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The client asked for a house with a sense of openness, as seen in the Case Study Houses in West Coast of the United States. The site is situated at the back of a parking lot rented out on a monthly basis, and the architects decided to provide no openings on the exterior façades to …
The Hiphouse project in Zwolle presented Atelier Kempe Thill with a welcome opportunity to fundamentally question the assignment ‘social housing’
The house is a combination and reinterpretation of formal and constructive models of traditional architecture of northern Spain
A house that is integrated into a densely urbanised slope of a historic Vilnius suburban area dictates a new quality and aesthetics.
The narrow and steep wooded site off Cuernavaca offered opportunities to explore how the house sits on the hillside, responds to the natural environment
The requirements for this project called for the design of a small home that would respond to the evolving life needs of a young couple, with two small boys
The Walnut Residence is located in Venice, California, a beachside community characterized by small lots and a unique blend of personality
The house is transformed into a tray-like object from where the ocean can be seen without any intervention from all of the main ambients.
The Iceberg’s sharply drawn silhouette with its 11 white peaks is a significant addition to the skyline of Aarhus – both from the landward and the seaward side
The land is located in a semi rural area outside of the small town of Itauna, some 80km from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Is it feasible to build a family house between two blocks of flats, in Barcelona, and create, at the same time, a private quiet space; and moreover, full of natural light?
The plot is located on the chaotic backside of a ribbon development in a typical Belgian village, between a greenhouse, an orchard, farmland …
The client was a famous commercial photographer and wanted a modern castle for a Dracula(his alter-ego)
The existing house has been rebuilt several times. This resulted in some spaces, like the attic, hardly ever used and with construction problems….
On an elevated site set amongst native bushland with rolling hills to the north, the Great Wall of Warburton withholds views upon approach, presenting a mute block wall embedded into the site.
House is located in a quiet northern district of Tychy, near the forest complex.
The holiday home is located near the village Geilo, a popular skiing destination in the valley Hallingdal. Ski resorts are abundant around the lodge, with a freestyle terrain park right next to the site.
Designed as a project with great space, this home is based on the concept of a large self-supporting glass box which supports the concrete roof, that surrounds it with side transparencies..
On a marvelous place like a piece of earthly paradise, at Cadiz, Alberto Campo Baeza have built an infinite plane facing the infinite sea, the most radical house he has ever made.
The barcode-like street façade on the ‘Grange’ project is an abstraction of the generational view through a picket fence.
Green House is a light-filled, robust, urban-infill home located in the fine grain suburb of Rozelle.
DM2 Housing is a reconstruction of a 20th century building converted to a 17 housing unit for students and young people, located in Porto downtown
Four days and a wireless screwdriver are all you need to build the structure of your very own Pop-Up House
Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects was commissioned by Peter and Melanie Domb to design a house of modern design, with minimal impact on the environment and able to accommodate their burgeoning art collection.
Squire and Partners has completed a slender apartment building on London’s Hanover Street, featuring full height bespoke perforated shutters.
The house is part of a grown historical building pattern of the former village of Tejnka near the Prague Castle district.
Perfect ocean view, beautiful cliffs, strong winds and unspoiled rough landscape. Is there any space for a house?
Nothing spurs creativity as tight restrictions. Add two towering, 16 story-buildings as next-door neighbors, and it is obvious that something extraordinary had to be invented in order to make this work.
The concept for the house is a matchbox in which the four inner quadrants (cedar siding) slip past one another within the outer sleeve (standing seam metal wrapper)
Located in the Seongbuk-dong district in the northern part of Seoul, the site for this building was in a high-end residential area dotted with old Korean architecture, castle walls, and historical landmarks.
S Cube family chalet is made up of three intertwined beach houses. …
Built on a rocky and sandy hill on the outskirt of Lima, Peru the project reaches 48 meters high above the sea level.
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.
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 client’s purchased an existing run-down home with the intention of transforming it into a striking contemporary styled residence.
This agricultural property in Sonoma is owned by two scientists. The husband often works inside, but also prefers alternative work locations where for his laptop computer. The wife is involved with a number of agricultural projects..
Nakahouse is an abstract remodel of a 1960’s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, just below the Hollywood sign.
The clients went to Vibe’s office with the intention of moving into property development. …
Hofman Dujardin Architects designed a large villa set in the Dutch countryside. What appears at first sight to be a simple block with an angled roof ..
On top of a warehouse in Shoreditch an empty roof overlooked the city. The brief was for a six-bedroom family house with outdoor spaces that maximised the potentials of the site. The owners wanted a place for the family to grow that would bring life and greenery to the Shoreditch cityscape.
Located on a main highway in Kuwait, the houses differentiate themselves from their surroundings by their stark façade design.
Despite the guidelines drawn on the plots, places need to express their own personality, to arise naturally, to construct themselves.
The Shingle House replaces a dilapidated fisherman’s cottage at Dungeness in Kent. The cottage was known locally as The Smokery..
The site is located in a settlement of detached single-family houses, characteristic for the 1970s.
The property is situated in the town Älta, a few kilometres south of Stockholm. The house is located on a hilly site with relatively limited building rights.
Soaring at 50-storeys, The Pinnacle @ Duxton redefines high-rise high-density living ….
Located outside of Mumbai on the Arabian Sea, Palmyra House was built as a refuge from the bustle of the busy city.
A residence for two artists. Located 15 miles north of Los Angeles at the edge of Angeles forest.
Facing a peruvian beach, 30 miles from Lima, El 22 is arranged with 4 beach apartments suitable for families.
This house is located in an area near rugged coastline subject to strong prevailing winds and sits within an expanse of native tea tree, on one of Australia’s southern peninsulas.
Do they really live beyond this・・・The mountain village appears when having started a little anxious so. The Horizontal House is here.
