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Herbst Architects was challenged to build a house on the site which 90% covered in mature pohutukawa trees as a part of a continuous belt of forest along the beach front. The program separated loosely into private and “public” components, give smaller individual masses with which to articulate the forms. The private functions of bedrooms [...]

Koji Tsutsui & Associates designed the InBetween House in Nagano, Japan. A cluster of boxes united by irregular, interstitial space, InBetween House mimics the Japanese urban condition on an architectural scale. While the rectangular volumes are like small buildings, the amorphous areas in between are akin to the narrow passageways and odd gaps that crop [...]

Harborview Hills is a coastal view house designed by Laidlaw Schultz Architects in Corona del Mar, a neighborhood in the affluent city of Newport Beach, California, USA: With a passion for modern architecture and an international understanding of style, the homeowners approached Laidlaw Schultz Architects seeking something unique and suitable for their growing family. The [...]

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 [...]

Hotel Villa by Uri Cohen Architects in Yessod Hammala, Israel. This is a preservation and an extension of a historic heritage monument on the first street in Yessod Hammala, which was built by the ‘pioneers’ in the late 19th century. It’s located in a tourist area and this makes it possible (or at least part [...]

This house is designed by Robert Gurney Architect in Annapolis by kept the existing foundation, near the Crab Creek. The house is organized around a linear bar, clad in white stucco. From this central spine, additional spaces are articulated as independent volumes, projecting vertically and clad in either wood or metal siding. The spaces are [...]