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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 [...]

Iporanga House is designed by Brazilian architect Nitsche Arquitetos Associados in Iporanga a condominium for summer houses on Sao Paulo’s coast. The briefing was to minimize the ground surface and preserve the original Atlantic Rainforest. But at the same it also provide be large and comfortable living. Incoming search terms:nitsche architecture, house in iporanga / [...]

This house inspire by the rocks, trees and the view on the top of a hill at the end of dirt road in Waccabuc, New York. Building within the small footprint of the original structure and elevating and cantilevering the larger second floor proved advantageous, minimizing both the site disturbance as well as the development [...]

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 [...]

Lake House by Openbox Company: The site of this project was on the edge of a small, man-made lake, inside a property adjacent to Kaoyai National Park. The selected placement of the cluster was to maximize the views, ventilation and privacy. With part of the land curving around the lake, and a gentle slope towards [...]