The exterior of the home draws inspiration from the folds of a ribbon as well as nature and its flowing form. The free-flowing concrete exterior intrigues both users and onlookers from the outside as well as the interior, while the jutting concrete volumes provide shade for the openings and give shape and style to the overall facade. Let’s take a look around inside… T...
The dwelling is named Pinwheel after its distinctive shape, which was JM Architecture's solution for the client's "only request" – that it offers views of both the nearby Lake Maggiore and surrounding alpine valleys. "While exploring several design options for a compact house to fit on this small plot, we realised that the building constraints and the client's requireme...
This part of the project was the only one that was completely restored, while a more contemporary intervention was carried out in the following spaces. In which was the second corridor of the house, we can find the service area in the covered part and in the uncovered part a water feature with floating stone pathway which is located on the site that once housed a French ...
An alternative definition was proposed by Sydney architect Neil Durbach in a reflection piece on his first house, published by Houses magazine in December 2015. Durbach believes “an architect is created in about seven years - throughout your education at university and the year or so after that. That’s when you create your own heavens and earths, the things that only yo...
Designed to support its owner who lives with multiple sclerosis, the house in Austinmer comprises a series of accessible and adaptable spaces. Each one is finished with a warm material palette and is informed by the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which celebrates imperfections and changes that come with the passage of time. "In response to my client's experience of ...
The Kalm Penthouse Ari consists of 23 units, whose design has been carefully thought out to fit in with the neighborhood’s character while still being modern and functional. To blend in with the mid-century modern architecture prevalent in the area, the building was designed with curved corners. The building’s facade also features planters with stone veneer, aluminum c...
With interiors by local studio Ash Staging, Penthouse 3 is one of 30 residences within No 33 Park Row, which was designed by RSHP's late founder, Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers, before his death in 2021. From the 23-storey tower, the 5,403-square-foot (502-square-metre) penthouse has an unobstructed view of the Manhattan park, and features ...
Not only is Victoria Peak the highest point in Hong Kong, but it has also long epitomised luxury on the island. The location of architect Antony Chan’s newest project, it is close to the city (the Peak Tram delivers passengers from Central in just eight minutes) yet offers rare verdant views. Chan’s Hong Kong-based interior architecture studio Cream capitalised on this c...
Nestled amidst lush coconut and areca plantations and overlooking the Savandurga Hill, in Bengaluru, India, Ksaraah is a weekend retreat that merges with nature, eliminating the boundaries between indoors and outdoors while providing protection. The main residence, developed on two levels connected by an external staircase, is characterised on the ground floor by a con...
It is a well-known fact that architecture can greatly influence the psychology of perception through geometric composition and perspective as means of space interpretation. An example of this is the piazza in Pienza, which Bernardo Rossellino designed with a trapezoidal layout in order to modify its perception according to the observer's position: from a ‘perspective’ vi...
Located in Matanzas, a Chilean coastal town renowned for water sports, Casa Morla is a sculptural volume with clear geometries. The design firm Stanaćev Granados has totally designed and supervised the work from Spain, taking advantage of a limited budget. The single-family dwelling has optimised and flexible spaces, distributed over 120 square metres: a living area, d...
Villa Dorte (In Greek: a gift of God) started with a specific goal, blending the boundary between the exterior and interior space. A solution that can define, limit, and open space at the same time. Villa had to harmonize itself with nature, rather than attack and change nature because of it. When placing a building in an area like a paradise, the main task of the buildi...
The twisting towers of Bjarke Ingels Group‘s One High Line stand completed over the streets of West Chelsea, marking a new icon on New York‘s Hudson River skyline. The project introduces both luxury residences and a Faena hotel to the creative neighborhood. Formerly known as the XI, One High Line takes its place along ‘Architecture Row,’ where visitors to the High Line c...
Aiming to blend into its site in the town of Quesa, the long and low-lying home has been finished with a red-hued lime mortar that mimics the surrounding soil. Balzar Arquitectos also preserved as much of the existing planting as possible by designing the house with a linear form that fits within a grid of trees. "The landscape was already wonderful as it was, so when ...
In the urban district of Gondomar, just east of Porto, Portugal, architect Sandra Micaela Casinha has unveiled her latest project, Casa Pátios de Pétalas. Shaped with the gentle curves of a flower, this unique single-family dwelling not only draws inspiration from the surrounding natural environment but also establishes a metaphorical connection with blossoming petals, i...
This refurbishment to an elegant 1920s home marks the first project “of scale,” as Jono Ware puts it, for his recently formed practice, Ware Architects. A composed response to a modest brief, it possesses a grace and restraint that is uncommon to early work by young practices. Situated in Gardenvale, an inner south-eastern suburb of Melbourne, the maisonette is one of tw...
Architect Rosanna Ceravolo was faced with a very tight floor plan when renovating Amber, James and Dusty’s (the couple’s cute cavoodle) tiny Victorian cottage in the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. She didn’t let that deter her, though, and she identified an opportunity to be as innovative as possible. “When size is a factor, it’s helpful to create diversions through bold ...
After an extensive search for the perfect property, they realized that the same old dilapidated house in Even Yehuda was what they were looking for all along, and along with interior designer Adi Aronov, breathed new life into the small, unwelcoming, and uninhabitable old property. "The clients are very cosmopolitan and are very knowledgeable about architecture and des...
