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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 [...]

Vancouver-based studio Patkau Architects has designed the Shaw House in Vancouver, Canada. Incoming search terms:patkau architects, Shaw House canada, shaw house patkau, patkau, 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 [...]

The Three Wall House in Los Angeles, California by Kovac Architects: This dramatic minimalist residence occupies an irregularly shaped hilltop site at the end of a long driveway. To heighten the sense of arrival, we elected to unmask the house and view gradually. Upon reaching the top of the drive, slits in one of the [...]

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 [...]

Paz Arquitectura have designed the Casa Luz in Guatemala city, Guatemala. With intent to emphasize the structural elements, and to seek to highlight the local construction methods and materials, design work was done using fine timber formwork in order to leave a permanent imprint on the exposed concrete. Incoming search terms:casa luz paz arquitectura, arquitectura [...]

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 [...]