The program of this single-family dwelling is resolved in four staggered volumes each with a 5 x 5 meter footprint. The staggering occurs both in plan and cross-section, and responds to different conditions. The plan responds to the integration into the project of an existing large tree on the site. The cross-section follows to the slope of the site, forming connections ...
Captain’s House is located on the southeast end of Huangqi Peninsula, in the Fujian Province. The damp and erosive nature of seaside caused the unsafety of the existing structure and large-area water leakage during over 20 years of use, which, of become the main design issues to be addressed. Vector Architects’ design work started with the study of structural reinforceme...
Five vacation apartments, connected by the base, are twisted around a shared courtyard. House S aims to connect with the site, the landscape, and the village. Following the houses of the neighborhood, the traditional materials of stone and wood are used: natural stone for the base and quartered logs for the facade. PUBLICITÉ Bergmeisterwolf Architekten, House S, Bri...
TAMassociati has inaugurated the “eco-maison”, the first lot of the H2OS project, which plans construction of an eco-village in Senegal (at Keur Bakar, 200 km from Dakar) consisting of common spaces and housing modules self-supporting in energy and water in an area where desertification is inexorably spreading. PUBLICITÉ TAMassociati, H20S, Keur Bakar Diahité, Senega...
To build their two new houses on a family land, the Fonte brothers had to demolish the old beach house. The volume is part of the idea of affirming a compact mass to which small parallelepipedic portions are subtracted to mark special functions: entrances, porches and balconies. This is only contradicted by the opening of punctual windows, aligned by the inner face of th...
pitsou kedem architects has united the existing spaces, transforming them from small individual rooms into a sequence of brightly lit, functional spaces. the design team began by removing decoration from the ceiling arches and covering them in white plaster. conversely, the original dome above the kitchen, previously covered in layers of plaster, has been uncovered. fina...
HA‘s (human architecture) ho chi minh city townhouse features movable partition systems within the structure, allowing homeowners to customize the layout to their preference. additionally, the perforated metal walls allow for the sunlight to illuminate the house throughout the day, while feeding the house’s greenery while converting the clean air amongst the pollution of...
aleph-bau, a practice led by iranian-canadian architect delnaz yekrangian, has overhauled a 19th century rowhouse in toronto’s summerhill neighborhood. from street level, ‘twelve tacoma’ retains a somewhat subdued appearance. the brick façade has been painted a uniform white, while the form of the vernacular front porch has been reinterpreted with updated materials. ale...
barcelona-based architect anna noguera has completed the renovation of a historic building located in the heart of the original walled city center of girona, spain, titled alemanys 5. the masonry home enjoys a privileged location on a street that funnels views to one of the city’s oldest gates, and inversely can be seen from the gate framed within the context of the tow...
established in 2015 in berlin, critical concrete is a non-profit association that promotes a new model to revive socially-relevant spaces through educational programs. these include social housing configurations, cultural spaces as well as public spaces. in its first year, critical concrete organized a summer school tackling the overlooked social housing conditions in th...
to support the needs of the space being frequented due to the photo studio inside, privacy was a main focus of ikeda yukie architects while developing the residence’s interior. the architects decided to achieve a loft-like openess without the use of walls. instead, a smaller volume with an elevated platform is inserted into the interior to host the kitchen, study, tatami...
london–based moxon architects were commissioned by the client to create an intimate place for entertaining on their highland estate. with this, a focus within is the long wood table fitted for hosting these social gatherings. the highland hut is finished completely in timber to allow minimal impact on the terrain. coupled with the hut’s nod to vernacular shelters, the de...
PassivDom‘s homes use solar power to satisfy all the needs of their occupants – including climate control (heating and cooling) and air quality. Each house features state-of-the-art engineering including an air recuperation system, a heat pump for heating and cooling with a remote-controlled thermostat hub, a HEPA system, a photovoltaic off-grid system powered by LiFePO2...
Built with large windows and a spacious patio to blur the line between indoor and outdoor living, this small yet mighty home is even up for sale—at $275,000.Clad in weathered corrugated steel, the cube-shaped home features a rusty red facade that complements the surrounding desert palette. Despite its small footprint of 529 square feet, the Arizona home has a spacious fe...
The Green Magic Homes are composed of prefabricated vaulted panels manufactured with composite laminate materials, confined by walls in reinforced soil. The structure is easy to assemble and features perforated flaps in order to screw and seal the components together. Because of this efficient technology, the designs can be adapted to any type of topography and customiz...
Located in the Longquan International Bamboo Commune in Zhejiang, the energy-saving abode uses locally available natural materials to create a cost-effective building that saves substantially on energy use.The architects built the house primarily out of bamboo, a renewable material that grows in abundance in the Baoxi area. “For the structure of the Energy Efficient Bamb...
The concrete home, which is located in a high density neighborhood in Ho Chi Minh City, is a large space that houses a family of three generations. Further challenging was the fact that many heavily populated cities in Vietnam are destroying natural tropical green spaces to meet the needs of the population. As part of the architect’s ongoing “House for Trees” series, Vo ...
With beautiful details to be found in every corner, the carefully constructed home is a delight for the eyes and even boasts lush green roofs and living wall.The 3,600-square-foot Rough House comprises two narrow structures, the main home and the smaller, detached laneway house, slotted into a tight urban lot in a way that still allows room for side yards and light wells...
