java Province and Indonesia’s second largest port city. Malang, however, is ensconced in a mountainous area 500 metres above sea level and blessed with a cool climate that borders on the sub-tropical. These two climatically different cities shared a version of Javanese culture that is a touch more egalitarian than…

Ian and Yvette Keith live in tune with nature, waking with the sunrise, relaxing with the sunset, and taking in the sights and sounds of the natural landscape. Wilderness House Margaret River, Australia Architect: Archterra Architects The south-west region of Western Australia is one of the most bio-diverse areas in the world with a rich concentration of flora and fauna species, many of which are endemic to the area. Wilderness House sits on the ridgeline of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park, surrounded by coastal woodland and just a stone’s throw to the white sands and famous surf breaks of the Margaret River beaches. Here, Ian and Yvette Keith – keen surfers and early risers – live in tune with nature, waking with the sunrise, relaxing with the sunset, and taking in…

Apollo Bay House Bruny Island, Australia Architect: Dock4 Architects If you live in inner suburban Melbourne and need a regular spring clean, Bruny Island (less than an hour by car and ferry from Hobart in Tasmania) couldn’t be more perfect. The island is a 15-minute ferry trip from the main island of Tasmania and was named after the French explorer, Antoine Bruni d’Entrecasteaux who, in 1793, surveyed the Derwent River and the channel (also named after him) separating Bruny Island from the mainland. Bruny Island is alternately dramatic and enchanting and nowhere is this more the case than Apollo Bay, just a short drive from the ferry terminal. The house has water frontage and enjoys sensational views across the bay and beyond to Hobart and Mount Wellington. The client wanted…

Bivvy House Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand Architect: Vaughn McQuarrie Architects “When I first met the clients, they were heading off for a 12-day hike,” says architect, Vaughn McQuarrie. “They gave me a simple and elegant brief: ‘a space to eat, a space to sleep, a space to wash, a space to play, a space to read and to share with friends.’ It needed to ‘contain and balance the elements’ and to ‘sing with the music of the wind and rain’. They didn’t want a conventional house. They were after something different.” With this dream brief, Vaughn drew on his intimate knowledge of the area, a place of his own childhood memories. “I was always fascinated by the gold miner’s huts: the stacked stone walls; the sheets of iron for shelter.…