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 [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2012 under Beach House Design | No Comments »
The house is located on the first row of lots and was designed by Metropolis so that the architecture acted like a frame to the view of the beach and the islands that are found in front of the house. The esthetic of the house celebrates the summer with modern curves that remind us of [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2012 under Beach House Design | No Comments »
Vancouver-based studio Patkau Architects has designed the Shaw House in Vancouver, Canada. Incoming search terms:patkau architects, shaw house patkau, patkau, Shaw House canada, Patkau Architects detail, shaw house by patkau architects, Shaw House Vancouver, SKYLight House, stretch house, Shaw House in Vancouver by Patkau Architects, structural architects south shore ma, beautiful architectural skylight, pool skylight [...]
Posted on April 21st, 2012 under Modern House design | No Comments »
Rieteiland House by Hans van Heeswijk Architecten: While the front of this waterside house, on the recently developed island of IJburg near Amsterdam, is clad in perforated aluminium panels, the rear is entirely glazed, so that residents can watch the sun set. Some of these panels are positioned behind windows and can be opened automatically [...]
Posted on March 24th, 2012 under Glass House Design | No Comments »
Mop House by AGI Architects in Al-Nuzha, Kuwait: The site can be accessed from either side of the surrounding streets to allow for both a private and a public entrance. After moving along a curved wall that guides the visitor from the exterior of the plot into the center, one reaches the main entrance into [...]
Posted on March 1st, 2012 under Modern House design | No Comments »
The House R is designed by Polla Bauer and András Ónodi (ZOA) anon a suburb area in Hungary. The project built in sharp contour and discrete elegance among neighborhood. Incoming search terms:HOUSES ON CONTOURS, projects are one-storey houses, wall elevations of bedroom, inclination homes, house on contours, house in the slope, house design on contour, [...]
Posted on February 29th, 2012 under Villa design | No Comments »