The architect’s description Two lean volumes open onto a re-imagined orchard property. Careful planting and hardscapes create outdoor spaces that are as important to this house as its interior. A darker palette is evident in the architecture and carried through to the interior finishes.
A stand of Nikau, an idyllic private bay and a building platform defined by ridges either side set the architectural program of the design of this family beach house on Waiheke Island, Auckland, New Zealand. The concept evolved from the idea of a family group camping, creating space between the functional nodes. This was particularly important in allowing space for th...
The architect’s description The house is built on a fan-shaped 800 sq. mt. plot, open to the northeast. After volumetric studies, we decided on an H scheme, rotating the north body to get the most sunlight and south aperture, and tilting the roofs to the north. The objective was open spaces and low footprint, creating a house surrounded by gardens, where every space ha...
The architect’s description The concept of the architecture was to do a urban gentleness. The passers-by on the street still have a view of the valley they had before the house construction. That was made possible with two glass panels, one in the front facade and another on the facade behind having only a hallway between them. The overall feeling is of a narrow thin h...
Sitting proudly in a row of grand Federation residences this house combines the appeal of the heritage dwelling with a bold rear contemporary addition. Created around a love of entertaining and family, the seamless link between the spaces allow for effortless flow with the strong use of texture and form. Mindful of the heritage context, one of the underlying principles ...
The designer’s description Nevada is a state of two worlds, one of glitz and glamour on the Las Vegas Strip which seeks to transplant imagery from around the globe to mesmerize the minds of 40 million tourists. While the latter develops its architecture from local materials, whose vernacular represents function over form. At Tresarca, the materials develop a layering ...
The description from FARM This is a tale of two houses – similar looking, yet independent and coming together to form a coherent whole. The two blocks sit on a sprawling piece of land, belonging respectively to the retired parents and one of their children. This separation of the house into two blocks, in part a response to the sheer scale of the land, is also a requir...
A description from Stanton Williams Stanton Williams were commissioned to create a new family home in North London within the Highgate Conservation area, replacing a late 1950s house. The design strategy takes advantage of the sloping site by creating new additional spaces within the lower garden level.The house is surrounded by natural landscape. Its upper level can...
The architect’s description This apartment in Barra da Tijuca is designed for a couple who sought Studio Arthur Casas with two specific demands: to privilege the spectacular view of the sea and to merge design to its collection of artworks. From the beginning, the project was guided by the clients’ trust in our layout proposal that integrated spaces and framed the lands...
The architect’s description The owners had lived in Tiburon, California for many years, dreaming of one day transforming their low, one story home into a setting befitting their spectacular site perched above San Francisco Bay. Their dreams began to be realized in 2005 with the design of a 2000 square foot addition, coupled with a complete renovation of the existin...
The original house on the site was a 2 bedroom early 80’s asbestos clad “A” frame building that had glimpses of views over the township from the attic level. The clients have four children, and came to us with a brief for a larger family home on the site. They were interested in developing a plan with as many rooms as possible oriented north for sunlight access. They al...
The Brief was to create a spectacular home which encapsulated the expansive 360 degree mountain and sea views. Though views out were paramount this needed to be carefully balanced with the required privacy from within. The living areas were to be open plan – enhancing everyday life. “The architecture needed focus on creating a contemporary, uncluttered and sculptural bui...
The Oak Pass main house sits on the top of a 3.5 acre ridge site with panoramic canyon views. The house was sited to take advantage of the views without the house becoming a central visual focus. The massing was reduced by utilizing an “upside down” program with the public spaces located above the bedrooms, which are buried into the hill and protected beneath a vegetate...
The architect’s description The villa is set on a sloped site surrounded by pine trees facing an open landscape. The entrance side of the house with its closed and private elevation, contrasts with the open southwest facing elevation and its double height portico on the garden side, all set within a simple landscape arranged for screening, privacy and shade. The ho...
Conceived as a layering of decks, the beach house seeks to maximize its relationship with the sea through a visual and compositional celebration of horizontality in general and the mediterranean horizon in particular. The slabs are held by a minimal steel structure made of equally sized square columns on a regular module of 2.55m, as well as a discreet glass enclosure a...
The facade of the building is quite possibly one of the biggest operations in CAD - CAM marble worldwide. It is made out of 2290 pieces of CNC cut marble that were manufactured to precision and assembled on site by a team of 30 people consisting of architects, project managers, sculptural engineers, stonemasons, steelmakers, sculptors and various other artists. All t...
Like the Phoenix A centuries old family home in the Netherlands burned down in one night. When your house and possessions disappear, you are left without the things that make up your history and identity. You are left without a home. Though the fire was an undeniably negative experience for the clients, they saw it as an opportunity to finally have all the things th...
While the view was fantastic the site was very small and suffocated by overbearing neighbouring dwellings. The finished house, though, feels generous and as if it is alone with the ocean and the sky. Being tightly restricted by site conditions there were only two avenues we could take to create generosity of space and location: Firstly the surprising height of the li...
This luxurious contemporary farmhouse is situated within a secluded golf estate in Centurion, South Africa. Designed by Werner van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects, this double storey home boasts nearly 750 m² under roof and is surrounded by serenity and tranquility. Free from high boundary walls and electric fencing which is customary to most luxuriou...
