Kangaroo Valley House by Turner + Associates Architects

Kangaroo Valley House, New South Wales, is a retreat designed as a family of containers, both roofed and open set within the Australian bush. The house is sited near an escarpment and surrounded by rugged bushland. A meandering approach road allows a gradual revealing of the house that appears defensive and deceptive in scale.

Nisha Bar Lounge by Pascal Arquitectos

Nisha Bar Lounge was designed to creating an entertainment space for adults of 30 years old and over. The place houses a lounge and a restaurant-bar area connected by a lobby. The lobby, predominantly in dark tones since it is covered with black metal plates and “terrazo” floor, is illuminated by psychedelic images displayed by eight plasma screens.

Drift Bay House by Kerr Ritchie Architects

Architects: Kerr Ritchie Architects Location: Queenstown, New Zealand Project year: 2007 Contractor: Barker Construction Constructed Area: 280 sqm Photographs: Paul McCredie Architect Homepage: www.kerrritchie.com This family home was designed as a single fluid form that reclines into the sloping landscape on the edge of Lake Wakatipu.