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A Simple House with Style

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Christian Street House by James Russell Architect:
“We are fortunate to live with a benign subtropical climate. Christian Street House in Clayfield, an inner north suburb of Brisbane, sits on the east side of a rolling hill, opening its face to the morning sun and bay breezes. It’s back is buried in the hill, protected from the harsh summer sun, storms and winter westerlies.
High gables make a patio to street, a covered arrival and gathering place with barn doors to living behind. Cars participate without becoming a barrier between street and life within.
There are many ways to move around this place. Journey from street can take you across patio, down outdoor stairs and around garden to meals, living and water. The boys can sneek in from street via a grungy service lane, they can come and go independently. Their rooms have a more public side to garden and gathering. Retreat for Kate and David is more like attic, accessed across patio or up a secret stair.
The ground plane steps from cave spaces bunkered in to the hill, hidden spaces for bathing and sleep, down to garden and meals, then further down to lounge, the morning sun and prospect.
Christian Street House is made from brick, timber and concrete. Timber is prescribed in the local council code. It references timber and tin architecture that pervades most areas of the inner suburbs, but not Clayfield. We use timber for the loftier structure that opens to the street, our verandah and barn. Inviting familiar structure with a shorter life than the masonry ruin.
Timber sits on a heavy concrete and brick base making cave spaces that are cut in to the ground towards the rear of the site. Masonry is used to hold back earth, make a quiet space for retreat and sleep, but opens directly onto garden. Brick and concrete makes these spaces, a structure resilient to termites and requiring minimal maintenance.”

In few words, a simple and, in the same time, a modern house, which could give the whole feeling of comfort to a family, a young couple or to a free spirit.

Good job James Russell!

Modern Bathrooms

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The bathroom is the place where we can relax and put the things in order in our mind. For me, the bathroom should be a clean and luminous space which will calm me whenever I open the door.
I always imagined myself having a shower/bath surrounded by plants and bright colors.

I don’t know why, but I always wanted my bathroom to be in black and white, if possible more white.

I will show you some pictures with bathrooms that I like and I want to know if you like them too, or what kind of bathrooms would you like?

My choice, as I said before, is a clean, white with plants bathroom + a big mirror!!

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House in Yatsugatake: Prepared to see the view?

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In our modern life, most of us are trying to escape from busy, crowded city and go after their work schedule to a quiet and cozy place. Kidosaki Architects Studio has found the solution of having a house a wonderful place. The house was designed on a piece of land that offers spectacular views that are rarely known, being located on a sloping mountain ridge at the foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains.

Using wisely the location, house becomes an incredibly piece of modern art in building house. The house has slim, amazing appearance. Full of wide windows, the natural light could last longer and give you a guarantee for your health, as well. The rooms seems to be very airy, being enough space for a family. It is obviously that the designer save a lot of space by transforming the house`s hall in a dressing, full of shelves.

Also, very interesting is the way in which you could see the view of a wonderful landscape from the all four sides of house: from kitchen, bedroom and ,why not, from the bathroom. Living ,dining, kitchen area, the majestic panoramic view extends on all three sides is something you can’t find anywhere else, but here in this space. And the scenery is all to your own. The designer demonstrates that a house could be designed in good way to fit everywhere you think. `The feeling is so intense that it is almost as if you are living on a cloud.`, said a visitor of the house.

Congrats for this step in houses design!