Up-Over-Between House

Hutker Architects

Edgartown, Massachusetts – Hutker Architects Built area: 650m2 (6,750 sq ft) Year Complete: 2010 Photography: Brian Vanden Brink At first glance, it’s hard to believe that this home is 650m2 (6,750 sq ft)!  The simple elegance precludes any hint of ostentation allowing the home to integrate perfectly with the site. The home is elevated to capture […]

Miyska Residence

Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan  –  Robert Harvey Oshatz Designed: 1995-96 Completed: 1998 We’ve featured five homes from this one architect – more than any other.  We’ve favoured him because of the way all of his homes delight the senses.  It’s almost as though a straight line offends him.   His designs, including multi-residential, religious and commercial […]

Seaview House

Old Barwon Heads Victoria Australia   –  Jackson Clement Burrows JCB are internationally renown architects.  We like their innovative thinking and that they still seem to delight in doing simple residential projects.  This house is located in Old Barwon Heads on a street comprising an eclectic mix of post war beach houses.  The dominant theme is […]

The House of Seven Gardens

Looking in on seven gardens

Gunma  Japan – Ikimono Architects Year built:     2011 Site area:     517 m2  (5,584 sq. ft.) Building envelope:     162 m2  (1,750 sq. ft.) Built area:     159.4 m2  (1,722 sq. ft.) Anyone who has spent time in Japan knows that most urban areas tend to be the very opposite […]

Casa Patio – inside out

La Libertad, El Salvador – Cinco Patas al Gato The ingredients: A large empty lot, a good outlook, lots of stone and owners who are lovers of the outdoors. The result:  ​Built over four levels with the central garden as the focal point, Casa patio is an interesting blend of rustic contemporary.  Every room leads to […]