The architect’s description This residence, located in a noble and leafy suburb in western Sao Paulo, is on a flat and deep site, with the main premise of taking the most advantage of the existing green area at the back of the site. The spaces are distributed across four floors, including the basement, so the extended program could be concentrated in a very compact are...
The project description from Stephenson Design Collective A small home in the residential neighborhood of Ballard in Seattle, WA was carefully dismantled by hand to save and salvage every piece of available material in order to create the Lark House. The existing home contained a full height basement that was inspected and reused as the foundation of the new home in or...
The architect’s description Located on the Silver Strand Beach in Oxnard, this house responds to extraordinary site conditions as a progressive revealing of a sculpted interior. The bottom level is a mix of colored glass tiles that gives the appearance of lightness and incandescence. Cantilevering on 3 sides, the top level is sculpted to express openings and finished q...
About the project The neighborhood where architect Pitsou Kedem designed a home for himself and his family was established in the 1950’s by army veterans and can be characterized by buildings with low silhouettes and horizontal lines set in a rich grove of eucalyptus trees. Kedem’s home was designed to blend in with the architectural characteristics of the other home...
The approach for the renovation and extension of the Hopetoun Road Residence is to retain the existing structure as an anchoring element, adding a series of pavilions underneath a floating copper roofline that wraps around the original building. Embracing the client’s desire to maintain a fairly conventional residential structure, the design strengthens the form by cr...
The property is also currently listed on the market with CBRE Residential. The narrow deep plan of this tall terraced late 19th century building was ill-suited to its previous use as offices, with escape distances pre-determining the necessity for the centrally located lift and stair core that sub-divided the floor plate into small inflexible work spaces. This configur...
The designer’s description The apartment of 70 square meters (753 square feet), located in a newly built building in a new district of Brasilia, was designed for a young couple. Originally, the property was distributed into well-defined environments, including living room, kitchen, laundry area, two bedrooms and a toilet in the social area. The new design should addres...
The project description When one of Alex’s cousins needed a house, he approached Alex to design his family’s Bedford Park home, giving Alex an opportunity to put his interests into practice. The family sought a new home that fit aesthetically with the neighbourhood; to protect the very rare and mature magnolia and Japanese maple trees on the site; to create a house tha...
The architect’s description The family had lived in this early 1900’s Villa for several years before embarking on alterations. It was a typical villa layout, rooms running down each side of a central hallway with a view to the laundry, toilet and kitchen areas at the rear. These received the best late sun, but were nestled up against a retaining wall holding up the ban...
The description from the designers The 2200 sq. ft. residence is located on a severe hillside site in Malibu overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The project is an extensive remodel of an existing post-and-beam home in need of a structural, programmatic and environmental upgrade. The residence is re-envisioned for the 21st century. The existing roof geometry is accentuated c...
The task was given to Philip Stejskal Architecture to create a two-storey home addition that included an upper level dedicated to the clients art studio. A few words from Philip Stejskal The project at 210 South Terrace comprised alterations, though mainly additions, to a 1930’s bungalow in Fremantle. The owners wanted to create a self-sufficient extension to the rear,...
The project description from Pleysier Perkins Accommodating the slope of the site as a terraced floor plan and landscape, this 5 bedroom family home extends around a central courtyard soccer pitch and pool. Strong horizontal canopies combine with a vertical split faced concrete core to create a home combining intimacy, volume and sheltered openness.
The architect’s description Clad in dramatic burnt timber, and the ochre tones of weathered steel sheets, this holiday house is sure to satisfy the family’s brief for a beautiful house taking full advantage of the natural features of the site. The main living areas of the house soar out towards the panoramic water views, giving the house a dynamic and striking appearan...
Alpha’s distinctive design and style which sets it apart from other developments. Its hexagonal pod-like façade creates an environmental screen which controls light and frames the views, allowing maximum exposure as well as privacy. The seven storey building encompasses a selection of one bedroom and two bedroom apartments and retail/commercial spaces. The top levels con...
The designer’s description MIA Design Studio was commissioned to redesign the mock up house of the Indochina Villas Saigon; a prime lifestyle community consisting of 114 luxury villas set in a strategically located 8 hectare parcel of land in Ho Chi Minh City. The entire concept has been thoughtfully designed to harmoniously integrate with the surrounding tropical land...
The designer’s description As can be said of most Eichlers, this was a great house to begin with. By means of the subtle rather than the grand, we strove to re-invigorate the modesty, simplicity and clarity of the original design. At the scale of site our two greatest concerns were the typical Eichler austerity to street frontage and this model’s want of an atrium or c...
With an unused fireplace blocking views to an under-loved but otherwise reasonably-sized backyard, combined with generic interior rooms, the main design strategy was to eliminate barriers between spaces and incorporate exterior zones into the perception of interior space. This was achieved through simple, but consistent materials that run from inside to outside, and thro...
1- House Description. From the conception of the project, we sought to create a different concept of beach house through the materials and spatial composition. For this purpose, we took into account the labor resources and construction techniques of the site, optimized by specialists, to carry out the project, resulting in a house made entirely of wood, bamboo and tha...
