Two stacked rectangular volumes clad with black siding by Aspyre and large windows comprise the geometric 4,352-square-foot (404.3-square-metre) house, which is set on a concrete foundation. The house called Royal is situated on one of nine plots owned by the local studio and its partners that extend into Forest Park, an urban forest with hiking trails, near downtown ...
Set in the historic centre of the city, the original house dates from the beginning of the 20th century. La Errería gutted the property internally and built a number of rooms from orientated strand board (OSB) in a new building set back from the house's original facade. "We decided to keep and protect the facade in order to respect the memory and the common facade com...
The studio designed the single-storey cabin, which is located in a holiday park near the German border in the Dutch province of Drenthe, so that its structure would become a key part of its interior. "Structural and material expression was the main driver for the design," said founder of Crafted Works James Jeffries. "The various building elements were considered i...
Hale Lana is a 17,200-square-foot (1,598-square-metre) house designed for a couple who wanted ample space to host large gatherings on Hawaii's Big Island. Its name translates to "floating home" as each structure is lifted slightly above the lava bed – a plain of flat lava flows. Piles of the red and black rocks are situated around the grassy property and form a cascad...
The founder of Rodrigo Simão Architecture lives in House in Samambaia with his wife, the artist Katharina Welper, and their children. A huge curved metal structure forms the roof and is covered in hardwood floorboards on its underside, an asphalt blanket and then shingles on top. Glass walls reach to the tip of the curve – a feature Simão was able to create by usin...
The client's task was to enrich the camp's offer with a new swimming pool with accompanying amenities and to integrate it with a new reception for the camp. The project was created in co-operation with the civil engineering office IF Projekt d.o.o. from Rovinj, which was in charge of the arrangement of the whole camp and civil engineering.The location - nature and the pi...
The harbor is Sydney’s stage set and here on this hill we sit in the dress circle of this theatrical city, the stalls, with their restricted views, lie below in the flat and crowded areas of the town.Sydney belongs to a family of towns, nestled on a rocky escarpment that rises over a water basin, much like Lisbon in Portugal, Lausanne in Switzerland and Rio de Janeiro in...
On the other hand, many green spaces and fields like farm left for development by the Green Land Law remain. The owner has lived in this area for many years and has long been a landowner who owns this site and many others.When we build a new apartment in a rural area, we think about parking space. Around this site, where household income and marriage rates are high, two ...
Ever since it was founded by the Ancient Greeks in 600 B.C., Marseilles has always been a city of migration and trade. La Barquière rises in a green oasis in the 9th arrondissement, at the corner between Avenue de la Barquière and Avenue de la Soude. The redevelopment of the entire complex was entrusted to Pietri Architects, who won the third prize in the Façade Clad...
Style, brightness and high performance characterize the kitchen in which polished brass finishes echo the precious warm shades of gold, which harmoniously accent the opaque white and dark oak joinery. The space consists of a striking 4.8 metre linear kitchen with a stainless steel structure powder coated in opaque Signal White and polished brass handles and decoratio...
SURCO and our partner Sindar are part of the exclusive project of Jean Nouvel in Andorra. An innovative residential project, located in the village of Ordino, in a privileged setting, with easy access to all the services of the village on foot. Ordino is a parish of Andorra and is considered the most preserved valley in the country. SURCO provides the project with floo...
The six-story BREEAM Excellent building includes 15 residential apartments, a shared rooftop terrace, and green roofs. The design plays with interlocking volumes, reinterpreting the original structure in a new way. Curved corners emphasize the continuous lines along the high street and Montserrat Road, activating more pedestrian space. Horizontal and vertical elements...
The home features four separate structures with views of sky, sun, and water that are inspired by traditional Hawaiian villages. “They’re like modernist lean-tos,” explains Greg Warner. Fostering a strong connection with the site’s natural surroundings of lava and grass, the structures all open to the outdoors and are connected with a lush courtyard and koi pond. C...
Minale originally planned to demolish the home and start from scratch, but in the end he decided to renovate and restructure to create his desired family abode. The home features an abundance of bespoke designs from the London-based studio that reference its industrial roots, including a drive-in garage and the brand’s signature LED Buster Bulbs. Minale settled on ...
The apartment features an open-floor “mini loft” layout with a terrace that overlooks the city. DMOA partnered with Belgian furniture brand Ethnicraft to furnish the apartment with space-saving ideas that could be implemented into any small living area. The entrance is at the top of a staircase that leads through the all-concrete office building. To the right is a liv...
The elongated interior is designed as a series of rooms that are connected by a hallway playing to the length of the flat and giving the appearance of more space. The concept behind the project was ‘stay’ which led to the creation of spaces, or ‘scenes’ to perform basic actions, like cooking, sleeping, resting, working, and relating/cleaning/caring for the body. The colo...
Their clients, a young couple, wanted to compose a new contemporary style within the existing constraints of the apartment’s curved walls, ceilings and floors, structural partitions, plumbing, and electrical systems. The living room’s original hardwood floor was restored as well as the ceiling plaster moldings. The unique black and gold kitchen frames the entrance are...
An exercise in efficiency, the 225-square-meter residence was constructed in a controlled factory environment and comprises just three modules. Dubbed Project Kangaroobie, the contemporary home combines floor-to-ceiling glazing, a neutral palette of natural materials and a minimalist design to keep focus on the outdoors. When the Sydney-based clients of Project Kangar...
