The project, meant for a family house back yard in the suburbs, aimed at designing a small park or opened area where the young parents and their newborn child would enjoy a independent space from day to day house activities, a space for reading, playing, etc. Having in mind this objective, and considering the usages of the space in the long term, it was proposed the project incorporated a small building to complement and support outside activities. That way the building would serve as a shelter for...
Modified: January 07, 2020Situated in Pilar – Buenos Aires, surrounded by a natural area that composes the landscape of the house; it sits on a central position of a 1500m2 site generating multiple gardens towards where the house looks at. Casa Viguet is an intentional and minimum single room house where uses hybridize and link with the exterior. Considering functions, execution, aesthetics and timing premolded concrete elements where chosen to solve the construction of the house. The skin serves as security wall and as light...
Modified: December 22, 2019... benefit from the large curtain walls providing contact with the garden and terraces with south and west aspect. The main residential level is split into two parts (day and night) flanking the staircase.Dayrooms including living room/kitchen, pantry and home office, are orientated parallel to the street providing for the visual connection to the site entrance. Home office with adjoining bathroom can also serve as guest accommodation. Large sliding doors connect interior with exterior. Master bedroom ...
Modified: December 20, 2019Adolf Loos pointed out that “the plain requires vertical architectural elements, the mountains horizontal ones.” Thus, one of the challenges presented by this building for a mountain site was to define a horizontal plane as a way of creating a datum, thereby establishing a connotative element rooted to the landscape. The project is an expression of a way of thinking of architecture and how it relates to a mountainous landscape - not just for linguistic belonging, but also for the interest created...
Modified: December 15, 2019FAKRO has supplied 31 FTP-V centre pivot and FPP-V top hung and pivot roof windows with bespoke flashings for use on luxury self-catering log cabins at Eagle Brae in the Highlands. The first phase of hand-built, Canadian red cedar cabins saw architects Maxwell & Co of Inverness use windows individually and in horizontal combination. Project architect Steven Caudry commented, “At the time of specifying roof windows we had become aware of FAKRO following a CPD presentation. A key element of the project...
Modified: December 03, 2019The vision is to create a complex experience trough a simple form. The black volume contains 4 spaces, 3 of them facing different directions and the fourth is placed in the center of the cabin. The openings (door, windows) are supposed to be experienced as a movie screen or a photography. The inside-out experience is a precise observation through the openings, either facing the stars or the deep forest. The expression of the exterior emanate from the possibility to open up a full size façade (door...
Modified: November 26, 2019The attention to detail in the articulation of volumes and choice of materials gives a clear aesthetic richness: the wooden trusses bleached, natural stone and decorative flashings and downspouts white. The private gardens become fully livable places, where confidentiality is maintained without sacrificing the pleasure of open space.
Modified: November 14, 2019Eco friendly replacement dwelling in South Downs National Park, South East England.
Modified: November 12, 2019This four-storey building is completely recyclable, produces no emissions and is self-sufficient in terms of heating energy requirement. The completely glazed building has high quality triple glazing panels featuring a k-value of 0.4. Its design is modular. Because of its assembly by means of mortice-and-tenon joints and bolted joints, it cannot only be assembled and dismantled easily but is also completely recyclable. The electrical energy required for the energy concept and control engineering...
Modified: October 19, 2019The Project “Palapa” is located in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, and is planed as a place of leisure time for the workers of an industrial complex in the outskirts of the city. “La Palapa”, (space for BBQs), persist of a covered space with service rooms and a kitchen for social activities and events. Facing these conditions, the project poses in the floor plan a 20 x 20 m square, which achieves a free central space for flexible uses, putting the service rooms on the perimeter. The building consists...
Modified: October 07, 2019The former mansion of Norm Zada, the founder of Perfect 10 magazine, has been re-listed for $25,000,000. Norm sold it last year for $16 million. The contemporary estate is located at 72 Beverly Park Drive in the exclusive gated community of Beverly Park in Los Angeles, CA. It was designed by the renowned Landry Design group and boasts approximately 20,000 square feet of living space which includes a new 6,100 square foot guest house plus a 1,700 square foot bonus room in the basement, which is connected...
Modified: July 29, 2019One of the more important inspiration for designing was little pond that is located on the site. Beautifull views where the reason why the main functional area are settled at the pond side of the house. Connections to the natural garden make that the interior has the atmosphere of poetry. Different levels of the ground at the site where used as an advatage and different activities are planed in different story with glazing with different insolation. The elegant form of the building consists of a...
