Concepts around a house addition to include offsetting and tilting, creating unique spaces and exploratory opportunities
While it is hard to design a house around a striking form, this architecture creates an experience that is transformative from day to night. The use of the flattened spiral stair is very evocative of movement.
Steven Holl is one of my favorite architects for his use of materials, forms and formwork.
I am also focusing a lot on entries this week-i should write about that!
https://architizer.com/projects/daeyang-gallery-and-house1/
Gallagher Lourens Architects
Beautiful modern house that blends use of traditional materials with contemporary forms.
https://www.archdaily.com/919612/68-jonkershoek-house-gallagher-lourens-architects?ad_medium=gallery
Swimming pools are huge investments and we typically do not do justice to their planning and design. We treat them as a “check box” that needs to be completed to increase our home value. More often than not, they are “pre-designed”, self contained (without regard to surroundings) and cookie cutter.
They should be more than that-they are one of the elements of design that are part of the architecture as well as part of the landscape-they need to be thought out and most importantly integrated into the design of your house.
A good pool will extend your living space significantly and must be designed as such. Technical considerations are vital, but planning it as part of the house design is important. Even if you are not considering a pool in your current renovation, try to plan for an option to add one later and design around this.
Below are a few examples of swimming pools that have been integrated into the architecture and landscape.
https://www.dwell.com/article/modern-pool-design-ideas-7c8a1dff
A beautiful detailed and thought out design. Love the forms, material choices and integration with the environment.
https://www.dwell.com/home/whitefish-poolhouse-and-gallery-f6fc9ec0
Here is a house that integrates warm materials, scaled to the right size and integrating art and furniture that creates a unique house that is custom and right for the client.
by MORIQ
Climate and culture in the Indian sub-continent is conducive to creation and use of courtyards. This example of a courtyard in Hydrabad, India, does the job…and then some
https://www.archdaily.com/913785/courtyard-villa-moriq?ad_medium=gallery
by STUDIO 30 ARCHITECTS
This image says it all-such a great use of backyard space as an extension of living space. The operable glass door is the star of this design.
by Nikolas Briceno arquitecto
Such a beautiful piece of Architecture that both adapts and stays apart from the site
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