Home Horticulture
In the middle of winter, would we all not like seeing a little bit of green… https://www.dwell.com/article/lush-homes-filled-with-plants-53d4987b
11th St Residence
bldg.collective The charred and stained cypress siding offers a distinctly contemporary tone, while the roof lines help it fit with its neighbors. https://www.dwell.com/home/11th-st-residence-8b5dccd9
Tudor apartments
Urko Sanchez Architects Distinctive mix of privacy and optimized natural ventilation and light screens-and that is just the view from the street. https://www.archdaily.com/877195/tudor-apartments-urko-sanchez-architects?ad_medium=widget&ad_name=more-from-office-article-show
Double Duplex
Batay-Csorba Architects such a functional layout with an extraordinary facade https://architizer.com/projects/double-duplex/
Elsternwick House
Wellard Architects as Architects Love the mix of vernacular roof tiles and contemporary block walls with glass. Creative addition to an existing house. https://archello.com/project/elsternwick-house-2
Only in hollywood
Wow….just wow!! https://archello.com/project/los-tilos
MERU HOUSE
A3 PROJECTS 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. https://archello.com/project/meru-house?fbclid=IwAR08r_11GB6gmpT5YHQAJafBVVV1C0jNAAD2VhrA6ot1f8qnP_DqXfMkI-c
Daeyang Gallery and House
Steven Holl Architects 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/
68 Jonkershoek House
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 this summer!
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 […]