After his doing a lot of research, he came to us and hoped to have a home with natural cement-based environment for him to relax after long busy work. We see this house as hero’s house and combined some industrial elements. During construction, he had to keep his parents from knowing the truth that we applied cement finish to walls since normally senior people think of c...
Firstly, the central and yet very tranquil oasis at Schottentor was divided into two flats. The interior design concept is in line with Classic Modernism and follows a solid materiality that gains character and quality with time and use. In the loft living area, the walls themselves come to the fore as a design element and define the evolution from the wall surface to...
It has up to 5 levels, with 90 m2 of the living space. The significant problems of this system were: communication nuisance and low penetration of natural light inside the residential space. The project was focused on natural light exposure improvement and bringing into it a high-quality artificial light as well as facilitation home program by moving the existing functio...
Unfortunately their house in the city Centre of Antwerp doesn’t have a garage to store them. Until recently the entrance and hallway where filled with bikes, biking gear and spare parts. Standard storing systems didn’t fulfill the requirements needed, there was an urge to do something more drastic. The owners agreed on a more drastic solution since biking was a way of...
Houses are built from lightweight metal frame structures made by BF Zavod company (Kiev) in accordance with the designers' drafts. The space of the house is 32 m² and the total weight of the frame with the sandwich panels, covering construction and floors, is 2200 kg. One of the challenges that faced the studio was the realization of the project in a short time. Design...
Due to strict zoning requirements, the footprint of the house could not be expanded nor a deck added to better enjoy the view. In response to these limitations, the second story living room space was re-conceived as an outdoor space, with a wall of floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors that open and dissolve the interior/exterior separation. Working within the existing...
The site is located three miles South of Mallaig, overlooking the White Sands of Morar, with the Small Isles of Rum, Eigg, Muck, and Canna as a scenic backdrop. Two traffic arteries in the middle distance, the West Highland Railway and the Road to the Isles, follow the contours of the coast, leaving the sloped site confined between the two, in both position and datum. Th...
The Seattle family had the intention of restoring the home’s original details while also making modern modifications to the traditional layout on the main floor. Influenced by years of living in Japan, the clients wanted a clean and simple aesthetic to suit their minimal lifestyle. The central challenge for SHED Architecture & Design was to rework the floor plan to impro...
This one-family residence is surrounded by nature overlooking the Austrian Alps. It's located in a small village more than 800 m above the sea level connected with the famous skiing region of Kitzbuehel. This hillside home features three levels of living spaces in stepped design following the layout of the site's steep slope. Main entrance is designed from it's street s...
Elements and colors are thought to remind the theme of "Sea" with blue sky, waves and light gray sand. The natural materials, especially wood, are the common thread in the choice of furnishings, which are the result of combining antique pieces from tuscan tradition with modern handcrafts. Texiteles, mostly white, enhance the natural brightness of space, totally redesigne...
The location is remote , without paved road access and only accessible in summer , as the river fills and overflows in winter. The early days are passed clearing the land, investigating the site and thinking what to do next. They decide to get help and recover the original buildings, keeping as much as possible of what remains original and unique. After a couple of year...
The primary goal is to create a shared living space in which all utilitarian functions are shared but which still allows each person to have privacy. The architectural concept consists in removing the floor currently separating the two levels to create a wide-open space in which two large boxes appear to float in mid-air. These suspended boxes, adorned with unfinished pl...
A group of Jewish families, seeking to move outside of over-crowded old Jaffa, built the new settlement. In the following years the area suffered from neglect, the old houses and streets crumbling away. Only in the 1980's, the place recaptured its former prestige, and has since become an attractive residential area with plenty of restaurants, galleries and designer sh...
It is listed with Heritage Victoria as having historic and architectural significance to the State of Victoria. The house was constructed for Hawthorn land owner, Michael Lynch. It exhibits, through symmetry and proportion, the aesthetic characteristics of the Georgian style. Our brief was to provide modern amenities, and to create a home where new works were in keepi...
The existing apartment had terraces on both levels but the windows and interior partitions limited the impact of this exterior exposure on the interior spaces. Our design is driven by the desire to capture and modulate light and to open views through the depth of the apartment creating a diaphanous, light filled perch above SOHO in New York City. Materials througho...
The couple carefully preserved the original details, such as old windows, tin ceilings, and brick walls, while adding some modern white walls, pale oak floors and stainless steel appliances. Ramsey punched three windows in the middle of the loft, an area that is often dark in 19th century buildings. The window that brings light into the eating area has a window seat. ...
Sited between a suburban development and a protected wooded area, the Bridge House appears as a single family home from the front. Its rear elevation reveals an internal organization designed to accommodate three generations living together under one roof—or in this case, within three volumes that act as a number of roofs. These three volumes are devices that frame views...
Project: Dimitar Karanikolov | Veneta Nikolova After several years living and working in London architect Dimitar Karanikolov and interior designer Veneta Nikolova moved back to Sofia, where they found a small but interesting attic apartment in a newly built development.They spent the next two years reconstructing the place, designing furniture and experimenting with ...
