Architect John Wardle renovates his own house in Australia
The founder of John Wardle Architects has remodelled Kew Residence, his Melbourne home of 25 years, using Victorian ash and handmade glazed tiles from Japan. More
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Ten self-designed homes that reflect the unique styles of their owners
Following the popularity of a riverside house that an architect and designer built for themselves in Australia, we've rounded up 10 other original self-designed homes by architects and designers from around the world. More
Cypress-clad River House built alongside Yarra River in Melbourne
An architect and a designer have built their own home in Melbourne to house their collection of art, sculpture and furniture.
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Huge roof curves over House in Samambaia designed for an architect and artist
Brazilian architect Rodrigo Simão has designed a house with a large scooped roof and circular swimming pool near Rio de Janeiro for himself and his family. More
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Alejandro Sticotti's holiday home in Uruguay teams weathered wood and textured concrete
Argentinean architect Alejandro Sticotti has elevated a wood-clad box above the glazed kitchen and dining room of his family's holiday home on the coast of Uruguay. More
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Basic House in Bangkok exhibits owner's car collection
A glass-walled garage and courtyard form the focal point of Basic House, a residence by Brownhouses in Bangkok that is designed to be deliberately simple. More
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Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev adds "signature boldness" to his New York apartment
Tiled walls, purple carpeting and leathery cabinets are among the features Crosby Studios founder Harry Nuriev and partner Tyler Billinger have included in the renovation of their New York apartment. More
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Assembledge+ founder designs Laurel Hills Residence in Los Angeles for himself
The founder of architecture firm Assembledge+ has completed a house for himself in Los Angeles featuring walls that seem to completely disappear to open up to a garden. More
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Architect and artist build their house by the sea in Sweden
Architect Arne Algeröd and his artist wife Soile clad their house on a rocky site in Sweden with corrugated fibre cement panels to protect it from the sea's salty spray and harsh winds. More
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John-Paul Philippe refurbishes neglected Connecticut barn to create his remote home and studio
American designer and artist John-Paul Philippe has turned a weathered log cabin in Connecticut into his home and studio featuring striped wooden walls, eclectic ornaments and rustic finishes. More
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Angular terrace tops Clive Wilkinson's self-designed Los Angeles home
Los Angeles architect Clive Wilkinson has designed his own family home atop a hilly site to draw cues from nearby modern dwellings that resemble "spaceships on stilts". More
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Bernardo Richter arranges his brickwork house in Brazil around a courtyard
Architect Bernardo Richter took cues from a holiday home by Alvar Aalto when designing this brick house in Curitiba, Brazil. More
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Bridge House by architect Dan Brunn straddles natural stream in Los Angeles
For his own residence, California architect Dan Brunn has designed a long, slender home that stretches over a brook on a wooded property in Los Angeles. More
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Felipe Escudero designs himself a Quito residence with space to make rap music
Ecuadorian architect Felipe Escudero has designed a house for himself in Quito that includes a black kitchen and a space to make rap music. More
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Alex Michaelis wraps his London family home with curvy brickwork walls
London architect Alex Michaelis, co-founder of Michaelis Boyd, has designed a home for his family as a "striking, contemporary take on Corbusien modernism". More
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Guillermo Acuña fronts his remote Chilean retreat with large wooden staircase
Architect Guillermo Acuña has added a wide wooden stair to an old boathouse as part of his self-designed retreat on a remote bluff in Chile. More
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Vibeke Lichten designs her own concrete Eco House for secluded New York island
A micro vineyard, a rooftop garden and an abundance of artwork are among the features in an island retreat that New York architect Vibeke Lichten has created for her family. More
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Staggered floors overlook four-storey void at architect's house in Lisbon
Architect Daniel Zamarbide worked with Leopold Banchini to design a pared-back Lisbon house with glass-walled rooms overlooking a full-height living space, as his own home. More
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White yoga studio "delicately shelters" Jorge Ramírez's weathered Ceiba House in Mexico
Architect Jorge Ramírez has preserved an old fruit tree, tired mud walls, and decorative archways in his family's 1930s home in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and then added a white yoga studio on top. More
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Chris Price's black TreeHaus staggers down wooded hill in Utah
Dark-stained cedar planks cover a series of volumes that are stepped and rotated down a slope in a Utah forest, forming a house for architect Chris Price and his family. More
