The 6,000-square-foot (557 square metres) family home, called Modern Texas Prefab, is situated on a scenic site bordering a lake in Austin, Texas' state capital. Aamodt Plumb Architects – which has offices in both Texas and Massachusetts – divided the house up into two wings: a two-storey block for sleeping and a single-storey block for dining, entertainment and recre...
Prior to the renovation, the Clapton Warehouse was divided into small separate rooms that were subject to little natural daylight. "Before the refurbishment, the space did not function very well and the inner rooms were too dark," Sadie Snelson told Dezeen. "It suffered from damp problems, with condensation on the windows." The team removed all dividing walls to...
Bell Phillips was commissioned by the city's Royal Borough of Greenwich to develop a model for public housing, and it has so far been used to construct 22 properties for social rent across six sites. The single-storey dwellings make more productive use of land that previously contained garages, providing homes of an appropriate size for people over the age of 60. A...
Located just outside Newcastle in County Down, House at Maghera is a large residence for a family of five. Their brief was for a bright and spacious home that wouldn't feel out of place in its rural village setting. To achieve this, architects Kieran McGonigle and Aidan McGrath designed a house comprising two wings, each with gabled profiles. The ends of these blocks ...
The clients, a young couple, asked locally-based Lozano to transform a property on the periphery of the city into a home with large living spaces. The existing building was deemed to be of little architectural value, so the team decided to demolish it and replace it with an all-new structure. In an attempt to reduce the cost of redeveloping the two-storey home, the...
The two-storey, 2,200-square-foot (204 square metres) house retains the basic shape of its original design, but its overall form has been simplified. Waechter Architecture's goal for the renovation was to create a "modern sculpture," according to the firm. The red colour, which the architects chose with the client, "gives the house a strong character and identity,"...
Kyodo House is designed to be as sustainable as possible, both in its layout and in the materials chosen to build it. For the facade, Sandwich and Team Low-Energy selected wooden offcuts. Drawing inspiration from the work of artist and Sandwich founder Kohei Nawa, the team chose to fix wooden lengths to the walls at an angle, creating a textured surface of varying ton...
The three-bedroom property was designed by Melbourne studio Glow Design Group for a couple with one child and another due soon. They asked for a contemporary, energy-efficient home that would make the most of its views across open farmland in the small town of Trentham, just over an hour's drive northwest of Melbourne. "They did not so much have set plans in mind o...
The addition to a home in the city's Crouch End neighbourhood was designed by Alexander Martin Architects to replace a two-storey extension that failed to create an appropriate connection between the original rooms and the garden. "The design emerged from issues with efficiency and connectivity within the original layout," explained Martin, whose previous projects inc...
London-based De Rosee Sa designed the 35-square-metre Woodland Cabin to function as a picnic venue, guesthouse or art studio, but didn't want the structure to look too new. This led to a design for a rustic wooden structure, which features an all-black exterior, a steeply pitched roof and a smoking chimney. The building is even pictured with a broomstick propped up ag...
The farmhouse is typical of vernacular architecture in Switzerland's Engadine valley. It originally incorporated residential spaces towards the front, where it faces the village centre, and an area for agricultural purposes at the rear. Baumhauer focused on expanding the existing residential programme into the redundant barn at the back of the building in a way that i...
nano rescues the neighborhood with the ‘urban vessel’ residence. the home’s design carries three traditions spawning from the vernacular ‘nagaya’ style: the linear site from land division, the residential space between two walls, and the gable roof, which sits over the two walls. as per tradition, the ‘urban vessel’ fuses elements of the past, the traditional, and modern...
the renovation has resulted in a new single family residence as well as an office located within the rugged timber walls of the historic structure. the overall form was maintained so as to respect the architecture that marked a period of time in basel, however markedly contemporary elements hint at the updated use while still paying homage to the existing vernacular. ...
Local architect Abraham Cota Paredes and his studio designed the seemingly windowless House to the Sky for a neighbourhood on the edge of Guadalajara's Spring Forest. It features a top-heavy form, which created space at the front of the building for a secluded courtyard. This courtyard garden is screened behind a board-marked concrete wall at the front of the house...
Designed by local studio Alts Design Office, Maibara House was designed to offer its residents some spaces that are completely private, and some that allow them to chat to their neighbours. The largest section of the 124-square-metre building is located on the northern side of the site. Coated externally with a textured white render, it presents a blank windowless wal...
The architects – who have recently formed a studio named Par-Do – were tasked with completely overhauling the ageing building, which sits between a road and a vineyard on the outskirts of the Portuguese town. Their approach involved inserting a new structure behind the traditional stone walls, leaving the exterior of the building largely unchanged. This made it possib...
Rather than placing a yard at the front of the house, studio co-founders Akio Nakasa and Teppei Amano, designed the house to site lengthwise on the plot. This allowed them to create a sheltered parking space under the building and a private driveway alongside. A wide opening for a garage is located nearest to the road, while a second more pedestrian-friendly entran...
