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In the primary bath, marble tile and accents along with brass fixtures lends an elevated touch.
In the primary bath, marble tile and accents along with brass fixtures lends an elevated touch.
The "appliance garage
The "appliance garage
The dining nook in the kitchen is a favorite hangout spot, as is the nearby patio, which has teak furniture from Neighbor and opens onto a garden designed by Aly Rae Hanson.
The dining nook in the kitchen is a favorite hangout spot, as is the nearby patio, which has teak furniture from Neighbor and opens onto a garden designed by Aly Rae Hanson.
The house was in need of a streamlined layout and better room-to-room connection.
The house was in need of a streamlined layout and better room-to-room connection.
La Paloma Gaudi was selected for the exterior brickwork to foil the white-colored ones in the kitchen. Blackbutt wood was used for the decking.
La Paloma Gaudi was selected for the exterior brickwork to foil the white-colored ones in the kitchen. Blackbutt wood was used for the decking.
Woods & Water entry
Woods & Water entry
Woods & Water west elevation view
Woods & Water west elevation view
Woods & Water northwest view
Woods & Water northwest view
The group continued the weathered steel elements throughout the landscape, designed by friend Catherine Howell, such as in the planter beds at the “afternoon” patio, which faces West.
The group continued the weathered steel elements throughout the landscape, designed by friend Catherine Howell, such as in the planter beds at the “afternoon” patio, which faces West.
“I suppose you could consider me part of a subculture who lived in various inner-city spaces,” says Simpson, whose previous homes include ad hoc spaces in industrial warehouses, floors of office buildings, and units above shops and bars. In designing his Island Bay home completely from scratch, he retained his experimental spirit: “We wanted a house that responded to our wider social, environmental, and economic concerns rather than something that blindly followed convention,” he says. Unassuming in sight, the home’s corrugated-metal cladding (above) recalls the tin shed, a vernacular housing type in the region.
“I suppose you could consider me part of a subculture who lived in various inner-city spaces,” says Simpson, whose previous homes include ad hoc spaces in industrial warehouses, floors of office buildings, and units above shops and bars. In designing his Island Bay home completely from scratch, he retained his experimental spirit: “We wanted a house that responded to our wider social, environmental, and economic concerns rather than something that blindly followed convention,” he says. Unassuming in sight, the home’s corrugated-metal cladding (above) recalls the tin shed, a vernacular housing type in the region.