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A contemporary extension to an historic house carves its way down the slope of an inner Brisbane ridge line. This architect’s home plays old against new, street facade against the views through the backyard, intimate against expansive. The original timber cottage remains as guest house and entry while the addition is about family living and the landscape. The Taringa House by Loucas Zahos Architects.

There’s something about mid-century style architecture that really interests me – the casual vibe, excellent quality of light, interesting window placement, almost excessive use of wood…and this house is an absolute gem. Lahznimmo Architects resurrected this Federation era home in Sydney in 2010: The new works are concentrated at the rear of the house, where a dark glazed brick clad living cube creates a grand room with generous openings to the garden. The cube creates a secondary, contemporary form that is clearly distinct from the front of the house. A timber batten clad outdoor room provides a protected space for open-air dining. The space between the outdoor room, the living cube and a detached masonry garage is stitched together with a timber deck set level with the internal spaces. A home that provides serious indoor-outdoor living has been a dream of mine, and this one nails it right on the head. 

As usual, I waited until the last minute to get myself organized for the holidays. I blame it on having 2 jobs and too many cats. 🙂 And OMG this is the worst time of year when you’ve got nosy cats and no place to store wrapped presents out of reach. I spent about 4 hours yesterday wrapping presents and then we created a mountain of them by the front door so I can take the lot to my parents’ house tomorrow to stash until the big day. I caught 2 cats on the pile within 5 minutes. AAAGGGHHHH!!!!! Needless to say I am so freaking busy so I whipped up this post really quick. I love this home. It is located in Piacenza, Italy, and is a fabulously modern without being too cold. There is some bold colour here and there to keep it from being too stark, some REALLY amazing tiles in the kitchen for a serious jolt of pattern, some walls clad in the same hardwood as the floor to warm the space, and some to-die-for lighting (I have always wanted one of those Flos Parentesi suspension lamps!). I’m not a fan of the bedroom or grey bathroom though but the rest makes up for these. Via Le case di Elixìr.

Polish interior designer Lucyna Kołodziejska is at it again, and this time it’s her take on a luxury seaside hotel in apartment form. The space is over 100 metres, comprised of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen and living room. Her client uses the space only on weekend or few days in summer. It’s on the top floor so there is a view of the sea from the private terrace on the roof. (!!!) Her client wanted to have some seaside elements inside too so she designed the mosaics in the master bathroom and chose the wallpaper and shutters to play off the seaside cottage vibe. Lovely!

With clean, contemporary lines and an easy connection to its surrounding landscape this modern beach house by Bower Architecture allows for casual, stylish, family living. Open plan and open to the garden with sleek white surfaces warmed by wood. Light and bright and fresh and fun.

Photography by Nikole Ramsay and styling by Emma O’Meara.