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Completed in 2023 in Frankston South, Australia. Images by Tom Blachford. Located in Frankston South on Bunurong Country and backing onto the regionally significant Narringalling (Sweetwater Creek), Sweetwater House...

Completed in 2022 in Rupganj Upazila, Bangladesh. Images by Maruf Raihan. In a serene environment, situated just on the outskirts of Dhaka city with proximity to the river Shitalakha, the design was intended for the...

Completed in 2021 in Richmond, Australia. Images by Tom Blachford. Situated in the bustling suburb of Richmond in Melbourne, amidst the constant movement of delivery trucks, bicycles, and never-ending vehicle...

Completed in 2020 in Flinders, Australia. Images by Shannon McGrath. A study in modern country-style living, manifesting as an enclave of barn-like forms which speak to the land, the earth, and the interplay between...

Completed in 2020 in Moscow, Russia. Images by Sergey Ananiev. In the Russian Capital of Moscow, this contemporary home, set among the pine woods on an island in the Moskva River, introduces a revolutionary...

© Tom Blachford Text description provided by the architects. Pop-up House attempts to counter the status quo of a new family home in a predominantly heritage setting. A common approach with new homes is to occupy majority of the site whilst retaining minimal front setback with a fortified sheer built form that shuts itself off from the public realm interface. © Tom Blachford Our approach was to create a home that challenges the aforementioned notion in order to discover opportunities in the o...

© Beijing Ruijing Photography Text description provided by the architects. The site is located in a special border area between the city center and the suburbs, around the 5th ring in Beijing, China. It’s also an industrial block which has plenty of red brick warehouses that supported the Spinning Era in the 1960s. It is undergoing various renovations to a new commercial area, and our project is to renovate one of them. © Beijing Ruijing Photography The clients already own a relatively smal...

First Floor Plan Design Concept – the Porcelain trade - The external marine blue walls and the contrasting white façade represents one of the main items traded between China and the Malay Peninsular in the 15 th century – Blue & White Porcelain. The white of the Porcelain is represented by the Aluminum Composite Panels, forming a pristine crisp white object by the coast. While the blue accents are evident throughout the building, from the back walls to the interiors. The Aluminum Composit...