Espacio 18 Arquitectura and Cueto Arquitectura gave shape to a three-storey house as a solution to respond to internal regulations of the community of Puebla, Mexico. Here the real estate sector has grown dramatically and imposes projects that do not always meet the current and future spatial needs of inhabitants. The house has an introverted scheme and its patio works ...
The project by Italian architect Raimondo Guidacci concerns a twentieth century’s building renovation. It recovers an existing lot, adding a new trapezoidal volume on the back side. The new volume is divided into two levels: the lower one for the kitchen and the living room and the upper one for the bedroom. The new volume, entirely plastered in white, presents a modern ...
David Chipperfield Architects completes the chapel and visitor centre for Inagawa Cemetery in the Hokusetsu Mountain Range of Hyogo prefecture. The new building is conceived as an aggregation of contemplative spaces under a single sloping roof, which composition is defined by the terraced site. The cemetery sits on a steep site, looking upwards to the shrine: the monu...
Designed to be easily carried anywhere, the Trailer (Equivalent #2) house designed by Invisible Studio was built with materials sourced from construction waste and locally-grown unseasoned timber. The structure was designed to be legally transported on public highways as a temporary or permanent accommodation. The diamond-shaped construction is clad in corrugated fibregl...
The Vietnamese architecture firm Kientruc O designed a kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City characterized by piled-up sharp brick volumes, with cantilevers and ramps connecting them. These vertical connections offer the chance for the children and the school community to explore the spaces through a vertical promenade architecturale. This path brings to the rooftop of the bu...
The subtle work of adaptation of the wooden volumes of the Redwood house to the canyon running through the city of San Diego carried out by Jeff Svitak resulted in a sense of intimacy that the Redwood house emanates. The house is accessed across a floating steel bridge facing the street. The axis defined by this bridge recurs in the interiors as it divides the two mai...
The sense of intimacy brought by React architects to this summer house derives from the adaptation of the composition of the plan to the gentle slope where the building is located. This plot of the island of Paros is part of a protected natural landscape characterised by earth tones and punctuated with olive trees. The name given by the architects to this project is H...
In the Flemish town of Melle, de Vylder Vinck Taillieu avoided the demolition of the Sint-Jozef building in the Caritas psychiatric centre by transforming it into a hybrid of indoor and outdoor common space. The project was carried out together with Bavo – a research group dealing with politics and architecture – the subject that was in charge of the master plan and th...
Superimpose designed a cultural center for Changzhi, a city in Shanxi Province of China. The main design challenge for Superimpose was to either erase the current city fabric or try to preserve the province’s fewest remaining industrial heritage. The Changzhi City Expo hosts an exhibition centre, a government-meeting centre, office spaces and an auditorium. Key features ...
Architecten De Vylder Vinck Taillieu’s latest project relates once more to the context that better suits them, the “città diffusa” of the Flanders, which Véronique Patteeuw has poetically depicted as an “amalgam of everyday life”. A featureless built fabric, punctuated by the whimsical ugly belgian houses, celebrated by the blog of the same name: this is the distinctive ...
The new street facade was re-clad using greyed timber battens to soften the brown brick walls, while the bedrooms have been given a pop bay window relieving the flat facade. The contemporary porch canopy clearly presents the entry, having removed the southern overshadowing veranda. Inside the house and looking down the hallway that passes by bedrooms and bathrooms, you ...
The heart of Mint Santa Teresa is the communal lounge area that features locally-sourced materials, like the ceilings that are made of “caña brava” (a type of grass) and have been installed in an intricate fishbone pattern. Local craftsmen have also created custom furniture made of local wood and using traditional techniques in new ways. The lounge area and sunset bar o...
Stepping inside the home, there’s polished concrete flooring, wood cabinetry and accents, and bright white walls. In the kitchen, a large white island creates plenty of counter space, while facing the window is a counter with stools, that allows people to relax and look outside. The kitchen also features integrated joinery with a concealed fridge. Beside the kitchen is...
At the front of the home, a path that’s positioned between a board-form concrete wall, and a cascading garden and fountain, leads to the front door. To the left of the foyer is a formal living room with a fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows that provide access to a terrace outside. On the other side of the foyer is a formal dining room that has Walnut flooring. In ...
The facade of the house has been built from a rhythmic display of pre-manufactured trim boards. Designed for themselves and their young children, the home has a variety of levels connected by black or wood stairs. Stepping inside, the tall frosted windows in the foyer provide privacy from the street, however they still enable the light to travel inside. Off to the side...
SAOTA decided to strip the existing house back to its timber skeleton, maximize the square footage and, by reinforcing or extending where necessary, create generous openings to maximize indoor / outdoor living. Stepping inside, you are greeted by the entrance lobby, an asymmetrical passage that’s carved through the main body of the house and opens up to the high ceiling...
The 4cm x 4cm wooden sticks have been arranged by an identical center in the rectangular room, and they are cut out of an oval space, with each stick having its own different angle and length. Through a gradual transition, the sticks transform the rectangular room into an oval that’s focused on the long table that points to the single round window. When the sunlight is...
The property was previously housing a prefabricated 70s kit home, but has now been replaced by a weekend retreat for three generations, that has a central breezeway to allow the family to share the connection to the landscape together. The house has an exterior of Blackbutt shiplap, which helps to keep the house to have a simple, minimal, and warm aesthetic, that enable...
