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Borrowed Landscapes
The Art of Borrowed Landscapes. The principles of “Borrowed Landscapes” have been practised for thousands of years and are most prevalent in traditional Chinese garden designs. The concept is relatively simple as its is essentially about using a view or surrounding...

Value
Recently I bumped into a potential client from a few years back. It was a little awkward as this person’s heart was with WOLF Architects but chose an alternative that appeared to be better priced. Four years on they are half way through their build and sadly it’s not...

Down Pipes
The art of the ugly downpipe. Downpipes- not something one would wish to discuss. Yet the threat of a serious downpour of rain in Melbourne last December sent many onto their roofs to clear gutters- resulting in 12 men over the age of 50 needing serious medical...

Wolf interior design
Living from the inside out. In depth knowledge and expertise in interior design is paramount to creating the perfect home, which is why we have integrated interior design into our architectural service. You benefit from working with our in house interior designers on...

Sustainable design at WOLF Architects
Environmentally centred design. At WOLF Architects we have never seen green design as an optional extra. We see it as an essential component of our work. Like having good manners it is just something that is assumed. That is why we build it into every design from the...

Imitation Architecture
Why it is impossible to replicate Wolf Architecture. What an Architect delivers is like a tailor-made Italian suit. There’s nothing better than a tailor-made suit but it’s hard to convince someone who’s never tried one on. Sadly, many people these days prefer to...

Feng Shui
Feng Shui & Design Feng Shui is a Chinese philosophy that governs spatial arrangement and orientation. It seeks to harmonise individuals with their surrounding environment. It is influential in Asian architecture, but is principals are applicable generally. At...

Beginning and ending
One project begins as another comes to an end. It is always exciting to see another project nearing completion. This is the case with our Heathmont sustainable dream home project. We last wrote about this project in July 2017, on our blog titled “The Heathmont House...

Chinese New Year 2018
Happy Chinese New Year. As an international practice, we have clients who reside in China and are now enjoying the traditional 15 days of lunar new year celebrations and customs. During this time WOLF Architects are still hard at work in our Melbourne office creating...

There are no easy projects.
At WOLF Architects we are often asked about the projects that we are working on, or how busy we are. Since the start of the practice there has never been a quiet moment. Whilst this is not necessarily evident the in number of projects that we are working on, it does...
Recent Blog
The Art of living on the water edge
WOLF architects inherently pursue excellence, and over the last twenty years this has culminated in numerous award-winning high-end homes. Today the WOLF brand is synonymous with being the best and specialists in “Dream homes”. As such most WOLF homes exist in some of...
Grand Design Published
In this contribution to Grand Designs Australia magazine, Wolf Architects explores the value of varying floor surfaces in zoning. "Even though its beneath you and you walk all over it, never underestimate the impact the right flooring has on a space" Words: Carrol...
Forever Young
"It surprises many of my friends when I say my home is a decade old" That is the feedback of our clients as the contemporary house is normalising in suburbia. Yet WOLF clients have been enjoying their cutting edge design for 10 years or more. It is the form, shape,...
Australian Achitect New Home Winner
WOLF Architects continues to stay on the edge of balanced and luxurious living as shown in this winning home. It is through the unique position of designing both the exterior Architecture, form and shape, simultaneously with the Interior Architecture of floor plan,...
Reflecting on real architecture
The REAL deal (imitation Architecture) As the WOLF directors return from a Victorian outback trip the team gear up for a busy year ahead. First stop Great Ocean Road, then cross state lines to Queensland. Australia really is the envy of many as international and...
