The Contemporary House Design in Carabbia, Ticino, Switzerland, This House was designed by Davide Macullo. Carabbia is a little village of approx 600 inhabitants. It rises on the western side of Mount San Salvatore slope in a beautiful bowl. This building responds to the owner’s wish to live in an intimate space, as if it were a shell. Carved in a clear square geometry, the spaces meet the slope...
Focus House is something of an anomaly in its setting of traditional Victorian terraced housing, its zinc envelope contrasting markedly with the beige Victorian brick work of its environs. Focus House was designed as a low cost, low energy, low maintenance alternative to the standard family dwelling. Built on a wedge shaped parcel of land using cutting edge sustainable materials, the 250 m2 structure...
This house was designed by Seattle based architect Peter Cohan, Cedar Park directly addresses the situation posed by the site – that’s the most desirable situation is also more fragile. It draws on the perspective offered by a steep site, while simultaneously strengthening the fragile slopes, catch water that threatens to destabilize and minimizing the energy required to do so. The building...
Here is The Ansley Park Glass House, designed by BLDGS Architects located in a Historic Downtown Neighborhood an addition to a 1910-era home. The Ansley Glass House is located in an historic downtown neighborhood, with a mature tree canopy and direct views to the immediate city skyline. The project replaces a series of additions to a 1910-era house with a new glass-lined living space including a garage,...
Here is the Russel Hill Road House was designed by GH3 Architects, located in Toronto, Canada. Built in the brutalist style of architecture of the 1970’s, the house was subsequently renovated several times following a more traditional approach to house design especially by converting large open spaces to a more cellular room design. The renovation reopened the ground floor so that it became an open...
Located in Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil, This house was designed by Nave Arquitetos. This house has 637 sqm of Site Area and 380 sqm of Constructed Area. The new house is set on a higher plateau and it is formed of two adjacent cubes connected by the staircase, glass boxes and terraces. The remaining area of the plot is free for the preserved garden. The ground floor is occupied by service and social...
The site consists of 2 adjacent plots on a hillside, overlooking the town of Limassol and the Mediterranean Sea that is located a few kilometers away. As the intention was to secure the best possible views, it was decided from start to place the house on the higher part of the site. All living / public areas are located on the ground level and are organized around a large, square veranda that functions...
Located near the town of Winthrop, Washington. The Hill House was designed by David Coleman Architecture. this is a modest, sustainable building with a big presence in a big landscape. Interior and exterior functions are separated by a glass wall that surrounds three sides of the structure. finishing materials are common to all, blurring the boundary between inside and outside. The result is a seasonal...
The Eagle Harbor Cabin located in Lake Superior at Eagle Harbor, on the northerly edge of Michigan State’s Upper Peninsula.This house was designed by Seattle based architect Nils Finne Architect. The Eagle Harbor Cabin is located on a wooded waterfront property on Lake Superior, at the northerly edge of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, about 300 miles northeast of Minneapolis. The wooded 3-acre site...
The Island house located in Gapyunggun, Korea was designed by IROJE KHM Architects. this house has 872.63 sqm of Site area, 337.33 sqm of Bldg. area, 628.02 sqm of Gross floor area Architect : IROJE KHM Architects Location : Gapyunggun, Gyeounggi-do, Korea Photographer : JongOh Kim Source : ArcDaily