Connecting the original house with the new addition is a hallway that provides access a bathroom and a laundry room. In the bathroom, there’s a walk-in shower and a half-size bath that are surrounded by square blue tiles with a white grout. The hallway opens up to an open plan living room, kitchen and dining area. An oversized built-in sofa, inspired by the furniture d...
The reinforced concrete structure is composed of a succession of longitudinal and transverse beams that work together to generate a single structural piece. Starting from the top down, the ceiling slab hangs from two main longitudinal beams on a north-south orientation, that measure in at 134 feet (41m) long and 4 1/2 feet (1.4m) high. The beams are supported by only 4...
In the living room, the brick walls have been painted white, and when paired with light wood elements, a fireplace, and comfortable furnishings, the room becomes cozy and modern. The unique floor treatment that was used, which is essentially a topping screed, enabled the designers to include a two-pour concrete slab method, allowing them to insulate between the two slab...
The challenge for them was to turn a 193 square foot (18m2) space into a complete home for a student. In this case, “complete” means it is fully equipped with a toilet, shower, vanity, kitchen, dining table, desk, sofa, queen size bed and storage space. As the apartment offers no space for a vanity unit and a sink in the kitchen, both have been combined. The sink is div...
Upon arriving at the house, there’s an patio with an outdoor dining area that’s surrounded by plants. Stepping inside, there’s the living room and the dining room, that are separated by a wood and glass room divider. Floor to ceiling, wall to wall glass panels open the center of the house to the outdoors, creating a true indoor/outdoor living environment. On one side o...
At the front of the house is an oversized mahogany pivoting front door and a one-of-a-kind steel framed custom hexagon window. Stepping inside, the living room is large and open, with steel and glass partition walls and windows that open it to the deck. A feature of the living room is the Palm Springs sourced turquoise stone fireplace, that has a structurally-sound and...
The hut is located on Kimo Estate, a second generation farm which has diversified to host weddings and provide accommodation, and it’s been designed as a place to switch off and forget about the distractions of modern life. An expressed hardwood structure anchors the building, defining the interior spaces and framing views of the surrounding farmlands. Inside, the wind...
The house was designed to blend in with the pastoral setting and vernacular building traditions of the area, like predominantly shingle style homes and barns that are often built and added to over time. The cedar shingles on the house, common to local buildings, have been scaled up to the size of boards to cover the roof and sidewalls, while cedar screens provide privac...
Running along the length of the house is a covered patio, set up with multiple different areas for relaxing. Sliding wood-framed glass doors open the interior to the patio and create an indoor/outdoor living environment. Separating the social areas of the house are four floor-to-ceiling panels, that when rotated reveal hidden bookshelves and an opening to a secondary l...
Upon arrival, the home has an earthy palette with black stained cedar siding, mahogany windows and a natural zinc colored metal roof. Stepping inside, the interior spaces are clad with western red cedar walls, with walnut and natural stone floors. The main social areas of the home are open plan, creating a bright and welcoming environment. In the living room, there’s ...
Inspired by bird nests, the architects designed a collection of chalets that would operate in addition to a ‘Wirtshaus Steirereck’, a high-end restaurant on the site. The chalets float above the landscape enabling them to capture to vast views across the valley. The main supporting structure of the chalets consists of a steel and point foundation, while the superstruct...
Surrounded on three sides with floor-to-ceiling windows, the cantilevered home office looks out towards the Snake River Valley and the Teton Mountain Range.
Inspired by Brooklyn’s warehouse lofts, the interior has modern design elements that have been combined with wood to create a bright and welcoming space. In the living room, open shelving is attached to the wall beside the couch, which is focused on the television (as the the owners are huge sports fans). Beside the living room is the kitchen. White upper cabinets alm...
A bold red pivoting front door welcomes you to the home, and once inside, there’s an entryway that provides access to two separate sets of stairs. Heading downstairs, a stone wall runs alongside the stairs, while at the bottom of the stairs, there’s a decorative screen. Behind the decorative screen is the dining room. Large floor-to-ceiling windows allow plenty of ...
White masonry gables and recycled brick are combined with aluminum battens that screen the windows facing the street, creating a contemporary facade. The house has a zinc roof that conceals gutters and down-pipes, creating a crisp exterior profile. The front door is hidden away from view within the anodized aluminum battens. At the rear of the house, Pencil Pines f...
Stepping inside, double-height ceilings and windows that wrap around from the wall to the ceiling create a sense of openness and a dramatic entryway. In the living room, there’s a double-sided fireplace with a bright colorful piece of artwork to draw your attention. This also compliments the other brightly colored furnishings in the space. The living room opens to ...
The original mid-century house had fallen into disarray, with various parts of the house having been reconfigured in a random way, and a very poorly built sunroom had been added to the right side of the house. The designers removed the sunroom and created a new carport, and updated the brown brick with a bold blue paint. A wrap-around porch also connected the carport to ...
The shed, which measures 9 feet by 18 feet by 10 feet and sits on a stone foundation, is considered to be an updated version of 19th century farm buildings with a modern, functional plan. The potting shed has an angled roof made from from redwood decking and corrugated steel that allows rainwater to be collected. The roof, combined with the white wood framing, batten ...
