With minimal intervention to the front façade, the drama is reserved for the rear, where a smart two-story extension creates a strong visual link between the two, 'making the building look like one house as it was originally intended,' say the architects. Internally, a central feature staircase, clad exclusively in stained timber, is positioned perpendicular to the pa...
He's gesturing to the upstairs level of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian house that now sits on two acres of the museum's vast Ozark woodland site, but could just as easily be speaking metaphorically. Having been transplanted - in trucks full of carefully catalogued pieces - some 1,250 miles from its original site in Millstone, New Jersey and meticulously reconst...
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 The Bungalows are part of a complex which combines various attractions; walkways, gardens, vegetable gardens, swimming pool, gazebos and a path that leads to the beach. All bungalows face the sea. The porch is located facing the sea, hovering over the landscape covered by a pergola and wooden beams on the sides for a feeling of intimacy. A...
the ground floor includes a parking lot, yard, and entrance area, with a gym and other auxiliary spaces placed in the basement. design was primarily focused on simplicity, and the avoidance of over-embellishment and complexity. ‘andarzgoo’ is located in a narrow alley, with chaotically constructed buildings surrounding it on all sides. ayeneh office wanted to disconne...
the design, carried out by japanese studio NAP architects, is directly informed by the characteristics of the site. the footprint meanders between existing trees to minimize the need for removing native vegetation, resulting in a plan made up of clustered spaces oriented on different axes. the foundation of the house is raised off the ground which helps weatherproof the ...
david chipperfield architects have completed a unique residential project which brings the built and natural environment together in the realization of the apartment buildings. seemingly floating atop of the marshland and water gardens, the volumes are reminiscent of the local village buildings in xixi, as the apartments have also been placed on top of stone plinths....
Conceived for a retired couple, the open and accessible design integrates the living space with the rear garden to create a well-lit domestic extension. Comprised of two floating volumes, the addition formally designates the bedroom to the west and the main (common) space to the east. The two wings gradually diverge from the original structure to generate a glass-clad fi...
By simply employing a grid layout and elegant finishes for the hardware-free fronts, the kitchen appears as a paneled focal or art wall. But, at the touch of a button, the central portion’s face raises, revealing a sleek countertop that provides ample prep space and is outfitted with a sink and induction cooktop. Integrated lighting, cantilevered wall shelves or racks, a...
The 1st and 2nd floor provide a parking space and 3 apartment units, and the 3rd and 4th floor hold the owner’s residential space. There is a pocket park across the south side street. The building is intended to open up to this pocket park, at the same time limiting the eyes from the street level by creating 3 layers of hook shaped exterior walls setted on the facade....
Located in the Prati, a neighborhood in Rome inserted in an urban fabric of 20th century, the renovation of a 60 sm apartment is directly conceived from the client’s objective aiming to maximize the usability of the existing space. Eliminating the strong separation of living and service spaces accessible from the dark corridor in the previous floor plan configuration,...
It’s a single block -three storey- linear house, with no fixed programme. With the conformable function concept, it helps maximizing the available area to be adjusted according to the activities of the family. Each level contains more than one programme that are connected by a big slide-able walls that allows the family to control the privacy and adjust the space and ...
IN ITS MIDST FLOWS A RIVER There is no mention of bilateral symmetry. In Greek, summetria quite simply means “proportion” or “measure”. But since ancient times, sensible to balance and stability, mankind has built edifices that adopt the rules of bilateral symmetry: pyramids, temples, cathedrals, etc., along with vases, bifaces and steles. Yet too perfect symmetry induc...
The area is in a relatively new housing development in a developing suburban area, and its surrounding environment includes extensive fields and farmhouses. This site belongs to a regulated planning area, meaning that an unobstructed view of the landscape is guaranteed unless city planning regulations are changed. In studying the situation, it did not seem appropriate...
Villa K, located in Thüringen, is the first German project for Paul de Ruiter Architects. The realization of a sustainable villa, discrete and integrated in the natural environment, was the wish of the client. The result is a straightforward, but innovative residence built from only glass, steel and concrete. Living space The sustainable house is oriented towards t...
Say the designers, “It has a complete infrastructure to enable them to stay without ever getting the feeling that they are a nuisance. Separate kitchen with bar/dining table, on the contrary gives them sufficient facilities for the preparation of home cuisine and the opportunity to become the host for a moment.” “The apartment is changed from the original plan, bathro...
Says Addadi, “As the conversion required the creation of a new staircase to the loft, we designed a combined solution that incorporated the staircase and bookcase into a single element.” “A major challenge was the size of the first floor landing, which was only 160cm wide; we aimed to achieve a sense of lightness in this space, despite the introduction of such a large...
Situated on a large tree-filled site, the house is occupied by a family with three children – the specific needs of the family formed the basis of the project. Planning restrictions on the site called for a careful and minimal approach and this lead to the idea of extending the house upwards by adding a series of roof buildings. Extending the project this way adds ...
