San-Sen House
Valle de Bravo, Mexico – Alejandro Sánchez García Arquitectos Built Area: 860 m2 including decks Lot size: Acreage Project Year: 2008 Photography: Jaime Navarro Soto The design uses a steel portal frame on a steel foundation. This technique allows all walls to be freed of the task of carrying the roof. […]
Sustainable luxury – The Slaughterhouse Beach House
Maui Island, Hawai – Olson Kundig Architects Project Size: 3,820 sq. ft. Project Completed: 2009 Photography: Simon Watson Located close to a well-known surfing spot, Slaughterhouse Beach House radically expands the concept of the traditional surfing hut. Comprised of three connected pavilions, the design maximises functionality and privacy with separate living area, guest suite and main sleeping […]
Hilltop Residence – Brad Norris
Hillside at Kentfield
Kentfield California USA – Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects Built Area: 5,900 sq.ft. (546 m2) Year built: 2010 Photography by: David Wakely Photography Situated on a steep site overlooking mountains and the bay, this home has been designed for a long term, sustainable existence. Comprising three levels, with the master bedroom […]
Light, Water and Landscape –
Daeyang Gallery and House
Seoul, Korea – Steven Holl Architects Built area: 1,760 m2 (10,700 sq. ft.) Year built: June 2012 (concept 2008) Photography: Iwan Baan and Holl Architects Many of us choose to work from home, but an artist’s needs are, perhaps, somewhat different to most. This is especially evident when the home […]
Bangkok House – Finding Peace Within
Central Bangkok Thailand – Jackson Clements Burrows Built area: 700m2 (7,532 sq. ft.) Melbourne, Australia based JCB have earned an enviable, well deserved global reputation. They have won many local and international awards for both residential and commercial works. This two storey residence is located in central Bangkok, Thailand. It sits within a gated community […]
Casa Grecia – quiet in the midst of chaos
São Paulo Brazil – Isay Weinfeld Architects Lot size: 4,830 m2 (52,100 sq. ft.) Built area: 1,900 m2 (20,520 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 Photography: Fernando Guerra San Paolo is one of the world’s mega-cities. With a population exceeding 19 million it offers little in the way of […]
Modular Design in Rural Victoria
Kilmore Victoria Australia – Carr Design Group + Intermode Concept Total built area including decks: 850 m2 (9,150 sq. ft) Year: 2008 mod·u·lar Of, relating to, or based on a module or modulus. 2. Designed with standardized units or dimensions, as for easy assembly and repair or flexible arrangement … Modular is a concept […]
Highland Residence – it’s all in the detail
Weston MA USA – Marcus Gleysteen Architects Year built: 2008 Lot size: 6.5 acres (2.5 hectares) Built area: Large Most of us have no need for a home of this size. None-the-less, it’s featured here as much for the superb attention to detail as for the design. While homes like this […]
H-House – not just another letter…
Trosa, Sweden – Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff Built area: 240m2 (2,600 sf) Year built: 2006 Photography: Åke E:son Lindman Concrete, corten steel and pine have been used to create this low-maintenance, ocean-side villa. The site, on an archipelago near Stockholm is very scenic but the environment is harsh and unforgiving. Summers are short […]