The Palais Stoclet, considered the best surviving realization of a Gesamtkunstwerk, or “total work of art,” faces an uncertain future as it marks its centennial.
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An Enchanted House Becomes a Family’s Curse
The Palais Stoclet, considered the best surviving realization of a Gesamtkunstwerk, or "total work of art," faces an uncertain future as it marks its centennial.A billion euros House
This is an unlikely consequence of the Irish economic crisis. Artist Frank Buckley decided to express his anger about the property boom and bust by building a house from more than a billion euros of decommissioned notes.This is an unlikely consequence of the Irish economic crisis. Artist Frank Buckley decided to express his anger about the property boom and bust by building a house from more than a billion euros of decommissioned notes.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Heller House is on the market for $2.5m
Built at the back end of the 19th century, the sprawling 16-room home designed by one of the world's most famous ever architects epitomised the American Dream.Built at the back end of the 19th century, the sprawling 16-room home designed by one of the world’s most famous ever architects epitomised the American Dream.
Hospitality Begins at Home
The permeability of so many national borders across Europe, and the exceptional impenetrability of a few so-called rogue states, have heightened concerns about security and identity, and also about the stranger, whether alien, immigrant or guest.The permeability of so many national borders across Europe, and the exceptional impenetrability of a few so-called rogue states, have heightened concerns about security and identity, and also about the stranger, whether alien, immigrant or guest.
Casa da Atalaia, Guia / Portugal by S3 ARQUITECTOS
A detached villa built three decades ago and characterized by its contemporary lines and traditional essence, was left to near abandonment during the last few years. This is the starting point for the intervention in this habitation.A detached villa built three decades ago and characterized by its contemporary lines and traditional essence, was left to near abandonment during the last few years. This is the starting point for the intervention in this habitation.
Wind-dyed house, Yokosuka Kanagawa / Japan by Kazuhiko Kishimoto / acaa
A residential building located halfway up a cliff, overlooking the ocean.A residential building located halfway up a cliff, overlooking the ocean. Thick clumps of trees that grow along the slope of the land surrounding the house cast a series of organic silhouettes that make the slope seem to come alive.
Maison X, Blois region / France by Maroun Lahoud Architecte
Relatively isolated from the rest of the village, in a wooded area, this large parcel of land of a little over 1 acre, offers, at its center, a clearing. …
R.R. House, Itamambuca, Brazil by Andrade Morettin Architects
This summer house is situated only a few meters from the sea, on the north coast of the State of São Paulo, a place with exuberant vegetation and hot humid climate.This summer house is situated only a few meters from the sea, on the north coast of the State of São Paulo, a place with exuberant vegetation and hot humid climate.
Trojan House, Victoria / Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
This alterations and additions project is about a house that engages with childhood in a playful way, that reconciles the programmatic requirements of a growing family with an unexpected sculptural response. The client liked the notion of a Trojan house as a metaphor for the chaos of family life that occurred inside before the children were unleashed in the back garden on the unsuspecting residents of the neighbouring flats, trying to enjoy their Sunday morning sleep-in.This alterations and additions project is about a house that engages with childhood in a playful way, that reconciles the programmatic requirements of a growing family with an unexpected sculptural response.
A House in Monteverdi / Lebanon by Maroun Lahoud Architecte
The house is nested on the lush green but steep hills, just south of Monteverdi, a chic neighboring suburb of Beirut, on a vast land of 2000 square meters with an astounding 50 degree slope.The house is nested on the lush green but steep hills, just south of Monteverdi, a chic neighboring suburb of Beirut, on a vast land of 2000 square meters with an astounding 50 degree slope.
Solar Umbrella, California / USA by Brooks + Scarpa
Nestled amidst a neighborhood of single story bungalows in Venice, California, the Solar Umbrella Residence boldly establishes a precedent for the next generation of California modernist architecture.Nestled amidst a neighborhood of single story bungalows in Venice, California, the Solar Umbrella Residence boldly establishes a precedent for the next generation of California modernist architecture.
Tree House, Victoria / Australia by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects
Sited in the bush fringe of Separation Creek Victoria, the project is perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait. The tree house draws on the modest local vernacular of 1950’s painted fibro shacks with cement sheet lining and expressed battens over joints. The sculptural form and associated colour scheme allow the built form to both connect with the landscape and to dissolve within it.Sited in the bush fringe of Separation Creek Victoria, the project is perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait.
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