Berkeley-based studio WA Design has designed Saratoga Creek House in Saratoga, California, USA. This house is defined by a series of inter-connected vaulted roof structure. Courtyards and outdoor spaces unite house and landscape. The house designed in a drop soffit of sheet bronze for the sections of the house with vaulted ceilings. It would reflect [...]
Posted on February 9th, 2012 under Contemporary House Design | No Comments »
Description from Guz Architects for Tangga House : The house is a contemporary interpretation of a traditional courtyard house, laid out around a central green courtyard with a double height stair and entry area forming the focal point of the project. The L-shaped plan creates open spaces which encourage natural ventilation and offer resident’s views [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 under Contemporary House Design | No Comments »
This house takes advantage of the steep site, strengthening the fragile slope, also collecting the water that threatens to de-stabilize it and minimizing the energy required. The building is formed by the interaction of site-cast concrete walls and water-collecting roofs. At the same time the transparency of the house creates a seamless spatial experience, connecting [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2010 under Lake House Design | Comments Off
The house project is to provide larger density, counter urban sprawl, curb unnecessary commuting, address the issue of affordability and flaunt the virtues of living efficiently. Its a unique alternative to the shortcomings of Toronto’s typical housing typologies and demonstrating how thoughtful and innovative design can create a home defined by its compactness, livability, flexibility [...]
Posted on December 17th, 2009 under Contemporary House Design | 2 Comments »
The Architect design this house in Toronto, Canada, by transforming the industrial site into an artful urban oasis. Main project of this house is the enjoyable quiet fugue and fine collections of modernist furniture and contemporary art. The private areas of the house are nestled into one corner, with the kitchen, dining and living rooms [...]
Posted on November 16th, 2009 under Village house design | No Comments »