Bangkok-based studio Ekar Architects designed the house, named Baan Rim Kao, for a couple with one child. It is built on vacant land next to the Mae-Kao canal in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. One of the owners runs a cafe in the city, and the other is a piano teacher, so the architects were also asked to create a dedicated room inside the house for music classes, as ...
named the ‘howe allan house’ the existing structure is comprised on an early twentieth century arts and crafts bungalow with a generous back yard. the design approach sees the construction of a new two-storey contemporary structure containing the kitchen, living, dining area and connecting them to the the three new children’s bedrooms on the upper level. this merging ...
The concrete cellar levels the house on a gently sloping plain in the Fonte Boa area, which is ringed by the Jerumelo, Sicó and Espinhal mountains. Portuguese architect João Mendes Ribeiro designed The Fonte Boa House based on local typology, creating a slender white volumes with a traditional pitched roof. While the upper storeys of the building are covered in wh...
based on a 250 square meter plot, the refined design draws upon an understated material palette consisting of recycled red brick, raw cement sheet panels and timber. characterized by its minimal exterior which stands as an abstract yet engaging element on the residential street, the upper level windows are articulated with operable perforated shutters which forms a se...
the getaway features twelve lodges which have been carefully organized and distributed on the grounds of the site to ensure privacy for the guests, and at the same time, frame sweeping views. clad in procured lenga wood – a local species of beech – the design of the rectangular volumes were influenced by traditional patagonia shelters and ranching outposts which natu...
the structure consisted of a barn and stable, semi collapsed and in need of significant structural repair. after repairing the crumbing walls with a reinforced concrete foundation, the new building houses a bedroom and bathroom on the ground level and a living room, kitchen, and mezzanine level with space for two additional beds. upon completion, the client purchased...
The wonderful two-volume timber dwelling opens up toward its surroundings through large openings and terraces, drawing nature inside - all while providing optimal levels of accessibility. The architects renovated parts of an existing structure and added two floating volumes-one comprising bedrooms and the other predominantly functioning as the main living area. The ar...
Built in a vineyard, the house rises subtly over the vegetation so that inhabitants can see the nearby valley and Andes mountain range, while still blending harmoniously with the landscape. The architects, a4estudio, took their inspiration from a hollowed-out log to create a home that offers enviable views and unobtrusive design. According to the architects, “The proj...
Reconciling the owner’s artistic and functional needs, Feature House boasts various experimental features such as green areas, artwork, chinoiseries, smart automated systems and a moonroof. The welcoming “triple space” functions as a void topped with a moonroof which allows natural light to reach the interior space and is controlled by an automatic system. Various orient...
visualized as two individual volumes, the client primarily needed two spaces: one for privacy and the other solely as an inviting communal area. standing as a monolithic, white volume with no windows on the front façade, the two-storey building holds the family’s private quarters. small, square windows have instead, been organized on the side walls to allow light in b...
composed of timber; OSB panels have been used on the walls and pine applied onto the ceilings. the container-like structure is defined by its textural qualities and use of earthy hues on its façade, allowing it to harmonize with its green backdrop. sliding doors from the terrace open into the spacious kitchen and living spaces, establishing a constant relationship betwee...
The designer’s description Manshausen Island is situated in the Steigen Archipelago off the coast of Northern Norway. The Island´s position between dramatic mountains and the Barents Sea is in itself the inspiration for celebrated Polar Explorer Børge Ousland´s newest adventure; an adventure and exploration resort. The resort was planned and laid out in consideration ...
to take full advantage of the location, the building is completely closed on the west side, where it faces the street and on the north side which is a vacant lot. on the other hand, it is wide open on the east side, overlooking the park. this composition can shut out the noise and the views from the frontal street, adding privacy to the house. slender pillars were us...
toying with the rules of proportion and measure, the architect references how mankind has built pyramids, temples and cathedrals all according to the guidelines of bilateral symmetry. in an attempt to subvert these strict rules, ‘DS house’ seeks to induce more excitement from its asymmetrical and imperfect form. ‘the façade of this imposing residence reflects the ten...
mcconnell has carefully cut large scale teeth and eyes from foam core boards and painted the forms with a hauntingly hyper-realistic quality. unsuspecting trick-or-treaters enter the residence through a sharp set of pointed fangs that line the porch, while eight bloodshot, purple eyes survey the situation from overhead. by night, a spooky green glow subtly illuminates t...
The designer’s description This home is designed to express northwest native cedar continuing from the inside out. The structure of the living area also flows smoothly from the exterior to the interior. The large kitchen with expansive island is ideal for entertaining. This home features timeless materials to ensure that it ages gracefully. The deck extends across the...
A large disk, with a mirror on the surface, slides across to reveal the laundry chute that goes straight to the laundry room on a lower floor.
The designer’s description Conjoined to its immediate neighbor on one side, this semi-detached house in Singapore separates from its neighbour at the other, by a mere 4 meters. Local planning regulations stipulates this minimum 4 meter wide airspace, which often becomes the maximum as owners more often than not, build to the broadest allowable width on the typicall...
The designer’s description This wonderful home has been designed with a holistic approach, creating positive spaces to suit a contemporary lifestyle. Once a single story 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom house, this simple Victorian has been transformed into a double story 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, modern yet classic Albert Park Home. Spatial planning was the key driver in the...