Due to its history, most houses in the neighborhood are more conservative in design and scale than surrounding contemporary oceanfront communities. As a result, the clients desired a modern home that would fit within it’s historic context while embracing the modest scale of the property. The design meets these goals by referencing the nearby agrarian vernacular buildings...
The moment you walk into the entrance, you will be embraced by the welcoming panels built from wood wool cement boards. They make a strong statement without overwhelming intimidation. The elongated corridor leads to a source of soft natural light, unfolding an exploration of the intricate interactivity between human and space. Moving forward, warm well-lit dining room...
This house, located in the Coronado Historic District, was a Duplex built in 1935 that was converted into a single family dwelling. The house was a combination of a paris apartment, modern, and historic look. Chevron floors, made with the original hardwood floor,cover the existing house. Each piece hand cut and layed over a new subfloor. Red brick was exposed and contras...
The house was in poor form due to termite infestation. After a complete overhaul and structural rebuild, the house was given a modern industrial look. In doing so, the ceiling were exposed to show the new trusses and ductwork added. Barn doors using reclaimed wood and steel divide the room openings. A glass garage door was added to bring the outdoors into the kitchen. Al...
The web of crowded housing of old stone buildings in the old quarter of Safed is a complex context dictating a dialogue between the old and the new, between preservation and renewal and between the traditional and the trendy. The house is an old stone building, built in the shape of the Hebrew letter "Chet" , surrounding and inner courtyard. In its original layout, it ...
The property is a penthouse in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood nestled amongst skyscrapers with expansive views of the Playboy building and Lake Michigan. This European couple was looking for smart storage solutions- a place for everything. In addition the clients wanted a modern and clean look maximizing views. They desired all the bells and whistles of modern day ...
A typology of square urban blocks with chamfered vertices, that generates long and narrow housing units which are lit by inner patios. The day area opens towards the main façade of the building, generating a continuous space, defined by furniture gathered within structural elements. The night area opens towards the inner patio of the block. Wet areas are included betw...
His architecture remains a characteristic feature of the Mediterranean coast to this day, particularly since most of his buildings are heritage-protected. Still probably one of the best-known owners of one of Barry Dierks’ villas was the British novelist and playwright William Somerset Maugham. The first building in this series, the Villa Le Trident, was built in 1926...
Our design vision was to create a relaxed space that reflects the vibrant energy and creativity of our Clients. Key areas like the Family Bathroom and Kitchen were streamlined with some minor interior architecture changes. The major focus of this project was in the design and selection of the finishes and every object that occupies the new space. Each piece was though...
The owner works in travel and tourism, he once rented the house and planned to renovate it into a cultural place. It is on this spot that people meet up, share and cook Vietnamese traditional food, especially vegan one. They may also stay in during their time in Vietnam. The owner had hoarded up all the abandoned old things from his friends before brought about the pr...
I remember coming back to Sweden after a longer field trip in Italy, travelling through the winter landscape seeing all the red cottages contrasting to the white snow thinking that, this is actually even more beautiful than Italy. The red color and the characteristic architecture that we take for granted is both fascinating and enchanting for international colleagues. It...
This traditional 1900s family home in suburban in the Paris, was fully renovated by Camille Hermand Architectures to house a young professional family with adolescent children. Prior to renovations, the house hadn’t undergone any work in several decades. Home to three generations of the same family, the house was loosely divided into three separate apartments each wit...
Although certainly contemporary, the new residence is built on the same foundations as the original house while preserving one of its principal characteristics; split levels. This principle is at the very heart of this building’s new architecture. This thorough building overhaul, in combination with a larger upstairs, was designed in order to meet the needs of a person l...
since then, the project has come a long way, with the extension and refurbishment now completed. the southern argentinean home sits on the shores of a patagonian lake, and now fully fulfills the needs and natural living experience the client’s were hoping for. originally, the house was sitting in a poor position, neglecting the best views towards the lake and landscape...
The architecture borrows from the machine qualities of the railway to echo the former land use, and blends it with the character of the current residential neighborhood. Corrugated metal wraps down the roof and wall facing the former train line, while the front of the house expresses the pitch of the roof that ties it to more traditional house forms. The interior is an o...
Offering an intentional point of difference to the solidity of the existing sandstone house, the new addition is a gentle intervention that emerges quietly from the canopy of a beautiful, mature lemon-scented gum tree. With sensitivity to the site’s inherent strengths, the design embraces the preservation and integration of the established tree allowing it to remain the ...
The family’s values of living and working together in shared spaces underpin this architectural design solution. Our client requested that the design focus on the creation of interesting internal spaces that would allow the family to enjoy time together whilst also providing separate zones for studying, reading, socialising and relaxing. A sculptural timber stair a...
the scheme completely recreates a large space, which at one point contained a bedroom, two living and dining rooms, and a kitchen. the penthouse suite redesign now boasts an ultra minimal aesthetic, and is based around several mobile units. two of the elements are easily moved, allowing the user to quickly change the floor plan to any purpose. a larger, non-mobile room c...