Modified: July 26, 2019La casa Aqua Color se encuentra en La Unión de Tres Ríos, Cartago. Es un espacio informal con énfasis en las visuales externas, con 4 cualidades principales: libertad, flotación, luminosidad, color. La casa es una mezcla entre refugio, mirador y centro de reunión, incorporado al entorno que permite habitar en un espacio integral en contacto con el medio natural y el paisaje lejano. Dispone de 3 espacios diferenciados: Tiene una piscina profesional cubierta de acuerdo a la petición de su propietario;...
Modified: July 25, 2019Hey everybody, I’m Nalin from Potomac, MD and I would like to share a Malibu home I have loved for a while. This home, located at 24434 Malibu Rd in Malibu, CA, is an award winning contemporary masterpiece on a double oceanfront lot. It is 6,878 sq ft. (5 bed/6 bath) with spectacular views and a theater, spa, guest house, elevator ...
Modified: July 23, 2019Located at a cliff of Playa Misterio a gated beach community 117 Km. south of Lima with vehicular and pedestrian access at approximately 50 meters over sea level Alvarez Beach House was the answer to specific program requirements given by the client a successful surgeon with a large family. Social area of the house was required near the entry occupying two levels while accommodations for children and parents were organized in two parts: two levels above social area were designated for the boys and...
Modified: July 22, 2019The project site is located in an agricultural context protected by landscape constraint in the North of Olbia, halfway up Cugnana's Mount and overlooking the homonymous gulf. In this parcel of land two Stazzu, typical Sardinian barns, were built in different periods: the first one was preserving some interesting traits of the vernacular architecture of the place, while the other one was a simple recent construction of anonymous nature. Both were in a state of severe neglect. The renovation transformed...
Modified: July 20, 2019... wondered how the new one would interact and harmonize with the surroundings, especially the buildings nearby, so that they could form a harmonious combination without dimming the spirit and individuality of the house itself, which serves as a shelter and a home to which the whole family would be attached. Bricks form an outermost cover to protect the whole house. Also, they can filter the inner microclimate. Buffers such as lobbies, porches and voids are reasonably arranged to circulate fresh air. The floor ...
Modified: July 18, 2019This unique orangery features two roof lanterns maximising natural light and optimised the use of a dead patio area in the corner of an L shaped 20th century property, which only had a small lounge. The design created a large new living space having views of their landscaped garden. The orangery has a microporous stain finish to reduce ultraviolet light damage and the roof incorporates the latest, soft blue, easy clean, solar control glass having a 0.9 u value and keeps out 78% of the unwanted heat...
Modified: July 17, 2019... the roof design and material choice. Rural houses built in 70 and 80’s, which were designed by construction standards given by a government, have a flat roof that results in poor drainage and rainwater accumulation, which pose serious threats to the homes’ water-resistance these days. The voluntary solution to rainwater leakage is to cover an existing flat roof with a pitched roof made of sandwich panels. This spontaneously made roof inspires the design of a thin and floating roof with the notion ...
Modified: July 15, 2019SIX ROOMS The Z-Haus consists of two attached row houses constructed on a 50’ x 100’ urban infill lot. The strategy was to build up rather than out to maximize outdoor living space and minimize building footprint. Each house is made up of 6 rooms that are offset at every half story and smoothly joined by a series of half flight stairs. From any room one can simultaneously view the next level up and the level below, vertically unifying all living spaces. With one room per level, hallways are obsolete...
Modified: July 12, 2019A 1940s rambler is gutted to the studs and walnut boxes are lightly inserted to form kitchen, dining and living spaces.
Modified: July 09, 2019Spectacular contemporary-modern duplex designed for living and entertaining. Incredible Italian Bontempi kitchen with granite counter tops and backsplash opens to the main living space and a private outdoor courtyard. The master suite is amazing, large closet fantastic bathroom with double steam shower and private terrace. The third floor contains a guest suite small kitchenette and living space with a fabulous outdoor deck.
Modified: July 05, 2019The old building modernization and their adaptation to the technical and programmatic requirements mean that the reconstruction is increasingly a concern for architects and contemporary architecture. In this case, the existing building had no architectural value, the conditions were dictated by their structure, volume and perimeter. The real work began by cleaning up all the architecture "noise" with the intention of achieving greater form clarity and space adapting to the customer needs...
