Bisected by a vertical atrium that opens on to the lake, the essence of the design is a concrete floor with a fireplace at its center that creates a place to mingle. As our brothers relish the possibilities and pleasures offered by a leisure society of skis, snowshoes, fishing rods, mud, luggage, grocery bags… the mundane vanishes when they enter the building. Playi...
The clients had long cherished the dream of building themselves a home in the heart of nature. Surrounded by mature hemlock and deciduous trees, the home is meant to pay tribute to the living forest, with the driveway located between rocky outcrops. The house is clad in eastern white cedar, which was pretreated with a product that accelerates the greying process, l...
Planned for a site in the new Ecocité district of Grenoble in France, the residential complex has been developed over the past eight years alongside Bouygues construction. The ABC concept strives to meet high aspirations of sustainability. A stands for autonomous. The project targets water and energy self-sufficiency and optimized waste management. By mixing renewabl...
Located on an elevated wedge-shaped site in a relatively new subdivision, the Ruby Ridge House borders two suburban streets and has a simple, mono-pitched roof and curve-edged, cedar-clad exterior siding. The design of the house allows the homeowners to enjoy their space without the sense of being overlooked. Board-form concrete contrasts with the wood, and both ma...
One of the key details of the wood wall is the inclusion of five shelving niches that are partially embedded into the wall. The metal niches, which are finished in a deep green, have a rounded shape, creating a softer element for the wood wall. The wood wall also hides a doorway that connects to the private areas of the home, while the kitchen can be closed off fro...
The exterior is clad in three materials: onyx brick, white stucco and Douglas fir wood paneling. All three help the home blend into its surroundings. The home features a second floor living space with floor-to-ceiling glass windows that let show off the greenery of the surrounding trees. The large glass doors open out to a stairwell that leads to the roof. The antique c...
Also seen in the bedroom are wood cabinets that hide the heating elements under the window, and wrap around onto the wall, acting as a headboard for the bed. A wood bed frame is made from the same material, and both design elements are lit with LED lights. By highlighting the bed frame, it gives the appearance that the bed is floating. The headboard lines the length o...
The three-level home has an exterior that’s been clad with Blackbutt timber and full-height windows on the north-east facade, while the west facade features large eaves and slot windows. A cantilever suspended 8 feet (2.5m) from the main bedroom hovers above decking to establish volume and allow views of the nearby harbor. Inside the home, there’s high ceilings, an...
The understated yet richly textured interiors reflect the owner, an art-collecting professional young woman who moved to New York at the height of the pandemic, and interior designer Sandra Weingort’s shared love for the understated aesthetics of mid-century design. Originally, various grey tones made the two-bedroom apartment feel uninspiring and cold – the bad lightin...
The home is located on a challenging lot with steep terrain. Lead architect Barry Condon stated, “This was no easy project, but I’m passionate about solving the unique challenges that are presented with each new site and client brief.” “The clients’ brief was to create a family home that would capitalize on the views to the lake and mountains and which would also have...
Located at the top of a hill that overlooks the neighboring villages, the house extension has a geometric shape with two horizontal slabs, which were placed on a base of locally-sourced stone. The architects worked with both concrete and steel to create the expansive upper portion of the house, which allowed for the creation of overhangs. The white finish also contras...
Starting at the top of the yard, there’s a swimming pool, covered outdoor space, and BBQ area located directly off the living room and kitchen. Wide stairs guide users from the house and swimming pool, down to the driveway and housekeeper quarters. Along the way down (or up) the stairs, there are dedicated garden areas within retaining walls, along with places for ...
The bedroom features a dark grey headboard that matches the upholstered bed frame and bedding. On the opposite side of the headboard, there’s a small curved desk design that perfectly lines up with the edge of the window curtains. By having the desk behind the bed, it provides a dedicated area for a small home office. Also, by having the desk next to the window, it...
The house, which almost blends into the jungle surroundings with its lush green roof, has a dark exterior made from burnt teak planks. Upon arrival, there’s no windows to be seen on the structure, which was done to create privacy for the home owners. The other side of the 85 foot (26m) long house is filled with perforated metal screens that open to reveal each room. E...
Designed with the ambition of being the world’s greenest residential building, the ‘urban forest’ project features a host of sustainable design strategies alongside a densely-forested vertical garden. Designed for Aria Property Group, the program of the 30-story building includes 382 apartments, a two-story rooftop with garden and residential amenities, and an open pu...
Starting at one end, there’s a built-in window seat with a bookshelf. In the corner of the room, there’s a reading nook with benches and white wood slats that cover the windows for privacy. Lighting along the ceiling helps to create a really bright space, while in both the window seat and the reading nook, the white wood slats can be opened to easily access the window...
Surrounded by tropical trees in the state of Bahia, the beach house — photographed here by Fernando Guerra — is elevated on a wooden deck that supports five enclosed volumes. The entire deck is covered by a permeable eucalyptus pergola supported by 14 laminated wood frames. Both the deck and the overhead canopy are punctured by several trees that provide residents with a...
Stainless steel, a material not often seen in the world of bathrooms, features strongly in this one as it covers the walls and curves onto the ceiling. Glass partitions separate the dual showers from the rest of the bathroom, while a large skylight above adds an abundance of natural light, which also reflects off the small white tiles that cover the curved wall. A ...
