Known for his clean, awe-inspiring minimalist designs, architect Alberto Campo Baeza has filled an outstanding residence in Monterrey, Mexico with golden light. “I did my utmost to ensure that this house would be the most beautiful in the world.” “For a Spanish architect, to build a house in Mexico is a privilege. To build a house in Monterrey is a gift,” says the architect about ‘Domus Aurea‘, a house finished in 2016. In this project, Baeza’s admiration to the prolific Mexican architect Luis Barragán...
Modified: November 13, 2018“House with Eleven Views” is an industrial, essentialist home designed by Marc Koehler Architects and located in Almere, The Netherlands. Responding to the client’s brief for a loft-inspired home with optimised floor space on a small budget, the studio conceived a boathouse-like ground floor design providing access to the natural surroundings and water surrounding the home. The upper floor hosts bedrooms whilst the penthouse serves as an adaptable space. Constructed according to principles usually...
Modified: November 04, 2018‘AN House’ is situated in a condominium in the south Brazil state of Paraná. It was designed by Studio Guilherme Torres to house a family with three teenagers, whilst embracing the hot weather characteristic of the region. The house has been adapted to the hot climate through characteristics such as large open spaces and cross-flow. Divided into three blocks, the U-shaped structure appears with an interior of predominantly exposed concrete, providing contrast with the white brick rooms. The lobby...
Modified: October 31, 2018Kazakhstan-based Nravil Architects value simplicity. For their ‘ White Line ’ house, the primary focus was to create a project with minimal harm caused to the natural environment–in this case, a rural landscape in the city of Almaty. ‘White Line’ is a concrete-framed structure that sits on stilts, in a site that required little excavation. With a white exterior of non-repetitive angular shapes, the house provides a striking visual tension with its surrounding environment. Despite this, ‘White Line’...
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