Burrowed into a sandy ridge on the Mornington Peninsula is a house by studiofour. Dark boxes spill down the slope while double height windows invite the outside in. Decks reach out to the native landscape which shelters the house from harsh winds. Public and private, positive and negative space, dark and light. Manmade and the natural. A holistic approach by the design studio ensures a bespoke home that addresses the site and the owner’s needs. A piece of art, a sculpture as house, a metamorphosis.

Perched on a precipice straining to take flight over the bay beyond. Anchored by ancient sandstone. Views and spaces, voids and solid roots. Just reach out your hand and touch the sky and water. Turn your back and find shelter. It’s all about nature… and nurture. House and site. Beauty and function. Fergus Scott Architects in collaboration with Peter Stutchbury Architecture

I still have writer’s block. I just don’t want to play the game today. I have the energy for real estate stalking but not for writing copy. Call the doctor I must be sick! Enough of my excuses. I know you come here for the room porn so I present to you this yummy Darlinghurst terrace house. Link here while it lasts.

Usually I wax lyrical about homes and designers, photographers or stylists. I can rattle off all sorts of sentences, parlay a paragraph. But today the muse has abandoned me. I want to blather about kitchens and bathrooms and outdoor spaces brimming with veggies but I cannot find the words. I’ll let the pictures tell the story instead. Real estate stalking per usual. Link here while it lasts.

Designed by David Boyle Architect two semi detached houses designed to different plans and sitting on an inner city block provide the perfect home for the owners and a second property to rent or sell to finance the project. Sounds simple and clever. Equally simple and clever is the design solution reached by the DBA practice. A great example of small scale urban consolidation but more importantly a wonderful starting point for the expression of the owner’s own aesthetic. Interlocking positive and negative spaces, layering of building materials to provide texture and interest, passive environmental design and salvaged and recycled materials. It’s practical, clever and quirky.