The Ranley Grove House by Paul Owen and Steve Hunt of Owen Architecture is a wonderful, intimate expression of domestic life. inside delves into its interior, revealing a home that celebrates the ceremony of family ritual and brings a sense of delight to those who live within.
Muted tones and finely detailed steelwork pattern the faƧade of the home, which serves as a nod to what was once an industrial neighbourhood, through an interior comprised original bricks, timber, and blackened steel.
"There is no way that any company that we know of could do what we did, and now there are 1200 people who are safe from the next cyclone," says Nev Hyman. After years of surfing the world's waters, Hyman collaborated with Ken McBride of HASSELL to create cyclone-proof prefab homes for remote villages, constructed from recycled waste plastic.
To create a home for a family of six, Timmins+Whyte took the client's existing residence and added a modern extension to the back. The addition carefully considers use of space – providing a domain that encourages time spent together as a family unit, while simultaneously allowing quiet space for individual use.