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AdvertiseGolf Course Retreat: Flinders House by Sharif Abraham, Victoria, Australia
Clad in timber on the outside, luminous and spacious on the inside, the Flinders House by Sharif Abraham is an outstanding example of modern house design. There is an interesting story behind this project, completed in 2007 in Flinders, Victoria, Australia, by Melbourne-based design practice Sharif Abraham. Building the home proved to be quite [...]
Luxury Down-Under Residence Features European Flair
European house designs and floor plans are perceived as more stylish than all others, and that’s the sales pitch deployed the broker of this Melbourne, Australia home for sale. The home is selling for 969,000 Australian Dollars, but that rather pricey tag includes lots of amenities, all confined within the walls of an elegant, [...]
The Pamela Anderson Die-Hard Fan Dream Home – Melbourne, Australia
Modern homes will never cease to surprise us, and the 270 Canterbury Road St. Kilda West residence, in Melbourne, Australia, is definitely one of a kind. The striking three-bedroom, two-bathroom contemporary residence “provides a rarely found balance of private secluded sanctuary with bright, open and sun-filled entertaining spaces.” Those are the words of the [...]
Let the Landscape Flow In – Simon Couchman Architects House
The modern house design of the Simon Couchman Architects project, by Simon Couchman Architects, of course, will have you smitten from the very first glance. The single-story, ultra-contemporary home stands demure under the Victoria, Australia sun, in a small ocean-side beach community called Balnarring Beach. It is a hidden architectural gem, lovingly tucked in [...]
Australian Modern Home Design Embraces Aging Maple Tree
The modern home design of the Karlusic Residence is at once aesthetically spectacular and mindful of nature, history and tradition. This lavish home, located in Melbourne, Australia, was created by Hirsch Bedner Associates around a single, thirty year-old maple tree, whose presence it embraces and nurtures. It seems as if the silhouette of the [...]
Contemporary Take on Aussie Verandah Concept: Letterbox House
If you’re into contemporary house designs, the Letterbox House, designed by McBride Charles Ryan in Blairgowrie, Victoria, Australia, is exactly what you need. The 3,121 square foot property, completed in 2009, features a bold, protruding mass extending forward. It is located in a non-landscaped yard, typical of this Australian region, and its main volume [...]
From Stables to Staple: Cloud No. 9 Residence Remodel
To live on Cloud No. 9 surely must be comfortable and beautiful. The design team at Australian Practice Andrew Simpson Architects definitely had comfort and beauty on their minds when they designed the Cloud No. 9 Residence, a 2,700 square foot historic property in Fitzroy, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. As a [...]
Belle of Sydney Harbor – Darling Point Penthouse Remodel
We here at Modern Octopus have already established that remodels are part magic, part genius, and this reworking of a 1950s top floor penthouse in Sydney, Australia, is further proof to that. The Easthaven building in the Sydney Suburb of Darling point was designed by Ancher Mortlock & Murray in the 50s, and boasts [...]
Remodeled Melbourne Home Warms up in Wood Paneling, Soft Lighting
The clients of Melbourne-based practice Vibe Design Group wanted a big, sound, warm home, and so, purchased a solid, yet run-down construction in a cozy part of town. The family had previously lived in a house which they described as “cold”, and now wanted the complete opposite. They handed over the project to the [...]
Abstracted Tradition – Oxlade House by Arkhefield, Brisbane
The Oxlade House, designed by Arkhefield in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is as far removed from traditional architecture as possible, you would be tempted to think. Its sinuous rear concrete wall and striking graphic shape look nothing like the traditional Queenslander. Yet… around it, in New Farm, an inner Brisbane neighborhood, there are plenty of [...]
