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Mountford Road by Shaun Lockyer Architects in New Farm, Brisbane, Australia: The “Mountford Road” project is a small but dramatic intervention into a 1950’s post war house, originally designed by the “Bell Brothers” (also well known for their furniture). The design exercise comprised essentially two aspects to the brief; the first being about the pragmatics [...]
Posted on April 2nd, 2012 under Contemporary House Design | No Comments »
The House 8 is designed by Atria Arquitetos on a residential site in Brasília, Brazil. The design is pointing on the simplicity of architecture through the materials choices with a plea for natural textures. This one story house intends to explore the integration among the house´s internal and external ambiances. Incoming search terms:minimalist single storey [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2012 under Contemporary House Design | No Comments »
Laranjeiras Residence by Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Built in a gated community on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, this summer house, with its 950 square meter, had its architectural approach defined by the natural beauty of its surroundings: one of Brazil’s most gorgeous landscapes. Both [...]
Posted on August 21st, 2011 under Contemporary House Design | No Comments »
Villa PM by Architrend Architecture: The research project its own identity through the creation of simple volumes and divided between them. The contrast between the large windows and dark surfaces of the ground floor, lava stone, and the white walls of the first floor makes the construction to be suspended and light. At the ground [...]
Posted on June 8th, 2011 under Villa design | 1 Comment »
AE house was designed by twentyfourseven in urban site of Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico City as an exploration on privacy and materiality. The architect maximizes the placement of the internal spaces, challenging the typical configurations of similar plots in the area. The project offers an alternative to the centralized volumes that are closed and devoid [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2011 under Contemporary House Design | 1 Comment »
Description of Deronda Residence by Space International: This custom residence lies near the apex of Beachwood Canyon, in the Hollywood Hills just under the shadow of the Hollywood sign. Utilizing the existing footprint of a previous home, this new residence is comprised of two main rectangular volumes which are shifted off-axis from each another to [...]
Posted on September 8th, 2010 under Residence House Design | No Comments »