Korean architects Hohyun Park and Hyunjoo Kim have completed Z-House, a residence in Gwangju Si near Seoul. Situated at the top of a steep hill, the building is surrounded by woods to the west and has views across the surrounding mountains to the south. The Z-shaped roof is made of black zinc and wraps around the upper level of the house. The upper level is clad in red cedar wood in contrast to ..
Architects: Blank Studio Location: Phoenix, AZ, USA Structural Engineer: BDA Engineers Landscape Design: DBLD Electrical Engineer: Tony Woo Engineering Mechanical + Plumbing: Kunka Engineering Civil + Solis: Fugro South General Contractor: 180 Degrees Constructed Area: 209 sqm Project year: 2006 Photography: Bill Timmerman The Xeros project is sited within a late 1950’s era neighborhood where th..
Architect: SPG Architects Location: Kechum, Idaho, USA Partner in Charge: Caroline N. Sidnam Project Team: Sandra Aranguren-Langston & William Petrone Contractor: Englemann Inc. Structural Engineering: Purdy & Associates Constructed Area: 558 sqm Project Year: 2005 Photographs: Tim Brown This 6,000 square foot vacation home is located in the high desert of central Idaho. A 5-Bedroom house with a..
London based Platform 5 Architects have designed a modern oriel window as part of a renovation to a run-down derelict house in the London Borough of Hackney. The modern structural glass oriel window is lined with cherry wood and projects into the garden, juxtaposing with the Victorian bay window that projects into the street. from contemporist
Architects: Architecture Paradigm Location: Bangalore, India Design team: Vimal jain, Sandeep.J, Manoj ladhad , Chinmayee Ananth Client: Mr. Manoj jain Project Area: 170 sqm Photographs: Architecture Paradigm The idea of a second home in the context of growing economic conditions is more of a reality today. These homes in some cases serve as get away spaces from the bustling and chaotic conditio..
TSC Architects have completed a 1,180 square ft single family residence in Ichinomiya City, Japan. The two story home is constructed primarily from reinforced concrete. The materiality gives a strong character to the residential design as the concrete creates a harsh and bold exterior. The architects do not attempt to soften that effect as the concrete stays exposed throughout the interiors. Sli..
Architect: Paul de Ruiter Location: Rhenen, Netherlands Project Architects: Paul de Ruiter & Rob Hootsmans Project Team: Sander van Veen, Willeke Smit, Monique Verhoef Client: Private Constructed Area: 491 sqm Project Year: 2004 Photographs: Pieter Kers The starting concept of the design of Villa Room was to allow the daily activities of the residents to form the main structure of the building. ..
Architect: HyoManKim, IROJE KHM Architects, Seoul Location: GaPyeong, GyeongGi Site area: 955 square meters Building area: 337.33 square meters Gross floor area: 728.02 square meters Stories: Basement and Two Floors Photo: Sergio Pironne // seen @ wallpaper Year: 2008 Island house by IROJE KHM Architects in Kangwon-do, South Korea text by Marcia Argyriades for Yatzer Island House is built on the..
Architect: archimania Location: Smyrna, TN, USA Client: Baker & Rhonda Raborn General Contractor: Homeowner, consulting with Architect Project year: 2006 Budget: US$ 289,000 Project Area: 278.7 sqm Photographs: © Jeffrey Jacobs Photography House in the Woods is a progressive home for a young family in rural Tennessee. The home responds to their needs for functionality and practicality, while sta..
This project to us is a platform to establish a critical dialogue within our built environment; to raise questions as much as it is to finding solutions. The project is a critique on our cultural attitudes and how we determine them. A critique on what we consider to be of heritage significance and how to narrate such ideas in a critical and contemporary manner. This once vacant site is nestled a..