With just 82 square meters of space, the compact cabin is the result of thoughtful planning and building constraints on a small plot of land. Set on the edge of a large forest clearing, the tiny home minimizes disruption to the stunning landscape with its simple appearance and wooden construction. The landscaping around the home also respects the natural environment. Th...
Cover was founded by Alexis Rivas and Jemuel Joseph in 2014. The company seeks to give everyday people the tools to create “thoughtfully designed and well-built homes” for themselves rather than enlisting the help of costly professionals. The innovative process essentially removes the need for architects, planning departments, or even contractors by guiding users through...
The house features a slanted roof and stone louvers along the sloping sides of the building. Taking inspiration from a design philosophy based on the idea of dispersing the main volume through the use of shallow depth, the architects created hollow spaces that improve the energy efficiency of the building and provide ample storage space. Box-type corner windows are stra...
Better Shelter, the social enterprise that produces the shelter, told Dezeen that the existing design has accessibility issues and potential fire risks that need to be addressed. The new model will hopefully be completed and ready to deliver to the people who need it later this year.The improvements will include better ventilation and lighting, as well as a stronger fram...
The home is constructed from rammed earth and surrounded by native plants that help it seamlessly blend into the breathtaking desert landscape.The homeowners of the La Tierra Nueva Residence were looking for a home design that would allow them to enjoy the beauty of the natural landscape from the inside or outside of the home. Multiple large triple-pane doors and windows...
The house consists of two independent structures constructed of exposed structural steel and concrete, framing a large courtyard with a swimming pool. A long ramp connects the “steel box” to the ground. The opaque appearance disappears once inside– the double glazed full height sliding glass screens and adjustable glass louvers bathe the interior in natural light. This o...
While tackling the challenges of transporting materials to build his house in Cundinamarca, Colombia, Fernando Llanos decided to use recycled plastic to get the job done. So he teamed up with architect Óscar Méndez to create Conceptos Plásticos – an innovative system that uses plastic bricks to build homes in remote areas at an affordable cost.To minimize the impact on t...
The house sits on a triangular plot in Singapore, near a lushly landscaped state-owned park. The architects saw the shape of the site as the main design driver and envisioned a courtyard residence that offers privacy while providing expansive views of the surroundings. The project features timber craftsmanship in the form of wooden screens that create patterns of ligh...
Charles Côté and Jean-Sebastien Herr of the Montreal practice MU were undeterred, having already successfully tackled homes in the rugged Laurentian mountains. This one, commissioned by a family of five, took more than a year to construct, including the requisite winter hiatus. We had to play with the topography in order to insert the house,’ says Herr, using code for t...
When Aniket Shahane, OA principal and lead architect on the project, took the project on he found the site to be a ‘charming, but very “atypical” lot’ – yet it's clear that the site was somewhat of a troublesome child (who you can’t help but love). ‘The site is in a flood zone with half the lot occupied by protected wetlands,’ he says of the FEMA (Federal Emergency Manag...
The drive to the Arthur Erickson-designed Eppich House, created with his long-time collaborator Nick Milkovich, reveals a jewel of a residence that is both time capsule and design beacon. The house is a modernist classic, built for a steel manufacturer and his family, but it is far removed from its more rectilinear relations, such as Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House....
The exhibition goes substantially further by delving deeply into the post-war history of Japanese architectural design, tracing the origins of today’s extraordinarily rich and diverse scene in the social and political upheavals that followed the Second World War. Around 200 houses are included in the show, including early work by architects like Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando and ...
Tessellating 483 residences across 58 storeys, the architects have created a cylindrically evolving object formed of balconies, terraces and bay windows. Not far from a Ballardian fantasy, the building has been engineered using three typologies of home – Loft, Bay and Cluster – layered in alternating stepped floor plans, which allow for balconies and large bay windows fo...
It became an unassuming beacon of culture, attracting influential cultural figures such as architects Walter Gropius and IM Pei, who realised buildings in Kuwait, and artist Andy Warhol, who was invited to exhibit his work. The country was again thrust into the spotlight in the early 1990s when an invasion by Saddam Hussein and his troops triggered the first Gulf War....
The house is made up of rectangular forms that are positioned on top of each other, with some cantilevering out. Upon approaching the house, a wall of stone breaks up the concrete and adds a more natural touch to the home, while the custom-designed brass front door surrounded by glass is like a beacon guiding you to the entrance. The entrance lobby is surrounded by conc...
At the front of the house, simple gravel and grass landscaping has been broken up by rectangular steel planters, while dark wood has been used to highlight the home’s entrance. The covered entryway leads to the front door, and instead of a more traditional solid wood door, the house has a large pivoting glass door, allowing guests to see into the home or the occupants t...
The small house sits on a slope with a panoramic view of the valley below and the mountains in the distance. The design of the house includes a pitched roof, and blackened wood was used as siding to cover the home. To match the color of the house, black wood shutters with a diagonal pattern have been attached to the house and can be used to cover the windows when nee...
The circular home that measures in at 914 square feet (85 m²) features a metal walkway leading up to the large wooden door and is tucked right into the hillside to help reduce it’s impact on the landscape and allowing it to blend in better with the surroundings. Circular windows wrap around half of the home while mirrored walls at both ends of the window give the appear...