The renovated apartment, which was finished in 2015 and is now home to a young business couple and their prominent collection of contemporary art, was given only slight alterations to the initial floor plan originally drafted in the 1940’s, such as the glass and metal doors (made by the studio) to connect the dining area to the kitchen. Otherwise, the existing marble wal...
The spaces featured here are from the architects at Leqb Architecture. Though each unique in style, the utilize neutral, dark color palettes throughout spaces, creating livable homes of all sizes. These colors truly allow for the occupants of the home to leave their own mark on the design, through the things and people they cherish, rather than through throw pillows and ...
The home has an open plan dining/living area, that allows the parents to keep an eye on the children from their offices behind the glass and aluminium partitions seen on the left. The home has a combined dining room and kitchen, with the dining room kept bright, and the kitchen featuring darker materials to define the spaces. Sculptural black pendant lights create ...
To ensure the former and take advantage of the latter, the house has been built in a U shape, with all spaces arranged around a courtyard while turning its back to neighbouring buildings and facing the farms and fields that stretch beyond. The house keeps with the proportions of the pitched-roof neighbouring residences with a sloping profile on the back, but stands ou...
Further, the comparison between the three spaces gives a great sense of how the style expands, contracts, and adapts to fit different size spaces. Take a look inside these small, medium, and large homes and channel your inner Goldilocks to find the one that might suit your tastes. The first home is awash in white for a fresh, stylish feel. Natural light streams in fro...
When you enter the home, you are greeted by an open floor plan with the kitchen to the left, and the living room to the right. Connecting the open spaces is the hanging tree that immediately creates a focal point. Highlighted by the skylight above, the hanging planter is suspended using 4 cables that allow it to appear as though it is floating in space.
Open House, situated in the city's Indies neighbourhood, was transformed by eliminating the entrance hall and placing all functional elements into the piece of furniture that runs along one wall of the ground floor. The space "opened up in the most radical way", Shift co-founder Harm Timmermans told Dezeen. Extending the cabinet by three metres into the private gar...
Set within a 17th-century hotel complex in Japan's Gunma prefecture, Maruhon Ryokan was redesigned by Kubo Tsushima Architects as part of a long-term plan to attract tourists and promote sustainability in the area. "The existing building has been extended and reconstructed many times, and has a complex geometry with connected-accommodations," architect Hidekai Kubo to...
Tokyo-based Hugo Kohno Architect Associates designed the three-storey house for a site in Edogawa, an area on the east bank of the Edo River. The client requested a concrete house. But the ground condition in the area is very soft, so a complex structural system that integrates timber had to be developed to achieve this without making the building too heavy. "For a...
The Mexican architect has designed a low-cost house that can be adapted to suit varying numbers of residents, and can be expanded as a family grows. It can also be altered to suit the variety of climates around the country, by using a variety of materials and spatial layouts. In an exclusive interview, Bilbao said there weren't enough architects developing this kind o...
Intended as a memorial to the second world war, the large glass box creates a vitrine-like enclosure around the clapboard residence of SS commander Albert Konrad Gemmeker. According to Oving Architecten, it will both preserve the structure and be used to host educational events. The green and white-painted timber house is one of the last remaining buildings in Kamp...
the functionality of the house in informed by a series of parallel shifting CMU walls that subdivide the site, directing the spaces towards the dropping landscape. the partitions, while remaining open at the ends also provide a certain level of privacy from the other axis, shielding the living spaces from the adjacent homes. small apertures in these walls offer calculate...
the form of the striking addition references both local weather conditions, where strong gusts play a huge part in the island’s climate, and the shape of a woman’s hair blowing in the wind. located in a residential neighborhood one hour from jeju city, ‘wind house’ has been designed for a doctor with an interest in contemporary art, music and cars. the client commissi...
their latest product, the ‘floatwing’, is equally able to function as a romantic getaway for two, or a buoyant mobile house for a group of friends. measuring six meters in width, the modular nature of the house means that its length can be extended to contain up to three bedrooms. traveling at a speed of three knots, the ‘floatwing’ is equipped with two small outboard...
the residence is not merely a built structure but the first of an evolving series of homes that can be constructed all around the world. the jewel box stems from the idea that a dwelling should connect its inhabitants to the elements and provide the resources needed to live, integrating emerging sustainable technologies with simple building techniques that have been prov...
neighbored by fields and farmhouses, the architects sought to develop a design that opened up onto the surroundings, taking advantage of the unspoiled views. a large roof both frames the landscape and shelters the family inside an open communal living room, placed to the south of the plot. in contrast, more private programs, including bedrooms, bathrooms and storage a...
located in the city’s historic montmartre district, the design consists of several partition removals, as well as the insertion of a multi-functional wall that serves as a stairway, display unit and sliding partition. the swaying steps of the alternating stair tread celebrate the region’s surrounding hills and the neighborhood’s climbing culture. the porous nature o...
French firm ACAU Architects was asked to create the 140-square-metre residence for a couple with two children on the outskirts of Marseille, France. Built on a budget of €220,000 (£164,000), Cap House is designed to maximise its narrow plot between two existing residences and features a jutting bay window and a concealed roof terrace. The house features board-marke...
