The two intersecting blocks that comprise this Woollahra house by Sydney-based architectural firm Tzannes Associates have been arranged to suit an irregular site. More so they are like two giant arms wide open to embrace the outside. With walls and windows that slide and concertina the interiors become part of the garden. What a joy to have that flowering magnolia as part of your living room.

Photography by Michael Nicholson.

Bright, cheery, light and fun. Not your usual brooding, heavy on the masculine cliché bachelor pad. At 50 sq m open plan living and full height storage make the most of the space while still being cosy and inviting. Garçonnière Marais by Parisian interior designer Tatiana Nicol.

One more from James van der Velden of Bricks Amsterdam. Just because.

I can’t believe it’s over three years since Kim featured James van der Velden of Bricks Amsterdam. A lot has happened in that time… a lot of fabulous work that is. Like this apartment on the Vondelstraat in Amsterdam. Love it so much I’m scheming ways to move in! You can see Kim’s earlier posts here, here and here.

I think I’ve died and gone to kitchen heaven. Amazing! And if this is heaven then New York studio Workstead are design gods.