Small House Plans: 18 Home Designs Under 100m2 - Lunchbox …
Copper House: Quality Trumps Quantity in this Small House of Rich Materials. With a floor plan of just 60 square metres, this two-bedroom house is considered small by Australia's bloated standards. In reality, it contains all the essentials in a compact and space-efficient package. Plus, it melds comfortably into a difficultly steep site.
How to Design a Courtyard that Actually Works - Lunchbox Architect
Create edges that are somewhere between indoors and outdoors. You want it to feel comfortable to linger at the edges of the courtyard. Ensure that at least one edge of the courtyard is a covered outdoor space, like a verandah or porch, that you would naturally pass through or spend time in. 2. Doors on at least two opposite sides.
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Year-Round Outdoor Comfort: Heating, Cooling, and Weatherproofing Solutions. Here, we've gathered insights from experts across the industry to help you design a space that keeps you warm in winter, cool in summer, and protected from the elements—all without sacrificing style.
Plywood Never Looked So Good: 27 Stunning Plywood Interiors
The tiny Southern Highlands House uses plywood to create a beautiful and affordable curved bookshelf. The plywood was CNC cut to shape to ensure a perfect fit. This Fitzroy North addition features plywood detailing and stairs. The plywood looks more luxurious than traditional builders ply because it has a hardwood outer layer.
Designing for the Australian Climate: Passive House Principles
Airtight Construction: Airtightness is another fundamental principle of Passive House design. By ensuring that the building is airtight, uncontrolled airflow is prevented, which significantly reduces energy loss. Special attention is given to sealing any potential gaps or cracks in …
Traditional Calibung in front, but it's a different story out back!
The restoration of leadlight windows and other heritage details celebrates the home's historic fabric, maintaining its classic charm amidst the contemporary updates. This Californian Bungalow renovation beautifully balances heritage and modernity. By enhancing natural light, creating seamless indoor-outdoor connections, and preserving historic ...
Wexhaus Architecture - Lunchbox Architect
Wexhaus Architecture finds creative solutions to solve your living needs as you evolve. Using timeless architecture and interior design principles, our goal is to produce a design that grows with your family, makes a positive contribution to the neighbourhood, and …
Double-height Spaces Double the Drama (and Make Your Home …
A double-height space takes this Californian bungalow from dark to fabs, by opening the hallway to the backyard and creating a functional space around the staircase. Upstairs the children can cross a bridge over the double-height space between their bedrooms. It's a place of fun upstairs, where imaginations are free-range.
Introducing Architopia: beautiful house designs you can purchase …
Buying an Architopia design gives you access to everything you need to get building. For a once-off, flat fee, you get a full set of drawings, details on the sustainability features and photos/3D images of the design to help you visualise the look and feel. In fact, Architopia premium packages are ready to take to a builder for pricing.
Casa 31_4 Room House: Australia's Most Livable Coolgardie Safe
Well this house uses the same principles to cool the whole house -- making it the most livable Coolgardie Safe in Australia (probably the world)! Appropriately, the house is close (by Australian standards) to the small mining town of Coolgardie where the safe was invented.**. But more than just an oversized cooling system, Casa 31_4 Room House ...