Modified: June 28, 2019The conceptual approximation to this Project is similar to the one used in the sports center in Landako and is based in the idea that gives name to the office. Awen represents a fracture in the conventional reality that provides an alternative point of view, a new perspective, turning a one-dimensional reality into one that may have multiple lectures. The main uses of the house, were human relations take place are located in a central band that splits the space, providing an alternative and fluent...
Modified: June 25, 2019One of Berlin's many unique features is its undeveloped areas in the eastern parts of Berlin just at the edge of the city centre. The particular charm of many of these areas lies in the old commercial buildings amid huge expanses of urban wilderness. Though completely neglected for years, more and more of this urban wasteland has recently become the location for alternative activitys, suburban leisure and recreation activities, and new urban development projects .On and along the banks of the Spree...
Modified: June 21, 2019This is a small outbuilding which has been extended and transformed into a house – now a bed and breakfast. The aim was to introduce steel sheets into the existing structure to create a mezzanine floor; the aim then was to extend these sheets outdoors in order to create a living room enclosed solely in glass which opens out generously into the natural surrounding environment. The architect has taken care to blend the new elements into the existing building. The work carried out has not been to the...
Modified: June 14, 2019Located in the City of Ponorogo, East Java, and Indonesia. Homestay Plan will be built with 4 stories of high buildings. The location at the corner of the crossroads and the site that facing towards the south and west is a unique potential to be processed. The building has two facades in high contrast. Each ...
Modified: June 09, 2019Concrete envelops the building, like weathered skin tanned by Portugal’s climate. The skin has wrinkles and flaws that trap the light. This denotes its strength of character. Texte Baptiste Erpicum.
Modified: June 03, 2019Designed by Allegretrti Architects, Desert Shadow is a 2,100 square-foot custom home nearing completion near Santa Fe, New Mexico. The home is carved into a gentle hillside at a remote 40-acre property just a few miles from the historic Turquoise Trail. One hundred percent of the structure’s energy needs will be supplied by off-grid ...
Modified: May 30, 2019Set on a beautiful country property in the Southern Highlands, this project home has undergone a subtle transformation to bring it up to contemporary standards. The addition of a new entry and family room provides generous living space, while the addition of external terraces, pergolas and a carport integrate the dwelling into ...
Modified: May 28, 2019Architecturally integrated clear glass water wall, approximately 16 ft. wide by 9 ft. tall, covers the entire exterior wall of a pool cabana. The glass support channels, water trough, and catch basin are completely concealed from view. A remote pump system recirculates and cleans the water in the feature.
Modified: May 16, 2019Located on the outskirts of the city, a transition between dense built-up area of Střekov district and free landscape. Sparse mixture of cottages, cabins, permanent and temporary houses. Wilderness – a space „in between“... Adjacent ground is a long, steep garden (elevation of 26m). Grown orchard (apple trees, plums, cherries) and wide open view of the city in a valley gives the place a unique and classy character. House localized in the lower part of the land is part od the orchard. It is not in...
Modified: April 29, 2019The new Pulpit Rock mountain lodge, the winning design competition entry in 2004, accommodates twenty-eight guest rooms, a café, a restaurant and a conference room. The lodge is situated at the trail-head leading up to The Pulpit Rock, the sheer cliff cantilevering over the Lysefjord. Site conditions/placement The lodge’s placement and massing is well fitted into the immediate environment with its undulating terrain, its roof profile drawn from adjacent peaks. The volume is furthermore bent around...
Modified: April 27, 2019Low and long, this house is a showcase of raw materials. However, it is far from pretentious. It camouflages itself in the surrounding dunes. The rooftop garden is also split between the living areas and music room. Nature visible through them: a case of minimum politeness. Text Baptiste Ericum.
Modified: April 22, 2019Designing process The house is built on one of the 350 plots designated for construction by private owners in the Homerus quarter of Almere near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Private building is, in the Netherlands with its high population density, not extremely common as land is scarce. These “Herenhuis” plots, part of the OMA urban plan, had strict envelop ...
Modified: April 20, 2019Built in a gated community on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, this summer house, with its 950m2, had its architectural approach defined by the natural beauty of its surroundings: one of Brazil’s most gorgeous landscapes. Both for its technical features and for the design freedom it provides, steel was the material of choice for the house structure. Its outward look, however, is covered in wood, a device used to protect it from the sea air and make it more familiar-looking amid...
