Buttrick Wong Architects

On Friday I posted Julie's incredible home and because the details in the architecture of her home was to-die-for, I had to go snooping around her architect's website. I thought Jerome Buttrick was super-talented after getting a glimpse into Julie's home, but I found out he's even more talented than I thought! It's modern, sustainable and warm with extraordinary attention to detail.

Jonathan Clark

Looking for modern spaces with colour used in unexpected places? Look no further than London architecture firm Jonathan Clark Architects. I mean, how often do you see a mauve island?

French salon salon

Lots of goodies in the email inbox this week. Favourite Australian designer Scott Weston has sent us a taste of his latest project.

"We are currently designing a hair salon in Sydney based on the theatrical flair of a french salon once owned by Madame Pompadour & referencing madame pompadour pink. There are two distinct zones the cool monastic washing/reception zone & the witty french salon as cutting room. Clients arrive & sit within a pastel pink suede banquette where they are greeted with a cup of tea in a porcelain teacup & mini cupcakes by staff ....

.... we have re-interpreted the typical french apartment salon & have created 3 metre high graphically printed panels to cocoon the space. A large bevelled mirror & console is located at each cutting station with furniture by Maletti. A suspended ceiling of ornate plaster cornices & rosettes house 4 large non-random lights by moooi. A solid timber herringbone floor with a huge pastel pink velvet curtain softens the architecturally graphic interior. The salon is screened of by an 8 metre linear cabinet finished in embossed silver with a filigree motif & houses the storage, office & kitchen facilities. The ritual room is a white glowing box where the client has their hair washed & coloured. The space is internally cocooned in a graphic laminate ivy print. Dotted strategically throughout the salon are quirky porcelain references to our beloved madame. Opens in September 2008."

I love scale models. They convey design ideas so efficiently and stylishly to the client. Not everyone can translate a 2-D technical drawing into a 3-D vision in their mind's eye. Scott's models are exceptional though! Time to book in for a cut and colour. Can't wait to see the final space Scott!

Alan Higgs Architects

Alan Higgs Architects is a London-based firm that does everything, from interiors to landscapes. "Our work is characterised by a sense of order and calm, finely composed spaces, generous open relationships between rooms and between inside and out, and the capture of as much natural light as possible. Our designs respond with vision to clients' books, art, and furniture, and form optimal settings for their specific lifestyles and aspirations." Their portfolio is simply wondrous, how they create open spaces that are so seamless. I particularly love how they design such sleek simple kitchens that are unobtrusively open to other spaces.

Hepworth + Howard

Hepworth + Howard have a sophisticated but holistic approach to their projects. This holistic philosophy "allows for cross-fertilization from facades to interiors to gardens to furniture, home accessories and graphic design". I love their clean modern lines with more than a hint of mid century and I covet that bathroom in a totally unhealthy way!

Images from Hepworth + Howard Inc.