Wall Kids Room Design
Decorating a kid’s room isn’t like decorating the rest of your home. You need to take a slightly different approach; one that will make the child feel warm and comfortable in this room. The bedroom is like a sanctuary to most children.Barcelona-based Mira En Tu Interior’s vinyl stickers can enliven the “skin” of your walls in one fell swoop, providing some dazzling flavor to otherwise empty space.You can chose the vinyl color and also the wall collor.
Contemporary Villa Design by Saunders Architecture
This contemporary villa design by Norway architects Todd Saunders and Thomas Pfeffer of Saunders Architecture is futuristic, fashion-forward and functional, all in one fell swoop. The sleek contemporary villa in Hjellestad, Norway blends traditional Nordic architecture with an innovative edge in what has become a local landmark of modern architecture. The contemporary, white facade is sculptural and dotted with lots of windows which flood interiors with natural light. The structure takes shape in three main volumes, stacked asymmetrically to form architecturally interesting interiors and equally exceptional outdoor living areas designed to withstand the oft-harsh northern climate. Interiors reflect the same modernist sentiment of the exterior, with an open-concept main floor hosting the family room, three children’s bedrooms and a play room, an amazing kitchen, the den and the master bedroom, all surrounded by an exterior terrace and stairway leading to the garden below.[via]
Kangaroo Valley House by Siloboy
Kangaroo Valley House is design by Siloboy.
Information from architect :
For most people, a 40-hectare, virtually inaccessible escarpment in Kangaroo Valley might not seem an obvious choice as a location for a weekender. But it took Tony White and Alexander Michael just 20 minutes to snap it up. Neither White, a jeweller, or Michael, an interior designer, was daunted by the prospect of building a house on the steep mountainside, which could only be reached by a precipitous winding track. In fact, the couple were inspired by the challenge. “We set five criteria for our ideal property: 100 acres, views, privacy, rainforest and natural water,” says Michael. “This place has the lot.”
Twelve months and some innovative design ideas later, the result is Wombat Towers, a futuristic solar powered house named after the burrowing mammals it attracts. “this area is full of wombats,” says Michael. “Every time you drive up the road you have to be careful not to hit one.” Near to top of the escarpment, the property has expansive views over the rainforest and dense bushland of the upper Kangaroo River. But the most striking thing is the house itself, which appears to defy gravity as there’s only one fixed wall.
The soaring tent-like structure has irombark columns rising from a 27-meter long reflection pool to support a vast, butterfly-shaped roof made from galvanised steel. This acts as a sunshade and shelter (rather like the fly of a tent) for an enormous flat-roofed building with retractable glass on three sides. “With most houses, the walls support the roof, but this is different,” explains Michael. “The upper roof supports the building beneath.”
Michael designed the house as well as the interiors and much of the furniture.
A long timber walkway links the main building with a pair of freestanding cubes wrapped in timber louvers. Each cube houses a bedroom. I wanted this place to feel like a resort,” explains Michael. “The outdoor walkways create the atmsphere.” The house’s vast proportions – the main bbuilding measures 20 meters long and seven meters wide and has no internal walls – add to the effect. A huge rectangular fireplace divides the sitting and dining zones, while a freestanding “Utility Pod” separates the kitchen from the media room. One side has an orange door opening to the guest loo, while the side for the media room has recesses for books and entertainment equipment. Another side conceals the laundry. Evident throughout is Michael’s obsession with adapting commercial and industrial items for use in domestic settings. One ensuite has garden taps and a washbasin fashioned from a Dutch oven found in the local store. Toilet roll holders are made from chunky steel bolts. The kitchen has orange factory light switches, trolly wheels for door handles and catering style gas burners.
A South Coast builder took a year to complete Michael’s modernist masterpiece, which encountered few obstacles. “But there was a memorable hiccup when the driver of an articulated truck missed our turn and hit the skinny dead end,” he recalls. “A crane had to come from Nowra to turn it around.
The retreat is now the ideal escape from the couple’s Potts Point home, which is an elegant, four storey Victorian terrace. “Every Friday night we load up the car and head down here for a change of pace,” says White. During the cooler months, the house gives them a frosty reception. “It takes hours for the fire to warm the main living area, so we stick to the media room and flick on the gas heater.” Taking centre stage in this space is another of Michael’s designs – a grey sofa with an aluminium back. In contrast to pared-back functionality of the kitchen and dining space, Michael has given the chill-out zone a softer touch. Scattered across the polished concrete floor are sheepskins and floor cushions covered in thick brown felt.
Behind the sliding cupboard doors are 12 huge batteries storing the solar energy.
Bayview house by utzsanby
Bayview house is design by utzsanby.
From the architect
This new house is situated on a sloping site with a due north aspect and views over Pittwater toward Lion Island. This project has been designed for two people and is a compact and cost-effective resolution, while making the most of the spectacular views and aspect of the site.
The house has been designed to take advantage of the natural contours of the site and to minimise excavation. The living areas are centered on a large timber deck, which is
almost a full storey above the ground and is evocative of being on a ships bow. A large picture window at the end of the living room, draws the eye to the end of the space, framing the view. On the western elevation a series of angled bay windows affords views from the bedrooms and bathrooms and forms a 3 dimensional and rhythmic facade.The house is steel framed with a combination of stained eco-ply and colorbond cladding. The floors are mixed hardwoods, the decks are Tallowood and the window and door frames are made from western red cedar. The combination of materials has created a warm and inviting interior, which blends in with the natural vegetation on site. This wedge-shaped house affords the inhabitants privacy whilst making the most of the aspect and views from every room.
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