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The briefing for this 24th Street Residence by Steven Kent Architect is a minimalist modern home with outdoor room, art display walls, recording studio and home theatre utilizing green building technologies. The clients are a Culver City art gallery owner and a musician with two young boys. Incoming search terms:steven kent architecture, architect, 24 house [...]

Villa 4.0 by Dick van Gameren architecten in Netherlands: Sustainability is a concept that has been crucial in informing all components of the design, construction and daily use of the house. The idea was to consider practically and level-headedly at every step how the house could be least taxing on the environment in both the [...]

The Rockhouse is designed by Sandrin Leung Design Build with central courtyard which mediates between the public and the private domains of the house. The rear site is occupied by incredible rock bluff. This single-storey 3-bedroom / 2-bathroom house maximizes layout efficiency without sacrificing spaciousness. The Rockhouse site is also a geographic link, or as [...]

Description of East Windsor Residence by Alterstudio: Extraordinary views in the heart of the city and a small buildable footprint limited by restrictive easements prompted a thin, three-story home with the main living spaces and master suite on the top floor – essentially a one-bedroom loft with 270° views. A 16’ ipe screen envelopes the [...]

Description of Oakland House by Kanner Architects: Located in Oakland, California, on a down-sloping site high above the San Francisco bay, this home is designed to capture the magnificent vistas spanning from the Bay Bright to the Golden Gate Bridge. Floor-to-ceiling glass clears the way to unobstructed views. The predominantly south-southwest orientation required deep overhangs [...]

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 [...]