Some stunners and some shockers too.
Here is another view on the Law Street house
http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=922
Another web site called it a Zombie Proof House
Browse Forums What's New 1 Nov 04, 2011 5:04 pm Some stunners and some shockers too. Here is another view on the Law Street house http://www.anewhouse.com.au/?p=922 Another web site called it a Zombie Proof House The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Aussie architecture 2Nov 15, 2011 4:40 pm High speed, I loved the photos, but couldn't help but wonder if the one with the lovely eternity pool set up on a hill/cliff- did that lady in the pic look like she was about to float right over the edge to anyone else? Addicted to home design and new colour trends. So many good options- but so few rooms! Re: Aussie architecture 3Nov 27, 2011 12:56 pm I have to agree bashworth. Some of these designs that win awards are absolute shockers. Have you ever wondered why architectural competitions are judged by fellow architects ? If it was up to Joe Public voting, these same houses would be pilloried. Don't get me wrong, there are some good architects around but jiminy some of these so called award winners put up some god awful designs too. There are a few new developments drawn by architects that have gone up here on the Northern beaches that have left locals stunned as to how bad they look. One they did was to take a couple of federation semis and stick an industrial looking second storey on top. Totally wrong on so many levels. Also that house you are referring to sienna81 I'm pretty sure featured on better Homes & gardens a few weeks back. Pretty swish and very designer looking but I shudder to think of the carbon footprint of that place with hundreds of cubic metres of concrete involved ( concrete as we all know has the highest carbon footprint of all common building materials ). /rant over Stewie Re: Aussie architecture 5Jan 30, 2012 3:10 pm Stewie D Also that house you are referring to sienna81 I'm pretty sure featured on better Homes & gardens a few weeks back. Pretty swish and very designer looking but I shudder to think of the carbon footprint of that place with hundreds of cubic metres of concrete involved ( concrete as we all know has the highest carbon footprint of all common building materials ). /rant over Stewie From memory, it was built that way to be completely fireproof. Theoretically, if a 'normal' house was built, razed by fire then rebuilt, the resultant carbon footprint could add up to something larger again than the concrete house... Geoff - Decophile. |