This unique home was designed by architect Robert Oshatz, who had it constructed off site and brought in by a barge to dock at its mooring site. The neighboring houses along the Willamette River of Portland, Oregon are in close proximity to the home, so the style of the house was contrived to allow for […]
Focused around a man-made canal extended from Austin’s Colorado River, the Lake Austin House by Lake|Flato Architects is comprised of a series of structures and outdoor spaces that create a secluded riverside complex, making up a total area of 5,995 square feet (557 square meters). Once past the enormous limestone wall surrounding the front of […]
Architect Susanne Nobis has the enviable privilege of living in this gorgeous, tranquil house in Berg by Lake Starnberg (Starnberger See), a popular southern Bavarian recreation area for the residents of the nearby city of Munich, Germany. As both the client and the designer, engineer/architect Nobis designed the home and office for her own four-member […]
The black house was born by the request of a young couple, brought to architecture firm Andres Remy Arquitectos.¨This single 3,552 square foot (330 square meters) house is located in a closed neighborhood, 30km. away from Buenos Aires. Argentina. The lot, 20 meters wide and 50 meters length with 3 meter of lateral retreats, has […]
The Graham Residence was designed by E. Cobb Architects, in Seattle, Washington. This stunning property was built as a contemporary statement, an oasis of modern lifestyle featuring grandiose architecture. The residence displays a series of cantilevering volumes that merge in a unified design. The intricate architecture needs plenty of time to be understood: from the […]
The Tower House, located in Austin, Texas was designed by Andersson Wise Architects. There are a few small limestone cabins from the 1930s located along Lake Travis, the longest of the Highland Lakes that terrace the hill country west of Austin, and they are used primarily in the summer. One such cabin sits on a […]
The Flowing Lake residence has been designed by David Vandervort Architects in Snohomish, Washington. The small and narrow lot extends dramatically down a steep slope to beautiful Flowing Lake in Snohomish County, Washington. Giant fir trees occupy the western half; the eastern half was marred by the previous removal of a fire damaged cabin. The […]
The house is a corrective to the increasingly common “McMansion”, located on the North Shore and similar neighborhoods across the country. A major goal of this project was to minimize the bulk and impact of the large house on a site overlooking Lake Michigan, Chicago and to mitigate its impact on the site. As a […]
This stone building is located on a ridge overlooking Lake Orta, in Pettenasco municipality, in the province of Novara, Italy. The project, designed by PRR Architetti involves the construction of a unit of approximately 1,292 square feet (120 square meters), as a holiday residence fully integrated with nature. Conforming to the landscape, the home has […]
The Peninsula Residence was designed by Bercy Chen Studio and has a privileged location that allows beautiful views of Lake Austin, Texas. This is a remodel of a 1980’s home which initially did not take advantage of the views to the lake and Mount Bonnell, nor did it respect the ecological sensitivity of its site. […]