Central to the various areas of the apartment like the dining room, living room, and home office, the TV can be turned depending on what area needs it at that time. An added benefit of having a rotating TV, is that the back of the frame that holds the TV in place, can also be used as a dry erase board for creative minds to draw on. The frame is wide enough to have ...
The commission was to create a distinctive building as a monument in a context exactly located on the city entrance. Formation of the concept was to consider contextual architecture with the least influence on the virgin garden and to seek for close relationship with the natural environment. Finally, a villa was designed and built named Grey Villa which not only essentia...
The focus of the design was to create unusually elegant spaces and interiors through a meticulous composition of horizontal and vertical lines. The planning features opulent spaces and amenities and the finishes are carefully selected to make a unique statement of life exceptionally well lived. The result is a relaxing and elegant sanctuary that spaces luxury and style. ...
We won a pitch 3 years ago in which they asked for the solution for a building with a disruptive solution for a caring environment. It should include 36 care homes and a large academy in which innovations in care could be tested in order to keep updating the 36 homes. The existing village, in which Mies Bouwman guided the famous fundraising campaign via TV, was built by ...
Sequence 1: The mountainous location of "Mosha", as a "garden-city" in the foothill of Damavand — which has pleasant summers but cold and harsh winters — formed our initial design idea, and led us to an integrated/ homogeneous metal cover; a material which has been used in the indigenous architecture of the region for many years. In the east elevation, the cover has been...
This modern oriental concrete, glass and wood luxurious villa was built to an unconventional, cultured active lady on her mid 70s and her family, to serve as a retreat and a gathering point for all of them. It is located in an exclusive gated community on the outskirts of Goiânia, full of valleys and rich native vegetation. The main concerns of the architect were, in ...
Evoking the lush landscape of Beverly Hills, the scheme becomes a “hillside village” with residential units “growing” from the building’s living green wall. Peaking above the landscaped envelope, a cluster of white façaded, irregular-shaped windows and gabled-roof structures create a dynamic neighborhood, and a playful, witty, though simple homage to the iconic hillsides...
Refinement is the order of the day in this elegantly reappointed 1870s Victorian house, thanks to a comprehensive overhaul and restoration by the Melbourne studio Inarc. Set in Studley Park, a long-established suburb near to the city’s twisting Yarra River, the house sits amongst what were once market gardens and small farms established to feed the city in its early year...
Continuing his campaign to bring light to those living without access to the electrical grid, Eliasson then unveiled the little sun diamond followed by the little sun foundation and a collaboration with IKEA featuring solar-powered products to be released in 2021. Almost ten years later, the little sun project continues to inspire creatives around the world. Led by Mo...
The house is a true escapist from the bustling city of Jakarta, forming an eco-conscious sanctuary, innately relaxing and healing for a better living. The south-facing façade is potentially maximized by having a living area faces towards the east, bringing enormous positive energy from the east sun, and bigger peripheral view to the east side with lush scenery. The te...
This pushed the architect to create a workable solution for this family of 4. Client's first brief was to limit land usage for building as to provide maximum outdoor landscape capacity and the ease at which future development can be planned. The presence of indoor landscape was also deemed to be of a necessity, due to client's affinity towards plants and greenery in gene...
Most fundamentally, the design response seeks to actively reposition the home within its unique site, thereby strengthening and celebrating the bonds of the everyday architectural experience within its immediate, lived-in landscape. Period homes are often typified by disparate, compartmentalised spaces, lacking vital connection to the outdoors. To this end, the origin...
Originally set in the Philippine context, the proposal aims to combat the vulnerability of waterfront areas in the face of harsh natural calamities, as well as the lack of reliable power infrastructure in these far-flung regions. Coastal communities are ‘caught in the cross fire between the scarcity of land and resources, and the rising tides and storm surges brought...
The project, designed by Foster + Partners with Gensler serving as executive architect, includes two greenery-filled residential towers, a 10-story hotel, and a four-story building with boutique stores and a casual dining pavilion. The entire development will be surrounded by 4.5 acres of publicly accessible botanical gardens and a 3.5-acre private garden for the develop...
Surrounded by pine trees, the wood clad house named ‘Villa Tonden’, is composed of three archetypical house shaped volumes. Large black-framed sliding glass doors connect the outdoor terraces with the interior spaces. Inside, the minimalist kitchen, dining area, and living room all share the same space, while the roof structure has been left exposed. Located off...
The interior of the dome received a complete remodel, taking the house down to the studs as there were issues with heating and electrical, and it also had dark wood paneling throughout with wall to wall carpet. The newly updated interior features radiant heat, bright white walls, and modern furnishings throughout. The fireplace, which sits next to a large section of w...
The client requested a home that would have “architecture that is unusual, beautiful, and does not make you feel old in time”. The result is a house that has unique curves, and is open to the trees. The small house was built using materials like local wood and clay, and crafted using traditional building techniques. Dark wood shingles cover the curved exterior, while ...
However, 470 Columbus and West 83rd Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is about to get some new, Passive House-certified apartments that will put sustainability front and center on the block. Designed by award-winning BKSK Architects, Charlotte of the Upper West Side, as the complex is named, will house seven apartments, each with four bedrooms with en suite baths an...
