Located on a very steep slope with an abundance of pine, oak, and olive trees, the home acts as a shelter for its owners, a place where they can withdraw from the hustle and bustle of the city and its hectic daily life. Heavy external concrete walls serve as a protective shell from the access road and the neighboring houses, while one side of the home is opened to the s...
Continuing its contemporary visions of traditional iranian architecture, Team Design Group envisions its gilak house. While a previous design showed a sweeping revival of Irans ‘sunken courtyards’ or bagh chal, this latest house presents a reinterpretation of the elevated tribal dwellings commonly built to maximize cross ventilation. In response to the hot climate and t...
continuing its contemporary visions of traditional iranian architecture, team design group envisions its gilak house. while a previous design showed a sweeping revival of irans ‘sunken courtyards’ or bagh chal, this latest house presents a reinterpretation of the elevated tribal dwellings commonly built to maximize cross ventilation. in response to the hot climate and t...
norwegian brand norske mikrohus — founded by the couple jeanette and david reiss-andersen — specializes in sustainable tiny houses on wheels that can be easily relocated. recently the designers unveiled a new model from the series, a 16sqm black wood-clad cabin dubbed rast, that can accommodate the whole family for short-term stays. the entire unit is lightweight enough ...
Working together with fabricator Blank & Cables, the custom-designed spiral staircase connects all three floors of the home, from the basement to the second floor. The custom-designed staircase includes glass handrails and a steel frame that complements the surrounding white walls. At the bottom of the stairs is the basement that features concrete flooring, a casual loun...
The home owner is a skater and wanted a skate park included in the house, so a skateboard ramp was integrated into the design of the deck. The outer deck becomes a runway, which then transitions into a curved ramp wall to the south. This wall also helps to shade the interiors from the high summer sun. From the inside of the home, the curved wall becomes a sculptural el...
“The solid timber posts and beams are visible and call up images of traditional European barn conversions where the remnants of the original barn structure are exposed,” explains lead architect Barry Condon. “The idea of creating a repurposed farm building is carried through into the interior where recycled materials are contrasted with clean lines and modern finishes.” ...
Architecture firm Sher Maker has collaborated with local builders and artisans to construct the ‘wood and mountain’ cabin in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Drawing influence from vernacular architecture, the project takes shape as a simple wooden structure opening up to the surrounding vegetation. The remote site welcomes off-grid travelers to explore the verdant serene site and ...
The shape of the home accentuates the natural curvature of the land, while high walls lined with clerestory windows create a buffer between the busy adjacent road while also balancing light throughout the day. A path lined with grasses runs alongside the house and its board-formed concrete wall and guides people to the entryway with a wood accent wall. The canyon side ...
Spanning across the living room and the dining room, the large opening connects the interior spaces to the outdoors, expanding the livable space. When closed, the glass walls provide an abundance of natural light to the interior spaces. Other interesting design details found in the living room are the two bi-fold pocket doors that open up and hide away, revealing the TV...
Conceived as an assemblage of simple volumes enclosed by a monumental roof plane, the design references the ancient indigenous taperá style. With this influence, the work embraces the heritage of its proposed site in Paraty, a lush coastal town outside Rio de Janeiro. The style is similarly characterized by its visual simplicity, open walls, and simple enclosures — eleme...
Located in Sydney, Australia, the home showcases a facade of glazed black tiles providing a new sophisticated exterior provides a backdrop for the landscaping, which includes a lush urban garden and a small pond. The black tiles are not only on the front of the home, but also wrap around to the side, reflecting various architectural details. Let’s take a look at the re...
The new art object was opened at the Archstoyanie Festival, and is designed to resemble the shape of a pipe, with a diameter of 11 feet (3.5m) and a length of 39 feet (12m). One of the main features of the project is the seamless cladding made of 4 mm stainless steel sheeting. Underneath there is a system for diverting the drum sound of rain. Due to the difference of he...
The cabin, located in British Columbia, Canada, has been designed and positioned in such a way that all of the existing trees on the property were preserved. The home is clad with second-growth managed forestry cedar inside and out. The entryway guides people to the front door with a path lined with boulders and ferns. Inside, the living room has a simple gray sofa, w...
Gestural and minimalist, the dwelling takes shape with a single, continuous rippling wall that frames a series of protected courtyards at the end of each wing. With its X-shaped massing, the house divides its site into four distinct zones, lending to gardens that maintain a visual intimacy and varied shading throughout the day. Along the length of the facade, cast concre...
The initiators of Schoonschip commissioned Space&Matter to develop a smart urban plan as far back as 2011; Ten years later and we’re soon to see the completion of this sustainable, floating residential project with decentralized and renewable solutions to water, energy and waste systems. The project consists of 30 water plots in total with boathouses with half of the b...
The project is designed with respect for the pre-existing trees along the proposed site, organized to occupy the land without removing any of the trees. The resulting volume is defined as a meandering row of cloistered boxes, weaving across the plot to generate a collection of courtyards and elevated voids. The project marks a continuation of the designer’s affinity for ...
Superimpose designed three white sculptural residential loft apartment towers for the so-called Y-generation, focused on quality of life and breaking with the conventional residential development typology. Within months, all apartments were sold for 160% of the surrounding residential market value. The towers are situated on top of a non-gated and community orientated re...
