To eave or not to eave?

House Bierings - Rocha Tombal Architecten




The Trojan House - Jackson Clements Burrows Ltd.


After a weekend of working on the Rotoiti bach design with my family I have one main lingering question. To eave or not to eave?




The Gallery of Australian Design - Glen Murcutt

Sinus House

This clever little house by "Cebra" in Denmark illustrates the way a simple form can be cut away to reveal a more complex and interesting geometry.

The use of materials accentuates the contrast between exterior and interior, where the form is cut away the crisp white interior is revealed. These interior spaces are arranged around the sheltered outdoor areas formed within the cutouts.

See http://www.cebra.info/ for more information.

Convent Avenue Studios

Convent Avenue Studios are a collection of three small and carefully placed loft dwellings designed by Rick Joy in his early architectural career. The site has been arranged into a series of private and semi-private courtyards - creating small pockets of daily in-habitation, and informal interaction between occupants.





Each of the three identical dwellings house a small kitchen-dining-living room on the ground floor and a loft bedroom and bathroom above. The use of thick earth walls with square windows punched into the facade, combined with a simple mono-pitch roof form creates a proportionally and aesthetically satisfying form.





Inside the house the simple palette of materials, and double height living space, creates a feeling of warmth and openess. The positioning of the windows has been well considered from both the inside and the outside. By keeping the windows square in shape, but of different sizes, a sense of uniformity and order is established.

Rural Studio

Rural studio is an undergraduate program at the School of Architecture Auburn University. It brings 18-24 year old students together with local members of the Hale County community to make architecture.


see: http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/

Atelier Workshop - Container Bach

Adaptable space created inside a 6m chipping container.

Sean Godsell - Future Shack

Shipping container architecture at its best!

see: http://www.seangodsell.com/future-shack

Space saving apartment in Hong Kong

Hong Kong architect Gary Chang in the compact apartment he has designed for himself. Described as a 'domestic transformer', the apartment responds to Chang's upbringing in a cramped urban environment, and his desire for space. The design allows for a variety of different spaces to be achieved through moving walls and furniture components, all within the 32m2 apartment. Perhaps a solution that is far more high maintenance and user-intensive than many would consider for themselves, this concept definitely offers an alternative route into the dream of home ownership in a challenging environment.

see: http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/lifestyle/3308398/Architect-reinvents-flat-to-save-space