There is a perception that heritage houses are not family-friendly homes, that they are not easily adapted to the modern lifestyles of a young couple, their growing children and the grandparents, Family Heritage seeks to...
Giardino (n) means garden in Italian, and il giardino (the garden) lies at the heart of the design concept for a forthcoming Luigi Rosselli Architects designed multi-residential project, located in a leafy street of Sydney’s...
named after a mythological place of peace and happiness, the gothic revival villa effortlessly blends old with new materials.
A Coastal Concrete Unipod ‘Tama’ is short for Tamarama: a Sydney beach suburb, famous for its hedonistic surf culture, gradually being gentrified by a..
Located in a densely populated quarter north of Sydney Harbour, and surrounded by a vast garden, this home has recently received a second renewal. Built in the early 1900s in a Queen Anne style, Luigi...
An Australian firm Luigi Rosselli Architects, as a part of a residence for seasonal workers on a cattle ranch, has built what it claims country’s longest rammed earth wall. Total 12 residences appear to zigzag along the wall. The 17.7-inch thick facade and roof are
Designed in 1963 by George Reeves, this classic modernist house was beginning to show its age before a renovation by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
Tama is short for Tamarama: a Sydney beach suburb, famous for its hedonistic surf culture, gradually being gentrified by a population that exchanges stock market tips
It is not a coincidence that the word ‘Arch’ is found in both ‘Arch-itecture’ and ‘Arch-aic’.1 In recent times there has been a resurgence in the use of the ‘Arch’ in architectural forms throughout the...
Never demolish! This is the war cry of the many architects concerned by the large environmental impact of urban renewal if we continue to bring down existing buildings. The material waste, and the labour required...
By Chris van Uffelen Published by Braun Living In Style, January 2015, pp.90-93
Located in Western Australia the building features a rammed earth wall that, at 230 metres is the longest rammed earth wall in the country.The wall conceals
It is not a coincidence that the word ‘Arch’ is found in both ‘Arch-itecture’ and ‘Arch-aic’.1 In recent times there has been a resurgence in the use of the ‘Arch’ in architectural forms throughout the...
The newly completed Benelong Crescent apartments are inspired by the sinuous forms of Erich Mendelsohn’s Einstein Tower in Potsdam, completed in the 1920’s. The apartments cascade down the hill to follow the contours and the curved...
Located in Western Australia the building features a rammed earth wall that, at 230 metres is the longest rammed earth wall in the country.The wall conceals
The jury of the Terra Awards chaired by 2012 Pritzker Prize winning architect Wang Shu has awarded the prize in the Collective Housing category to “The Great
Modern Sydney harbour residence designed by Luigi Rosselli Architects.
Image 21 of 24 from gallery of Duplex & The City / Luigi Rosselli. Ground Floor Plan
Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials used by Luigi Rosselli for this 230 metres long wall that encloses twelve earth covered residences for farmers.
Image 32 of 32 from gallery of Above Board Living / Luigi Rosselli Architects. Roof Plan
Architecturally, earthships form part of the discipline of adaptive reuse. They embrace a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century, which aims to utilise both natural and upcycled materials to create passive, sustainable,...
Image 21 of 24 from gallery of Duplex & The City / Luigi Rosselli. Ground Floor Plan
Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials used by Luigi Rosselli for this 230 metres long wall that encloses twelve earth covered residences for farmers.
Image 32 of 32 from gallery of Above Board Living / Luigi Rosselli Architects. Roof Plan
Architecturally, earthships form part of the discipline of adaptive reuse. They embrace a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century, which aims to utilise both natural and upcycled materials to create passive, sustainable,...
Located in Western Australia the building features a rammed earth wall that, at 230 metres is the longest rammed earth wall in the country.The wall conceals
This Woollahra house weaves the rich heritage character of an original Victorian house, with elements that are unashamedly contemporary. Stripped of years of accretions, the original house has been exposed and brought to the fore....
Architects are often asked to play ‘musical chairs’ on houses that need to be refreshed to reflect today’s standards. For this home, there was no requirement to increase the envelope of the building; instead, the...
Architecturally, earthships form part of the discipline of adaptive reuse. They embrace a style of architecture developed in the late 20th century, which aims to utilise both natural and upcycled materials to create passive, sustainable,...
Where the land meets the sea the blue expanse of ocean and sky is a magnet for humanity, the Blue Planet Dwellers; this home, created for a family reaching maturity, with adult children and parents...
Located in a densely populated quarter north of Sydney Harbour, and surrounded by a vast garden, this home has recently received a second renewal. Built in the early 1900s in a Queen Anne style, Luigi...
One often learns history as the archaeological stratification of time, where layers refer to ages, from the most ancient to the most recent. In this terrace house in Paddington, the ‘layers’ are the four storeys...
Rammed earth extracted from the local clay pans, pebbles and gravel quarried from the river bed are the palette of materials used by Luigi Rosselli for this 230 metres long wall that encloses twelve earth covered residences for farmers.
Subiaco House – A new house currently under construction amongst the picturesque peppermint trees of Subiaco, an inner suburb or Perth. Set in a historically distinctive streetscape, the house was conceived as a series of...
Luigi Rosselli Architects recently won a TERRA Award for The Great Wall of WA, an ambitious structure featuring 12 musterers’ quarters built into a sand dune in the Pilbara region. Leanne Amodeo reports on the project’s award-winning form.
Image 18 of 18 from gallery of High Country House / Luigi Rosselli Architects. Ground Floor Plan
These cosy reading rooms from the Belle archive add an element of charm to their respective homes.
It’s said that 6 degrees separate each human on earth from another. The Gordons Bay House asks how 6 degrees of separation might negotiate a web of...
Rammed earth “stacks”, inspired by the environmental system found in the termite world, has structured the Fremantle Kings Square competition entry. Another Western Australian project for Luigi Rosselli Architects. © Luigi Rosselli Architects
This is an extract from a presentation given by Luigi in March at the 2012 Architectural Axis conference entitled “Kirribilli House: Ramming Comfort”. The presentation was intended for architects interested in rammed earth construction. Natural cooling characteristics of...
Luigi Rosselli’s project for the Books House on the northern side of Sydney Harbour seeks a form that will anchor it onto the rocky escarpment of the coast
Image 22 of 24 from gallery of Duplex & The City / Luigi Rosselli. 1st Floor Plan
Image 10 of 12 from gallery of Bridge Building / Luigi Rosselli Architects. Photograph by Edward Birch
Located in Western Australia the building features a rammed earth wall that, at 230 metres is the longest rammed earth wall in the country.The wall conceals