The idea and shape of the building resulted directly from the irregular polygonal shape of the area intended for development and the idea of leaving the largest possible tree stand on the plot. Such a simple inspiration has become the basic guideline for shaping the building. Creating the form step by step, first of all: the solid was formed in accordance with the func...
The 974 square foot home lives much larger than its footprint thanks in part to a 750 pound, 12 foot wide pivot door that opens up the living area with a simple push to a patio covered by a cantilevered roof, adding an additional 255 square feet of living space. This large roof shades floor to ceiling glass on the South, North, and East elevations that further connect t...
The existing kitchen was positioned, as was typical of the time, in a utilitarian dark north-west corner of the original house, with windows onto a dark side passageway set a metre above the garden. Our objective was to reposition the kitchen in a manner that reflected its centrality to family life without forming a rupture between the work we added and the house we had...
The house has 2 residents and there are also three dogs. Living spaces are simply arranged according to the residents' needs and include a garage, living room, kitchen, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. If the living space that is placed is compared with the kinship houses, it will be found that they are similar to each other according to usage. It is interesting but the tradi...
A new-build Surrey home, in Claygate, takes its cues from its surrounding Arts & Crafts built environment, in the latest project by Alexander Martin Architects. The house design replaces a smaller, 1920s structure sitting in a generous site, and offers an abstracted reinterpretation of the Arts & Crafts aesthetic. The result is a warm, contemporary home that bridges a hi...
A historic midcentury Beverly Hills home by Alfred Wilkes has been restored by interior designer Sophie Goineau. Cove Way, a California residence set among leafy grounds, was originally built in 1957 to the era’s modernist architecture traditions. Now, after two years of meticulous research and building works, the home has been brought back to its former glory – with a 2...
A Japanese steel frame house in Tamatsukuri, Osaka, has received a minimalist facelift, courtesy of Reiichi Ikeda Design. The single family Japanese house’s redesign not only affords it a striking new façade – sharp and modern in light grey hues – but also revamps the space inside, transforming the interior design into an ode to simplicity and minimalist architecture. ...
The long, dark form of Hem House cuts a minimalist, if somewhat utilitarian figure in its sleepy residential street in Chicago’s East Garfield Park neighbourhood. Aiming to fill a hole in the Chicago housing market, this is not just a fine example of contemporary architecture in the city; it’s also an affordable residential model for the Midwestern city and beyond. Chica...
The Gallery House was then planned as a garage on the ground level with a multi-purpose activity space on the upper level intended to be used by the neighborhood as well. Encouraged to maximize the public utility of this building, its design was conceived to extend into the street, both visually and physically. As a decision to introduce another architectural expressi...
Strategically located next to an academic hospital and train station, the campus with a critical mass of approx. 1,500 apartments and amenities introduces its first residential building into a predominantly office area. This new campus is the catalyst that ignites the long-desired change from a mono-functional office area into a lively, multifunctional city district. The...
The political situation in Ukraine has been turbulent for the better part of a decade – and yet, architecture and design in the country is thriving like never before. Earlier this year, respected British architect and design writer Michelle Ogundehin selected Ukrainian interior design as one of the developing scenes to watch. And as the designs of these recently complete...
Holidays in the great outdoors have been enjoying a revival, reflecting the ongoing trend towards more active travel, and their popularity will only increase as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The latest crop of holiday cabins are custom-designed by architects and combine compact carbon footprints, which create intimate, sheltered interiors, with sweeping vistas, a...
The home is located above a small secluded rocky cove and has been designed so that it almost completely blends in with its surroundings. The house design was a result of trying to create a structure that would be protected from the strong north winds. A rectangular grid was applied to the slope to produce a three-dimensional “chessboard” of solids and voids, and t...
The owner, someone who’s passionate about gardening wanted an airy and relaxing space to spend time in after a tiring working day, with abundant green areas to satisfy her hobby back in the countryside. Drawing from the owner’s love of gardening, screens with a leaf motif were added throughout the design of the house, with the first hint of it being the arched doors t...
The house, which was completed for a fun and adventurous family, has some unique design features that give it an interesting personality. The exterior of the house is covered in thatch, which runs vertically down from the rooftop and along the sides of the house. The thatched roof is contrasted by wood with a black finish. Inside the home, the furnishings have been...
The home, which has a concrete structure, is softened by the use of lianas (or climbing vines). The vines hide the concrete, creating a tropical paradise, and a fresh green filter. Living spaces, which hover above the mini-garden, provide the feeling of walking on bridges. A roller shutter system has been included to create the separation between outside and ins...
Designed by Kirsten Johnstone Architecture, the exterior of the home showcases Blackbutt timber cladding that’s accented by black metal window frames. At the front of the home, the garage door blends into the siding, creating a seamless appearance. Off to the side of the front door is a casual room with bookshelves and a large wood bench that looks out to the front...
The tiny home, which is on wheels, is the Modern Shed’s first-ever portable dwelling. It’s a self-contained space is big enough to call home, yet small enough to take anywhere. The DW (Dwelling on Wheels) has a solar array on the roof equipped with batteries, standing-seam metal siding, and cedar accents. A wall of windows with a door at one end of the tiny home al...