The house is located on a rounded, triangular site on Oxford Avenue in Venice Beach. It sits along the path of a former electric streetcar line, which operated in the first half of the 1900s. Royce — who runs LA-based studio M Royce Architecture — designed the Oxford Triangle home for himself and his wife, Farnaz Azmoodeh, who works in the tech industry. The property c...
The design focuses on honest materiality, craftsmanship, and the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces, using carefully selected and handcrafted finishes. The front of the house features defensive architecture for privacy and security, while the back opens up to a large covered terrace for year-round alfresco living. The client wanted a secure, timeless, and in...
Designed as a launchpad for the homeowners’ many outdoor recreation activities, the home is aligned to the edge of a gentle slope. The home has been designed as a long, linear plan punctuated by two wings at either end of the house that reach out into the landscape to capture dramatic views. Elevating the social areas of the home, like the kitchen, dining, and living s...
The heritage character of the original house and the bright but calm feeling of the new addition are harmoniously brought together through subtle detailing, thoughtful material pairings, and a sense of layered encounter. The rear of the home, with its curved design, creates a shaded space underneath that’s been furnished as an outdoor lounge and dining area. The patio ...
Called Na Mime House, the home in the town of Sa Ràpita is a stone's throw from the sea and was designed to dissolve the relationship between interior and exterior spaces. The ground floor of the home features bedrooms and courtyards, whilst the first floor has living spaces connected to an indoor-outdoor walkway. The roof of the home is crowned with a plunge pool. "Th...
The project by Llosa Cortegana Arquitectos is located in Paracas, Peru. Overlooking the immensity of the bay, the home alternates solids and voids on two levels, with covered walkways, glimpses and views of the landscape. Casa Paracas III chooses concrete as its protagonist, a material used to clad the residential building and also visible in the interior. The repetitio...
Almost a decade ago, the clients intended to use the site as an artist's studio space for themselves. Foundations and columns were thus cast at the time, unfortunately, the on-site work was stalled for unforeseen reasons. In 2020, with evolving needs and lifestyles, the artist-clients began using the 5-acre farm for sustainable farming and experimental permaculture pract...
Woven is nestled among trees, on an idyllic spot a few moments from the sandy beaches of Broadstairs on the Kent coast. This is a house designed to immerse its residents in nature; and even at first glance, it is easy to see how. Its author, Giles Miller Studio, wanted to 'break down barriers' with this design, and the house certainly does that, literally and figurativel...
Farmers don’t get an assurance of earning after harvesting. This house handles an issue of rural economy and house. The proposed built form is an experiment to explore the idea of expanding the house. This resembles with farmer’s attitude, where he compromises on essential things because of uncertainty and tends to complete them partly. The proposed house is composed of...
Australian architecture practice JDA Co. constructs a climate-resilient residence on the rugged fringes of Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef. Located on Lizard Island, the project emerged from the client’s aspiration to build ‘the greatest reef house in the world’. Employing a design that harmonizes with the surroundings, the house showcases a resilient exterior crafted fr...
Cape Town-based KLG Architects designs a small cottage that emerges as a tranquil retreat nestled against the mountain backdrop of Betty’s Bay, South Africa. Conceived as a getaway home, the structure faces the vast expanse of the sea as the discreet architecture fuses with the landscape. Watson Cottage consists of two distinct forms, the living wing, and the bedroom win...
Completed in 2023, the house – entitled Élément Tremblant – is a 1,400-square foot (130-square metre) retreat that recalls the glitz of the region's classic ski culture with a contemporary twist. "The suave adventurous spirit of the early pioneers like Stan Ferguson and Hans Falkner, as well as 1940’s après-ski paintings…served as inspiration for the design." Stephane G...
To complement the surrounding neighborhood, they designed the house to have planters that line the exterior. The planters help the home merge seamlessly with the environment, while also making it stand out in its design. The home is based on an H-shaped plan wherein all the spaces have three external walls, creating opportunities for indoor/outdoor living. Large canti...
While residents were still reeling from the devastation, Steve Marshall, an expert on mass timber, and Jonathan Kusel, executive director of the Sierra Institute, a local nonprofit focused on community revitalization and the environment, came up with an idea: what if the institute facilitated the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT), an engineered-wood product, to fast-tr...
The eye-catching exterior design also includes a twisting roof created as a result of two overlapping shapes. The exterior of the house is clad in a single material, a custom ceramic tile covering that wraps the entire building. This customized multicolored glazed tile cladding represents the transitions in the landscape, from dune landscape to polder, and the soil lay...
The client: When we signed the contract for the design, the client was a single neurosurgeon with a fiancé. He knew what he wanted, asking for bold angular shapes with a distinct muscular style. He also had a plan for his future family with 3 children and asked me to design 3 bedrooms for the children with a master bedroom for the couple. The space program in the end bec...
The first idea is to provide a rooftop view that is blocked by the building itself. A wormhole-like, diagonal, floor-piercing staircase starts from the roadside leading to the balcony on the 2nd floor providing a great view. This diagonal blackhole wormhole staircase is designed as an offering, an offering to the public, like the offering of a shaded arch by Louis Khan a...
From a very preliminary stage of the process the design team actively intervened, namely in the development of a concept based on: . the definition of mixed-use program, Hotel, and Concert Hall. . the reuse of the structural configuration of the existing buildings reproducing, the new construction, and the three volumes of the former buildings. . maintaining the buildin...