The architecture sought to create generous internal spaces for the cold days, such as, for example, a cozy living room and an enclosed bathhouse with a pool, where the views can be appreciated while being protected by a skin of glass. Externally, the same continuous volume creates a duality between an opaque block – where the living room, bedrooms and service areas ar...
Sumaida + Khurana is developing 152 Elizabeth Street. The project is an ultra-luxury condominium building designed by Japanese master architect, Tadao Ando and acclaimed architect of the interior, Michael Gabellini. It is the first building Ando has designed in Manhattan. Located at the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth Street in Nolita, the 32,000-square-foot building ...
designed by local architecture practice montenegro architects, the residences are contained within an abstract series of volumes angled towards the neighboring atlantic ocean. while the elevation oriented towards the town is adorned with no windows, the opposing façade presents sweeping sea views. of the three storeys, only two are visible with the third sunken into the...
developed by lionheart capital. the ‘the ritz-carlton residences, miami beach‘ feature gardens, pools, entertainment spaces and 36 private boat dockages for 111 condominium residences and 15 single-family villas. the two-to five-bedroom homes range in size from 1,700 to over 11,000 square feet, in a selection of 60 different floor plans, with custom-designed interiors. ...
Located near the bukhansan national park on the outskirts of the south korean capital, ‘blooming house’ is conceived as an extension of the site’s sloping terrain – maximizing each corner of the plot. Shielded from the neighboring buildings, the dwelling exists behind angular façades that contain a variety of external courtyards. in order to meet the client’s demands,...
The house has a strong presence in the landscape, thanks to what the architects call "heroic overhangs," a feature that required some extensive study due the snow that blankets the state during the winter. The architects answered a few questions about the house. What were the circumstances of receiving the commission for this project? We received this commission afte...
The technique, which creates a wildfire-resistant shell, is one way that this retreat on a cattle ranch between Albuquerque and Sante Fe, New Mexico, is influenced by Japan, a country the clients visited and learned much about. Another is the central open plan and separate wings for the master and other bedrooms. The former looks toward Lone Mountain, which gives the ho...
The concept behind MIMA House is to offer high-quality affordable residences that can be manufactured quickly and easily – something the architects believe isn't readily available elsewhere."MIMA bears a powerful combination of design, customization, high-quality construction, speed and a very attractive price, all of this done within a very short time," explained Brandã...
Ando's first building in New York will rise seven storeys from the corner of Kenmare and Elizabeth streets in the Nolita neighbourhood, named for its location north of Little Italy at the centre of Lower Manhattan.First unveiled last summer, 152 Elizabeth Street will accommodate seven residences ranging from 175-square-metre two-bed apartments to a 450-square-metre penth...
The House in the Air (Casa en el aire), built in 1990, looks like a giant ship sailing out from a futuristic port in the sky. Carlos Noriega Jiménez visited the house for uncube and interviewed its architect, Agustín Hernández, at his striking office-cum-home practice, about the background to the project and its design. Located in the residential area of Bosques de la...
This expansive family home in New Delhi, from the team at DADA Partners, incorporates the homeowner's affinity for contemporary design with a spacious layout and beautiful outdoor elements. The six bedroom home is truly a space that the family can enjoy on their own, and where they can easily and elegantly entertain friends and associates. The villa sits on 2.5 acres ...
Built in Joa, in the hills outside of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the three-floor home is fully integrated with its natural surroundings due to the choice of materials. But best of all, it has a very unexpected ocean view that is second to none. Casa AL, the home of Brazilian television host and entrepreneur Alex Lerner, is a secluded paradise that gives its owner the ...
Instead, architects Marcio Kogan and Carolina Castroviejo found inspiration from the way that the boxes in that game fit together snugly. This home, like the game, seems to be made up of many different boxes that fit together, creating separate rooms that work in harmony with one another. The home is large and gorgeous, featuring a bold use of natural wood slats, creativ...
A worn and forgotten garage on Vashon Island in Washington, USA, was transformed into this sleek and attractive residential cabin, combining materials salvaged from the original structure with other vintage finds (like a century-old stove) as well as new elements. Apart from the striking copper cladding on the exterior walls (for which the project won a 2014 Copper in Ar...
When the owner of a restructured 1960‘s farmhouse situated in the middle of an apple tree orchard in the South Tyrol commissioned the studio of Peter Pichler to design a pair of luxury holiday houses in her property, the idea behind the new design was to come up with a solution that took advantage of the spectacular views of the Dolomite mountains whilst somehow non-intr...
Perched above the beach at the edge of the tree line, this vacation home allows the dramatic Oregon Coast to take center stage. The design maintains sightlines from the sheltered forest to the open coastline with a minimal structure of glass and steel. Atop the two-story, transparent box, the copper-clad green roof is an elevated slab of native ferns and grasses. Only...
London firm Stanton Williams has completed a house in leafy north London with a timber and stone exterior, green sedum roofs and an entrance that brings residents over a bridge (+ slideshow). Designed to capture "the spirit of a tree house", the three-storey Fitzroy House replaces a 1950s dwelling, creating a new family residence with living spaces that open out to the ...
