House in Kyoto by FORM Kouichi Kimura
This house is planned by FORM | Kouichi Kimura on a site with country side views. The project aimed for intimacy with a large living area. The exterior is designed as a monumental form so that it can be seem to be a new addition to the countryside scenery. (more…)
Sonoma Vineyard Residence by Aidlin Darling
Sonoma Vineyard Residence by Aidlin Darling:
The house is sited at the base of Sonoma Mountain, affording expansive views across the vineyards and valley to the east. This project has three basic criteria: private residence, expanded art preserve, and vineyard operation. A careful manipulation of building, landscape, and topography facilitate a poetic coexistence of programs and site, as well as serving to understate the size of the main residence. The architecture quietly reciprocates the complexities of site and program, facilitating a variety of experiences and daily routines. The process was approached with a deep reverence for the act of making, and a consonant respect for the land. Grounded in an exploration of cartography, the resulting structure facilitates one’s understanding of the site and mapping of place – physically, temporally and metaphorically. (more…)
Sunbrella House by Ikeda Yukie Architects
Japanese architects Ikeda Yukie Architects have completed Sunbrella House with rounded edges for an elderly couple in a suburb outside Tokyo. (more…)
Country House by DVA ARHITEKTA
The approach of this project was to develop a residential complex using natural resource and respecting local conditions. The site located in West Herzegovina with wild landscape, bounded by strong stone walls. All three units, six buildings alltogether, are carefully placed to gain views according to client’s wishes. (more…)
Creemore Farm by PLANT Architect
The Creemore Farm is a frugal renovation and 85 sqm extension of the century farmhouse overlooking rolling hills and expansive views. The addition reorients the whole house toward the view, presenting tall panoramic corner windows in the sitting area at the ground floor, and the master bedroom at the second floor, both framing the vista to the Southeast. (more…)
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