This draws natural light deep into the floor plates and enriches the new residential use. Located in a north-west London courtyard tucked between a Victorian terrace and main railway lines, this landlocked site presented a great design challenge. Our task was to convert and remodel a run-down industrial compound from the 1950’s into contemporary residential accommoda...
The original building was a garment factory, and is historically protected, thus the extent of the refurbishment was limited to strictly interior improvements, with the exception of a duplex penthouse addition to the roof. The interiors are rich with wood, steel, and concrete, recalling the original industrial function of the building. The duplex penthouse revolves aroun...
On the boarder of the Upper East Side Historic District, the 210,000 SF building is listed in the national register of historical places, and is currently under consideration for New York City Landmark status. The renovation included re-pointing the façade as well as a complete window replacement and enlargement, which added dramatic French casement windows to maximize n...
Major improvements were made to a total of 215 dwellings during the period of March 2010 until the start of July 2011. With the renovation of the complex at Middellaan, accessibility and security have been considerably improved, with adaptations to entrance halls and new signposting. The dwellings now comply with the requirements of the Police Hallmark Secure Housing...
Located near the shore of Long Island’s Gold Coast, this light-filled home combines a renovated 19th century farmhouse with a new wood and glass addition cantilevered above an existing stone wall. A new terraced garden wraps around the extension connecting the lower and upper yards. Some key features include: – Custom board-formed concrete fireplace separates the livi...
The architect’s description Lake Wendouree is a man-made water body that has become the landscaped heart of the Victorian gold rush city of Ballarat just 120 kilometres east of Melbourne Australia. Significant nineteenth century homes around and near The Lake have demolished over the years and routinely replaced with homes which fail to acknowledge the unique surroundin...
On the fringe of Melbourne’s inner suburbs, this new family home sits in an established residential street of Victorian villas and Californian bungalows. From the footpath, the Fairfield Hacienda with its angled roof fits into the landscape of single-level homes, effortlessly picking up the street’s original pattern of hipped and gabled roof forms. A closer look however...
This house in Buenos Aires, Argentina, designed by BAK Architects, has a room divider made of concrete, and it’s hanging from the ceiling. Even though the whole house is made of concrete, it’s still surprising to see a large amount of concrete being suspended from the ceiling like this.
The designer’s description This is the new house of a family based in Tel Aviv, who purchased the plot of land adjacent to their home of the past 20 years. The old house also stands on the same plot, but it was not possible to unite the buildings. The designer faced the challenge of planning a new house that would harmonize with the old one and create a visual and func...
The project description With clean lines and a minimalist aesthetic, there’s a distinct resort feel to this home design, created to complement the sweeping coastal views and unique topography of our client’s City Beach block. Designed to embrace the vistas and northern light, yet provide privacy from the street, this intelligent home will be a genuine sanctuary. Eleva...
In the first part of the project, the architects coordinated the design with the architecture in the surrounding area and, in particular, the architecture of the church in this area. In the second part of the project, a link was made with the white dwellings in the immediate vicinity of the school. In the third part of the project, named 'Kwadrant B', a site was allocate...
The Place It is a lot in a Country Club founded in 1950, to which the years have added the incalculable value of a splendid forestation. A combination of different species of trees and bushes provide scenic value to the place throughout the year. The lot to intervene has neighbors only on the sides, since his backyard is geared towards a wooded common area with per...
To achieve this, spaces were arranged as boxes that descend along the slope. This approach defines four distinct levels within each home. The juxtaposition of the boxes and the relationships between them create adjacencies of public and private space. The interweaving of public and private is the foundation of the system, granting a sense of functional, constructive and ...
A simple rhythmic twist, achieved by transposition of the vertices on either side of a finite axis imparts dynamism and drama to the façade. Avery restrained palette of locally sourced natural brick and exposed concrete finish further emphasizes the massing and gives the building its unique personality. The idea for the façade was conceived as a solution to the const...
C.F. Møller Architects have recently submitted planning for two residential developments in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire for the Rothschild Foundation. Responding to an ambi-tious brief, the project creates an organic extension to the village that offers a variety of high-quality sustainable homes. The village of Waddesdon is a community with strong roots and a dynamic...
The property was rebuilt as new to include a new basement and provide extra accommodation. The new accommodation is set out on basement, ground, 1st and 2nd floors. And lays claim to 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a living room, kitchen and dining area, and fully equipped cinema room. A new roof and accommodation area was constructed and the works also comprise of a small ...
The client wanted to have a family friendly design that would accommodate them as empty-nesters when the two teenagers leave for college within four years of construction completion – as well as accommodate future generations and frequent visitors. The main design idea is a group of public rooms and spaces arranged around a south-facing courtyard, which acts as a lar...
The designer’s description The space is designed in minimalist Scandinavian eco aesthetics with industrial elements. The ground floor of this three story penthouse includes an entrance hall, spacious living room, dining area, kitchen, guest bathroom and laundry area under the stairs. The second floor houses three bedrooms (nursery, master and guest bedrooms) and a sha...
