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Residences

Remote chance

Amid the harsh landscape near Australia’s Bass Strait, a farmhouse offers intimacy and true escape.

  • Issue #158
  • 5 min read
Open-plan kitchen with timber cabinetry, white island, green shelving and vaulted wood ceiling
Residences

Riding the waves

When architect Guillermo Acuña came across Chilean island Chiloé, he set about making the outcrop habitable and restoring its ever-changing ecosystem.

  • Issue #148
  • 9 min read
Interior view of the cabin's upper level showing wooden beams and glass walls with views to the forest
Design

Better living

Take it from us: we’ve spent more than a decade lifting the lid on ideal residences. Here is what we’ve learnt about how to build cosy homes that cater to all.

  • Issue #135
  • 5 min read
Better living
Design

Well built

Our pick of superlative designs that are functional, beautiful and made to last.

  • Issue #123
  • 18 min read
Well built
Architecture

To the rafters

Gracing the interior of a number of contrasting sporting arenas, Neue Holzbau’s intricately engineered timber designs have put the Swiss company in a league of their own.

  • Issue #120
  • 7 min read
To the rafters
Design

Swede dream

A wooden house made in Sweden but set in a Japanese forest. What could be more idyllic?

  • Issue #118
  • 7 min read
Swede dream
Architecture

Timber towers

With a radical vision for the future of residential architecture, property developer Folkhem is building Sweden’s tallest wooden high-rises. The apartment blocks are chic, eco-friendly and quick to construct.

  • Issue #85
  • 7 min read
Timber towers

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