Their latest design, the TENZO, is a modular 430 square foot home on wheels that comfortably accommodates an entire family of six! While most tiny homes are usually designed for two to four occupants, and maybe a pull-out sofa for guests, the TENZO tiny home is an outstanding design for families that would like to experience a more minimalist lifestyle. At 430 squa...
As with all “Leap Houses,” the home’s entire design and construction process was managed by the Leap Factory team and was constructed with a modular system built of natural, recyclable materials to allow for maximum flexibility. All of the components provided by Leap Factory for the House in Chamois were also designed and produced in Italy. The House in Chamois was cr...
Designed by Milan-based architecture firm JMA, the holiday home was prefabricated, installed and furnished in just six months. The high-performance building envelope has been engineered to guarantee near net-zero energy usage throughout the year. Located on a compact plot, the Jesolo Lido Pool Villa makes the most of its small property size by emphasizing indoor-outdo...
Located just outside the coastal town of Matanzas in Navidad, the building was designed for a reduced environmental footprint, from the use of elevated foundations that minimize site impact to the rooftop solar panels that meet all of the home’s electrical needs. Set atop hilly remote terrain high in the pine-studded mountains, Casa Rural #01 marks the first home to b...
Designed by the team from Woodenwidget, the Plurt is a lightweight yurt that can be assembled quickly with just a few simple tools. What’s more, the round yurt offers a sustainable and highly insulated home that can be built in just about any landscape. While we’ve seen some pretty impressive DIY yurt designs over the years, the Plurt is designed to take the guesswork...
However, when Maryland-based practice Gardner Architects was tasked with installing a small garden shed for homeowners in the community of Bethesda, they came up with a gorgeous 100-square-foot shed that not only blends in harmoniously with the main home, but actively helps manage stormwater runoff to be re-used as irrigation for the native plants found on the property. ...
In Moldova, two seemingly different apartments have something in common. Local design studio linearchitects marks the duo of spaces with strong interior identities – ‘rigorous and relaxing’ – with contrasting palettes in each location. These characteristics have been achieved with Italian brand Living Divani’s contemporary wares. The eastern European country is known ...
Cassina unveils its first interior project in London, a new apartment in the city’s refurbished BBC Television Centre. Conceived by the Italian furniture company’s design team in collaboration with the building’s architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM, who have both reimagined the historic location and also created a series of interiors for the flats), the 205 sq...
Mexican architecture studio Manuel Cervantes has a growing portfolio of context-sensitive work under its belt, including private houses, infrastructure and commercial projects; all schemes designed with particular attention to their site and built and natural environment, employing generous proportions, natural, local material and architectural cues rooted in their local...
‘When I design,’ says William Chan, founder and lead architect at the Singapore-based studio, Spacedge Designs, ‘I like to erase the previous layout and plan the new space based on the homeowner’s priorities.’ It’s an approach seen to best effect in this 47 sq m public housing flat in Singapore’s Bukit Batok neighbourhood, for which the client, a dyed-in-the-wool mini...
The clients, a couple with 3 children, purchased an empty triangular property, and asked to have a 4 bedroom / 3 bathroom home designed on a limited budget. Open to exploring materials and methods of construction, the architects suggested a shipping container home that could be prefabricated offsite and provide the kind of design experimentation that they were open to...
Instead of leaving the space underneath the stairs empty or hidden from view by a wall, the designers decided to make it a feature by including a custom-designed blue bookshelf that matches the stair handrail. A small sconce was included to allow for some quiet reading at any time of the day, while grey tile was used to create an understated accent wall. A pair of out...
The apartment, designed for a dancer, uses a changeable joinery solution to create multiple different uses. The blue upholstered felt cushions from the bench seating can be removed, and a bed folds down from the wall unit. When the bed is folded down, a couple of shelves that run the width of the bed are positioned above the headboard, while storage cabinets create a ...
The window seat, which looks out to the city, has an upholstered seat with a simple throw pillow that can be used as a backrest when rested against the wall. At the end of the seat, there’s a built-in wood desk with a curved top, creating a rounded edge that makes it easier to walk between the various areas of the room. A wood frame surrounds the seat and desk, whi...
Designed from the inside out, the original building has been shaped into a ‘shoebox style’ apartment where architecture becomes part of the interior decoration, resulting in a series of beautifully contemporary living spaces. On the plot measuring 3.60m x 10m, the original construction has been reinforced with more than 200 tons of concrete poured on site, turning the...
John Lum Architecture renovated the dwelling on a sloping property in the city's Eureka Valley neighbourhood, which spans 19th Street and Thorp Lane. The project, called 19th Street, features a one-storey, gabled portion at the front and an addition in the rear that scales five levels. The studio demolished a large portion of the rear of the existing residence and rep...
Naturehumaine designed the Poisson Blanc cabin in Laurentides, Québec with the striking shape to take cues from the rocky, inclined site. Its name references the nearby lake and park called Poisson Blanc, which translates as white fish. "The concept of this chalet results from the rugged topography of its site, a sloping terrain on which the project is anchored in the...
The London-based studio aimed to create a calming atmosphere in its renovation of Vestry Road, a two-storey Victorian house in Camberwell. The project involved a complete remodelling of the building, to create a more open-plan layout for the ground floor. Some of the original walls were knocked through, while the original kitchen was replaced with another twice as big...
