The Long Brick House 3

The Long Brick House: A Retirement House with A Giant Bookshelf and Thick Brick Wall

The Long Brick House is a retirement house located in Pilisborosjeno, a town some 15 km to North Buda in Hungary. With 138 m2 in size, this house is owned by an intellectual couple that has a length of books something like 100 meters. They finally have found the best location for retirement in a rich natural environment. Designed by Foldes Architects and completed in 2013, this house offers an interesting look with its 50 cm thick brick wall.

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House On Mt Merino 5

House on Mt. Merino: A Large House with A Two-Story Interior Garden Court and Breathtaking Views

House on Mt. Merino is designed to take a lot of advantages of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains breathtaking views. This large house is designed by Joel Sanders Architect, perched at the peak of Mt. Merino in Hudson, New York with 2,400 SF in size. Completed in 2008, the house has cedar-clad retaining walls and it is organized around a two-story interior garden court.

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Market Street Penthouse 5

Market Street Penthouse: A Duplex Penthouse with A “Sky Zone” and Blue-Grey Interiors

This beautiful duplex penthouse is located in San Francisco, California with 3,200 SF in size. Market Street Penthouse is a 2009 project by Joel Sanders Architect that works together with Winder Gibson Architect. This duplex penthouse has a “sky zone” and blue-grey interiors. The design challenge for this project is to take advantage of its diagonal downtown views. The architect also divided this duplex penthouse into two living strips.

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Gama Issa House 8

Gama Issa House: A Modern Big House with White Surfaces and Varied Ceiling Heights

From January 2012 to May 2016, Studio MK27 has been completed a project of a modern big house located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gama Issa House offers diverse architectural sensations for each space from its varied ceiling heights, the intersection of volumes, and white surfaces. A futuristic minimalist atmosphere in this house comes from the furniture of modern designers and more pieces are added to it.

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Broadway Penthouse 1

Broadway Penthouse: A NoHo Loft Renovation with Green Design and Lush Vegetation

Broadway Penthouse is a project of a NoHo loft renovation that rethinks the notion of an urban garden. Joel Sanders Architect brings the outside in literally with this notion. Located in New York with 3000 SF, green design is added into this house beyond the familiar incorporation of a list of LEED-certified materials. There is also lush vegetation around the house interior, especially in the bathroom.

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Watermill House 2

Watermill House: A New Addition and Renovation of A Traditional Shingled Cottage Home

By merging the renovation project and a new addition together, Desai Chia Architecture expands Watermill House to provide a comfortable cottage. It is a new addition and renovation project of a traditional shingled cottage home with 3,000 SF of renovation area and 1,600 SF of a new addition located in New York. The oriented design is also added to reinforce the relationships between the surrounding landscape and outdoor activities.

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Tribeca Loft 18

Tribeca Loft: A Residence with A Fluid Connection and Large Open Entertaining Zones

Tribeca Loft is an awesome 2013 project by Andrew Franz Architect located in Manhattan’s landmarked Tribeca North area, New York. It is a transformation project of the 3,000-square-feet top floor and roof of an 1884 caviar warehouse into a residence. This comfortable residence is designed with large open entertaining zones and it also has a fluid connection with the outdoor environment.

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Capsule Loft 4

Capsule Loft: A West Village Apartment with A Cantilevered Wood-Clad Volume and Industrial Loft

The design challenge for Capsule Loft is to accommodate a second level for bedrooms and maintain the architectural integrity of the industrial loft. This West Village apartment is 2500 SF in size, located in New York and designed by Joel Sanders Architect. The industrial loft in this apartment is characterized by tall south-west corner windows and exposed concrete beams. The architect also inserts a cantilevered wood-clad volume called the Sleeping Capsule.

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