House Vista
Johannesburg, South Africa – Gottsmann Architects Built Area: 580.0 m2 Year Built: 2016 Photographs: Reinier Harmse In order to take in the various sights and sounds of the surrounding areas, a home must be open and accessible. This must be the premise of the architects when they designed House Vista. It’s actually a light-filled […]
Winhall Barnhouse
Winhall, United States – Alchemy Architects Built Area: 255.4 m2 Year Built: 2016 Photographs: Geoffrey Warner Winhall Barnhouse is a renovated farmhouse – a 19th century barn with a timber frame. The skeleton of the original structure was saved. The architects added a 12” SIP shell and then some logs to mimic the traditional […]
Marquise House
São Paulo, Brazil – FGMF Built Area: 473.0 m2 Year Built: 2013 Photographs: Rafaela Netto Marquise House stands on a large site with topographical constraints. Despite the huge area, there is a 17-degree slope to the lot that has to be taken into consideration. Additionally, the architects had to meet strict local regulations. The […]
Casa Bruma
Mexico – Fernanda Canales Built Area: 600.0 m2 Year Built: 2017 Photographs: Rafael Gamo Casa Bruma is located in Mexico City’s southwest mountains, surrounded by nature and vegetation. Its design allows the weekend home to seamlessly co-exist with the landscape. During the construction process, the architects made sure that no trees were disturbed. This […]
Arpdale Residence
Austin, United States – co(X)ist Studio Built Area: 329.8 m2 Year Built: 2017 Photographs: Patrick Y. Wong Arpdale Residence is where Mid-Century modern architecture meets South Austin flare. It stands on a prominent corner lot and the façade alone is enough to generate a positive first impression. The geometric appearance of the exposed […]
Out-to-Out House
Faqra, Lebanon – L.E.FT Architects Built Area: 250.0 m2 Year Built: 2016 Photographs: Bahaa Ghoussainy Out-to-Out House is a resort residence that sits on a rather unique site. It’s a two-story house that was built on a triangular plot of land. It enjoys plenty of green from the outside, prompting the architects to […]
OKS Casa
Khwaeng Bang Wa, Thailand – seARCHOFFICE Built Area: 3200.0 m2 Year Built: 2017 Photographs: Spaceshift Studio OKS Casa is an expansive modern property composed of three houses for extended families. Each house is private but shares a common area and the pool. This house rises up four stories above the ground. To […]
The Modern Square
Seoul, South Korea – G/O Architecture Built Area: 421.0 m2 Year Built: 2017 Photographs: tqtq studio The Modern Square is a townhouse that was renovated to address the issues of wear and tear. There were a lot of empty areas and the homeowners wanted to make good use of those spaces. The brief called […]
Canopy House
Tucson, United States – Rob Paulus Architects Built Area: 4500.0 m2 Year Built: 2012 Photographs: Cooperthwaite Photography + Productions Canopy House is a renovation project done for the homeowners – an author and a physician. Some walls were torn down to create an open, airy, and larger space. This also allowed the house […]
Sawyer Residence
Chicago, United States – Vladimir Radutny Architects Built Area: 4500.0 m2 Year Built: 2017 Photographs: Mike Schwartz Sawyer Residence is a renovation project of a dilapidated brick structure that’s more than 100 years old. The building originally had two apartments, one on of the other. The architects connected the two separate residences using a […]
