The C-1 House by Paul Cha Architect is located in historic Hudson Valley; the four-acre site is situated in southern Columbia County, bordering Duchess County to the south. Two hours north of New York City, following the Taconic State Parkway through a picturesque countryside highlighted by orchards, horse farms, and vineyards, the site is eventually […]
Welcome to this stunning residence on Fire Island, New York, a cool 2-level tree house that is situated in a dense grove of pines and hollies with a view of the bay from the second level. The approach to the 1,440 square foot home designed by Bates Masi Architects is by way of a raised […]
This project, designed by MOS Architects, intersects a vernacular house typology with the site-specific conditions of this unique place: an island on Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. The location on the Great Lakes imposed complexities to the house’s fabrication and construction, as well as its relationship to site. Annual cyclical change related to the change […]
Beached House is a spectacular holiday home is Western Port Victoria, Australia by design firm BKK Architects. The home comprised of a sequence of unfolding spaces that deny, and then release views. The journey through the house is through a series of subtly shifting spaces that alter one’s orientation to climate and terrain. The 3,757 […]
Inspired by the design of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, completed in 1998 by architect Daniel Libeskind, this unique living space entitled ‘18.36.54 House’ in Connecticut was formed. The 3,000 square foot weekend retreat is a mass of spiraling ribbon with 18 planes, defined by 36 points connected by 54 lines. This pure and dynamic […]
Japanese architecture firm Akio Kamiya Architect & Associates have just completed the ‘House in Tanimannari’, a two-part renovation project for a young couple in Okayama, Japan consisting of a total floor area of 4,068 square feet (378 square meters). The property consists of a two-storey detached room and a free-standing greenhouse; the design maintains a […]
The Aptos Retreat was designed for a San Francisco couple and their six children by CCS Architecture in Aptos, California. The residence is located on a 20-acre site with ocean and mountain views, about five miles inland from the Pacific Ocean. The family desired a setting that would be casual and rustic as well as […]
The Rounded Loft in Prague, Czech Republic is a minimalistic design of boundless space even with its narrow foundation. Designed by A1 Architects, a fluidity of interaction is integrated from within as the common rooms are all connected starting with the entrance hall slightly continuing to the living room and kitchen, which opens up to […]
Maison Val D’Entremont is a private residence on an inclined plot in Valais, Switzerland designed by Swiss practice Savioz Fabrizzi Archtectes. Taking advantage of the elevated site which lends a panoramic view of the surrounding Alps and village below, the design features a strip of glazing that fully wraps around the form of the house. […]
This fabulous concrete home design was created by BAK Architects for their client which is located in Mar Azul, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The 935 square foot (86.88 square meters) Franz house was constructed on a 337.50 square meters heavily wooded site. The architects have done magnificent job to this minimalistic home combining three elements […]
