American architect Robert M. Gurney has designed the Wissioming2 House in Glen Echo, Maryland. The house sited on a sloping, wooded lot with distant views of the Potomac River. The house is organized into two volumes connected with glass bridges that span a reflecting pool which separates the volumes. Secondary volumes intersect and overlap the [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2012 under Forest House Design | No Comments »
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 »
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 »
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 [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2012 under Modern House design | No Comments »
Uri Cohen Architects designed the Beam House for a client who wished to build his home next to his farm in Arbel, Israel. The design combines some of the utilitarian images of the agriculture buildings in that area with the fascination to the ‘beams’ construction of a ‘country home’. Incoming search terms:Beam House by Uri [...]
Posted on April 5th, 2012 under Village house design | 1 Comment »
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 »