Hadaway House

Whistler, British Columbia — Patkau Architects Project Duration: 2007-2012 Photography: James Dow / Patkau Architects   Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox.   Another unusual home that you might enjoy viewing is the Dutch Underground…  

Sam’s Creek

Bridgehampton NY  –  Bates Masi Architects Lot size:     4,000 m2  (1 acre) Built area:     600 m2  (6,500 sq. ft.) Bridgehampton and surrounding areas are no strangers to large homes.  In fact, the area boasts some of the largest and most luxurious homes outside of Dubai including the insanely large 110,000 sq. […]

A Modern Chalet

La Moraleja  Madrid  Spain  –  Architect unknown Lot size:     2,627 m2  (28,372 sq. ft.) Built area:     875 m2  (9,450 sq. ft.) We saw this on Knight Frank’s site quite a few months back.  Our memory may be faulty but we think it was listed at €10 million.   The good news for all you […]

Stoned and Green in Vietnam

Dong Trieu, Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam  –  Vo Trong Nghia Architects Built:     2011 Photography:     Hiroyuki Oki If you have looked at ‘Wind and Water’, you’ll know why we really like the work of this firm of architects.  Their use of natural materials makes every building both unique and immensely habitable. The wonderful green […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Water-Cooled House

Bukit Timah, Singapore – Wallflower Architecture + Design Project Year: 2009 Photographs: Albert Lim At an elevation of 537 feet, Bukit Timah is the highest point in Singapore and this home sits right at the crown. The views are extensive and the elevation ensures a constant breeze. That breeze is used to water cool the […]

Eastern Oregon Modern Ranch

Portland, Oregon – Scott Gilbride/Architect Inc. Built area: 2,540 sf Completion Year: 2011 Photography: Paula Watts If your idea of a ranch house is a structure with rustic features reminiscent of the traditional farm houses, then the Eastern Oregon Modern Ranch certainly breaks from the mould of traditional farm structures. This modern ranch house sits […]

Leaf House

Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro  –  Mareines + Patalano Bamboo, local timbers, copper, massive beams spanning 20 metres and one of the world’s greatest harbours, help to make this a truly unique home. The design drew inspiration from indigenous Brazilian architecture to use natural ventilation to manage the hot and humid climate. Notes from […]