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Tzannes Associates have designed the Clovelly Residence in Sydney, Australia. The residence forms a L-shape to create a protected enclave and to maximise solar access, natural ventilation and aspect as well as utilising energy efficiency by including 3 water tanks, reverse brick veneer walls, sun control louvres and shutters, natural ventilation, hot water solar panels [...]

This cabin was designed by Splyce Design on the southern shore of Shuswap Lake in BC. This single-level seasonal retreat was conceived to support weekends of casual indoor/outdoor living. One of the main design objectives was to seek ways of marrying a traditional cabin vernacular with a contemporary, modern, open-concept space, tailored to its site [...]

The Scissor House located in tropical landscape and strong winds, Jeju Island of Korea. The scissor house, designed by BCHO Architects, is oriented to take advantage of these natural conditions while maintaining much of the existing tangerine farm. Incoming search terms:scissor house, architectural courtyard, moss garden, minimalist tropical landscape, minimalist architektur landscape, landscape entrances, landscape [...]

Santa Elena is a rural farming area with scenic, fresh air place of cool temperatures in Colombia. Antonio Sofan exploits the site to build a vacation house or weekend retreat. He manages the natural landscape to take the main role and make a discrete opening roof deck as facade entry, emphasized by a pink mosaic [...]

This holiday house designed by Khosla Associates, sited at edge of cliff along expansive stretch of Arabian Sea coast in Kerala, India. Most identified feature is an asymmetrical sloping roof set against the fronds of a coconut plantation, response to the site. A skewed sheer concrete wall supporting the single lightweight triangulated canopy roof lunges [...]

Perched on a top of a rocky outcrop with magnificent views over the ocean, this Carmel resident appear as an extension of landscape vicinity while resolving competing private and public concerns. The house hided by it form beyond it wings, recessing the house into the site and locating nearly half of the space partially underground. [...]