Another Architecture Podcast

In this episode I talk to the architect Melissa White about her London based design studio and some of the beautiful residential properties she has designed.

Melissa White architects create beautifully curated homes for families in and around London. We discuss the process of working with people who often have not refurbished or extended a home before, how Melissa builds a dialogue with her clients and I find out about her early influences and fine art background, and what that brings to her work.

At the end of the interview I ask her the three questions I ask all of my guests; what is the one thing that annoys her in her home, what home has she visited that has made her feel happy and, if she could choose anyone to design her a house, who would she choose?

In this episode I talk to the architect John Elway about the design of his own home, Terrarium House, a plant filled property that defines inside outside living. 

It is a renovation and extension of a typical bungalow in Brisbane, Australia, but from the street frontage all does not appear normal. The façade is a tangle of vines with a secret front door.

I talk to John about the plant filled spaces that lie within and how he designed this beautiful home for himself and his family.

At the end of the interview I ask him the three questions I ask all of my guests; what is the one thing that annoys him in his home, what home has he visited that has made him feel happy and, if he could choose anyone to design him a house, who would he choose?

In this episode I am joined by Matthew Barnett Howland, the designer, builder and owner of the amazing Cork House.

This is the first building to ever be built using cork as the main structural material. The house has received international recognition as well as being shortlisted for the Stirling Prize and winning the Manser Prize in 2019. 

Not only is it uniquely made out of Cork, but the building is constructed entirely from plant based materials and completely demountable, using no glues to hold it together.

I catch up with him to find out how the designs for the house were developed, how the project was designed to be entirely demountable and what it's like to live in a house made out of cork.

At the end of the interview I ask him the three questions I ask all of my guests; what is the one thing that annoys him in his home, what home has he visited that has made him feel happy and, if he could choose anyone to design him a house, who would he choose?

In this episode I am joined by architects Monique and Scott Woodward, founders of Melbourne based studio, WOWOWA Architects.

If Willy Wonka ever needed to commission an architect to design him a house, this is the team he would choose. Different, rule breaking, lick-able and yummy are all words that can be used to describe their work.

I catch up with them to find out how they create some of their incredible houses, discuss why narrative is important in their work and find out why they think life is too short for boring spaces.

At the end of the interview I ask them the three questions I am asking all of my guests; what is the one thing that annoys them in their home, what home have they visited that has made them feel happy and, if they could choose anyone to design them a house, who would they choose?