Coromandel Container

Coromandel Container

Coromandel Peninsula NZ  –  Crosson Clark Carnachan Architects Year built:     2002 Photography:     Patrick Reynolds When is a container not a container? When it uses the concept of the simplicity and security that a container offers, but is custom built. CCCA definitely rank ‘way up there’ in the list of the world’s […]

12 maids all in a row!

Vertical gardens create views where none existed

Place de la Madeleine, Paris  –  Ateliers Michael Herrman Built area:     140m2  (1,512 sq. ft.) Paris may be the city of dreams, but it’s a city of nightmares for those trying to find homes close to the city itself. Real estate is expensive, rents are high and holdings rarely change hands. The solution […]

Pavilion Perfection

Daisen, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture – Keisuke Kawaguchi + K2-Design Date of Completion: October 2011 Photography: Koji Fujii (Nacasa&Partners Inc) Designed as a forest retreat, the paramount concern was to retain the sites’ cherry and pine trees and to minimise the impact on the environment. The result is a home of many pavilions weaving its way […]