
Photographer: Toshiyuki Yano
Architect: Bunzo Ogawa / FUTURE STUDIO
Project Name: WRAP HOUSE
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Program: Private House
Size: 2 stories
Structure: Wood
Site Area: 108.75sqm
Building Area: 64.46sqm
Total Floor Area: 118.86sqm
Design: Sep.2008 – Jun.2009
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Photo©Scagliola/Brakkee
This private residence, completed in June 2009, is situated in a lush, leafy neighbourhood in Bussum, a small town near Amsterdam. The neighbourhood is known for its 19th century villas, designed in a vast array of revivalist styles. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo courtesy of Axelrod Design
eHouse by Axelrod Design is a single family house that was inhabited in 2008 and borrows from two traditions in architecture – a Mediterranean aesthetic of sun and light and a minimalist discipline of line and plane. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo Courtesy Predock_Frane Architect
Courtyard house + Hillside house = Twin Houses from Predock_Frane Architects Read the rest of this entry »

Photo©John Chisholm
Cottesloe House designed by Paul Burnham Architect from Australia. Here’s architect statement;
A new house on a narrow, elevated north facing site for a structural engineer / builder client. The design has achieved north facing aspects to all internal and external living areas. The saw tooth roof profile allows deep winter sun penetration throughout the length of the upper floor. Read the rest of this entry »

Photography©Kenji Arai
Nice living wall on simple form with the full connection with the garden, This extension designed by Bricault Design is well-worth to feature and buzz with you guys.
The clients for this project needed more space to accommodate the needs of a growing family, but they were reluctant to leave their location in Venice – one of the few walkable neighborhoods in Los Angeles. The solution was to maintain and remodel their existing 2000 square foot home, while creating a 1700 square foot addition and courtyard on the rear lane side.
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Photograph courtesy John Pardey Architects
Hind House from John Pardey Architects, just received RIBA Awards 2009. Following are from the architect.
The clients had moved into a rather ordinary brick and tile 1970’s house on the banks of the river Loddon in early 2005 and wished to rebuild using a system-built house from the continent, but had become disillusioned with the cost and inflexibility that this offered and so approached us as they had been impressed by a house some 400 metres along the river that we had completed the previous year (The ‘Attwood house’ which went on to win the Grand Designs Best Remodeled House in Britain Award in 2007). Initially, we offered to come up with a sketch design for a small cost on the basis of no-win, no job! Happily, they loved the concept and after a few months of developing their ambitions, we arrived at the final design. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo©Elsa Ramirez
Designed by Jose Orrego, The house is located on the first row of lots and was designed so that the architecture acted like a frame to the view of the beach and the islands that are found in front of the house.The esthetic of the house celebrates the summer with modern curves that remind us of the Brazilian architecture of the sixties. Read the rest of this entry »

Photo courtesy Bercy Chen Studio LLP
Bercy Chen Studio: Our concept revolved around the notions of recycling a building, reusing natural and manmade resources and reclaiming the ancient ideal that buildings can and should be sacred places, especially the home.
The project began as a modest remodel, but turned into a full master-planning for the site; including complete interior and exterior recycle, an addition to an existing 1970’s home, as well as re-organization of the garden. As the original house was poorly sited, a large motivation of the design was to reconnect the house with its site by utilizing the steep topography to capture the expansive views.
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All Photo ©nelson kon
Panamá house splendid designed by Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan & Samanta Cafardo(co-author). Apart from for living, the house has been designed to house and exhibit the art collection of their owner.
The site of Panamá house is located in one of the garden neighborhoods, just some blocks from Paulista, the financial center of the city of São Paulo. The client has an important art collection, above all, modern Brazilian art, and the house was designed to house this collection. The works of art are scattered throughout all the areas of the residence, from the bedrooms to the gardens. Read the rest of this entry »