Modified: April 14, 2019Farmhouse - a traditional holiday house interpreted in a modern way. The farmer family needed a new house for three generations and some apartments for tourists. Because this building is located in one of the most famous point of view to Dolomites, in South Tyrol. To face this challenge two different and separate houses were designed. The “parents’ house” for two generations, and the “sons house” for only one. Both houses stand close one to each other. The holiday apartments are close to the other...
Modified: April 10, 2019House Kerkstraat is situated on a generous plot near to a main entrance of the village. The all new house replaces a former dilapidated house which due to reorganization and transformation over time eventually ended up in the south corner of the plot. Legislation dictated the new house should be built on the same position.Therefore the main volume needed to be positioned in the far south corner nearby the heavy traffic intersection. In order to establish the desired privacy and reduce the traffic...
Modified: April 04, 2019Lucknow city in India has a rich heritage with numerous buildings dating back to the 18th century. The site for this house lies along a busy arterial road and is on the peripheral edge of an extensive plotted development for private homes. The house is planned alluding to the traditional Indian courtyard house in response to the climate of the location. Temperatures in the lengthy summer months are in excess of 35° C, with the sun in the southern hemisphere. The extensive requirements ...
Modified: April 01, 2019The house is composed by 6 squares grouped in pairs (concept). Within this compositional rule, two subtractions were made at opposite sides to form two venues: the garage in the front and the social area behind. The different relationships that they establish with their neighbors (other squares) were determinate by the unevenness of the floor, transparency and accessibility. In the sketch above is possible comprehend this. Clearly we can perceive one middle axis that articulates empty halves and...
Modified: March 25, 2019Guilherme Torres, a young Brazilian architect, was hired by an elderly couple to design a contemporary house in a residential condominium in Londrina, Brazil. The clients requested a house which would be suitable for a couple to live on regular basis as well as big enough to host their whole family at the weekends. The architect offered them a plan consisting of two big blocks perpendicularly crossed in a 400m2 area. The construction itself comprises of a vast living area, a block containing 3 bedrooms...
Modified: March 20, 2019This 6,000 square foot home is located on a magnificent parcel of land with distant views of the ocean. Despite a 2.5 acre site the location and organization of the house were significantly determined by local restrictions protecting its farmland quality. The house is designed ...
Modified: March 18, 2019This project is a spatial dialog between traditional Persian Architecture and aspects of modern architecture. It creates an architectural space through the incorporation of modern architecture tenets with traditional Persian architecture. The diagram shows how this combination can happen in a coherent way, to make a new space which has got a new and different quality from what it has made from. I designed and made this house for my wife! And she collaborated in the design process herself, although...
Modified: March 14, 2019... the city of Santa Cruz. The 20-acre site has ocean and mountain views and is about five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The family desired a setting that would be casual and rustic, and that would incorporate sustainable features to minimize the home's carbon footprint. Diverse activities were part of the design program, including; partying, cooking, tanning, swimming, archery, horseshoes, gardening, and wood-splitting. The project has 2 primary buildings, plus accessory buildings and recreational ...
Modified: March 12, 2019„POMARANč“ house is situated on an interesting lot located between the main train station and the vineyards. The building itself occupies almost whole site due to our aim to maximise the use under restricted conditions. Sloped character of the area enables an access to the building by car or by pedestrians both from the street but from different levels. In spite of practical use of the site the house benefits from various features bringing the standard of living in it to another level. Three storeys...
Modified: March 10, 2019On a small hill overlooking Kyoto city a suburban house for a young couple negotiates some tough ‘Historical’ design regulations. Many design points are pre-set. Therefore the house is conceived of as a simple container with private spaces lodged randomly within. But the randomness is orchestrated. Despite the external restrictions the fluidity of the interior void spaces and curved connecting stairways finally let the house feel very free. There are three primary elements at work in this composition...
Modified: March 06, 2019The house is situated in Burow, a village that lies in vicinity of Krakow, Poland. The site is placed on a south slope that is gently descending towards a valley, one of the characteristic features of the regional landscape. The main idea behind the project, was to create a contemporary interpretation of a traditional single family house of the Małopolska region. In an attempt to achieve this, we have simplified the local building form, through a search for clear building edges. The façade materials...
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