moonshine retrofit
Invisible Studio Architects Piers Tayor, Founder of Invisible Studio, said: “I wanted to banish the demons of my youth and move on from the house which I had designed as a young architect. In the intervening years I have learnt so much, while technologies and materials have improved. We have loved living in Moonshine over […]
engawa house in chile
Santiago Valdivieso and Stefano Rolla Called Engawa House, it is composed of a glass and black steel volume that extends from a cliff to rest on slanted, bold red supports. Sliding, slatted doors made from the Chilean wood Raulí wrap the house on three sides, giving the residents the option of privacy and natural light, […]
gabion walls: part 2
Originating as a tool for civil engineering, the gabion wall dates back to the late 1800s. It slowly made its transition to architecture because of its superior strength and permeability. The gabion wall consists of a metal mesh cage filled with loose material, usually stones, sand or soil. The wall is crack resistant and contours to the […]
eagle’s nest
Ian Bennett Design Studio Perched high on a prominent escarpment in the highest level of bushfire attack; Flame Zone, Eagle’s Nest aspires to balance and curate the experience of outlook and expansiveness of site, with privacy and seclusion. The restrained material palette heightens this experience of site, landscape and built form along with the changing […]
harbour house
McLean Quinlan contemporary handmade house is careful to respect its sensitive Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty location. Designed as a collection of volumes, neat red brick wings are positioned to allow a finely crafted flint façade to take center stage when viewed from the sea. The house is positioned to face two ways: with views out across […]
k house
Blatman Cohen Architecture Design Vered Blatman-Cohen designed the house as a “cube” that was dropped onto the narrow, elongated plot. The land’s topography, which is characterized by a slope, was utilized in the construction of another structure that serves as a studio and fitness room with a rooftop pool. Half below ground, it is open […]
carrizal houses
PPAA Eight black houses are arranged next to a path cutting through this residential complex https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/17/carrizal-houses-ppaa-lomas-quebradas-mexico-city/
Me-Kwa-Mooks
SHED Located on a sloped site beside Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, the dwelling is a remodel of an existing house with a jumbled layout and poor energy performance that the studio said followed “several ill-conceived additions and modifications”. https://www.dezeen.com/2020/10/15/me-kwa-mooks-net-zero-house-shed-seattle-usa/
minimalist japanese house
FujiwaraMuro Aptly named House in Takamatsu, the minimalist residence is located in the city’s centre and intended to simultaneously maintain the privacy of its owners – a couple with one child. https://www.dezeen.com/2020/01/15/fujiwaramuro-architects-house-takamatsu-japan-architecture/
escola massana
Estudio Carme Pinós The part of the building that faces the square is split into two rotating volumes that generate different terrace spaces. Sculptural in appearance and giving the building a unique terrace element, this move also serves to diminish an appearance of bulkiness that might otherwise be caused by the large volume overall. https://archello.com/news/escola-massana-addresses-its-surrounding-context-with-rotating-volumes-and-ceramic-brise-soleil-facade