Vacant since 1992, this lot was an abandoned brown-field site. Jonathan Segal Architect uses this lot to design a private, urban residence with an on-site architecture studio for his family. The boundaries in the Prospect are extended and dissolved to provide expansive views and transparency.
Started in 2005 and completed in 2007 by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Dry Creek Outbuildings is a transformation project of pre-existing buildings that were structurally compromised and in serious disrepair into simply organized structures as an office and a cottage. Located in Northern California, this project introduces a clear relationship between the buildings and the site.
Located in Santa Monica, California, Georgina is a project of designing a 4,500-square-foot addition to an existing home by Marmol Radziner Architecture. This addition can create a dedicated and comfortable place for a family to entertain. Modern-day barn elements of this house can complement the materials and color pallet.
Completed in 2009, House Overlooking the Park is designed by Shigeru Ban Architects. This wooden house is located in Tokyo and it has gently curved laminated lumber that serves as beams and columns for the house’s main structure.
With 1 120 m2 in size, Clifton 2A is a modern house located in Clifton, South Africa. Overlooking the beautiful Clifton and Camps Bay beaches, this project has been completed in 2014 by SAOTA Architecture and Design. This house also contains all external living and entertaining functions. The interiors are designed by Janine Lazard Interiors.
Designed for a couple and their bicycles, Brookfield House is a single-family home located in Toronto. This project is a total reconstitution of a simple Toronto brick home in the inner-city site. The program also includes a fully equipped bicycle workshop for the clients’ bicycles.
This modern villa is constructed by locals using traditional Fijian materials and techniques. Villa Savu Savu is an awesome project by Madeleine Blanchfield Architects with roofs made from locally sourced timbers.
This four-bedroom family home sits amongst existing native vegetation on the upper slopes of Mt Iron in Wanaka. Designed by Condon Scott Architects, Kanuka Rise House has two mono-pitch gable forms. This home also enjoys stunning views of the Southern Alps.
Designed for Great Gulf by Superkul, Active House projects are setting new sustainability standards for residential development in Canada. The aim is to meet the construction metrics outlined by the program by the European Active House. It is a holistic approach to home design with environmental responsibility and energy efficiency.
Developed on a substandard lot, URBANbuild 10 or UB10 sits just two doors down from the previous year’s two-story home: URBANbuild 9. It is a residential project designed as a single-family dwelling or a duplex. The scheme of this home is marked by generous open porches.
This private house is a 2004 residential project of a private house in Onojo City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Atu House is designed by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier with glass material that used to design the three sides of the building to reflect the surrounding trees’ colors while a corrugated white painted steel plate is used for the outer wall.
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