Canadian architects Bricault Design have completed a plant-covered extension to a house in Venice, Los Angeles. Large glass doors on the ground floor pivot open onto the courtyard. Air is drawn inside and up a sculptural staircase to an opening in the roof, cooling the building. The building is clad with cedar batons and the new bedroom is covered in plants, including vegetables and indigenous s..
Japanese architects Masaki Mori of Morii’s Atelier and Shin Yokoo of OUVI have completed a house in Kanagawa, Japan, for a couple who plan to retire soon. Called M-house, the residence is organised around a kitchen garden. Large windows frame views of the surrounding cedar trees. More stories about OUVI: House in Mitaka by Hidetaka Shirako and OUVI Andon by Grasses and OUVI Photographs are by Ta..
Dwell Development is a design/build company in Seattle, Washington that have recently completed four freestanding single family residences in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Designed by staff architect Julian Weber, the homes include a number of sustainable features, and as a result, the project was recently chosen by the Built Green™ residential building program as their case study for..
Architects: Arquitectos Anónimos®, Maria Veloso and Vasco Aragão Location: St. Tirso, Portugal Client: Norte Golfe Structural consultant: Hélder Ferreira Floor area: 80 sqm Site area: 1,100 sqm Built-up area: 80 sqm Start of planning: 2006 Start of construction: 2006 Completion: 2006 Photographs: Abel Andrade Sometimes we dig up foundations only to cover them up again. A safe certainty to determ..
設計監理：三幣順一／Ａ.Ｌ.Ｘ. 構造設計：久米弘記（久米弘記建築構造研究所） 施 工：岡田善工務店 写真撮影：鳥村鋼一 所在地 ：東京都板橋区 用途 ：専用住宅 構造規模：鉄筋コンクリート３階建 述床面積：85.32ｍ2（法定床面積） 竣工年 ：200８年 『MARK』No.20掲載 『モダンリビング』200９年１月号掲載 『ELLE DECO』2008年6月号掲載 この住宅は、北側前面道路の向かいに二本の見事な桜の樹の有る公園に面している。印象的だったのはグランドレベルの快適性はそれほど高くないが、ある高さを越えた部分から劇的に環境が良くなる事が予想出来た事だ。勿論、それには二本の桜の樹が、大きな役割を果たしている。そこで、桜との関係に焦点を絞った、樹上生活と言えるような暮らし方を提案した。また桜との関係を出来るだけ近くするために、下階の軸線に対してボリュームを振って建築が桜を正面..
The Compass Pointe House is a recently completed contemporary home in Whistler, Canada. The home’s layout & design was the creation of Sean Anderson of Progressive Concept Design, while the interior & exterior finishes were completed by Kelly Deck, who provided contemporary touches that were inspired by the natural surroundings. from contemporist
TWS & Partners named their latest work Studio 2 in 1, as it accommodates the function of a home and a studio within one place. The studio is located in the urban setting of Jakarta, amidst the semi-detached housing units that are typical of the area. With a small site measuring 10 meter by 20 meter, the project aims to “elaborate the tropical, shaded, natural illuminated, and cross ventilation, ..
It is quite rare to see a successful collaboration of two great designers each from a different firm that has been tested through time, and keeps going with great outcomes. This recipe is a success that has been working since the 80’s for Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz and Brian E. Boyle. Their latest creation is a 6.700 sqf private residence at Hamptons, Long Island, (NY), which has been designed to ac..
Japanese architects Suppose Design Office have completed a residence in Hiroshima, Japan, with offset floors allowing natural light from above to penetrate each level. The house can can be naturally illuminated while maintaining privacy on a small, crowded plot of land. The interior comprises a series of terraces, each shaped differently according to its intended purpose. During the process of d..
Architect: Fearon Hay Architects Location: Closeburn Station, Queenstown, New Zealand Constructed Area: 100 sqm Project Year: 2008 Photographs: Patrick Reynolds The mountain retreat is a small structure set within a high country station occupying 1,300 hectares on the south facing shores of Lake Wakatipu, Central Otago. This region of New Zealand is also known as the Southern Lakes. It is an alp..
