Deezen

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Brazilian practice Studio KUNZ has created a compact gabled house that cantilevers from a sloped site in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Vertical wood slats wrap the base The arrangement creates makes the structure appear balanced atop a slate staircase that provides a rustic base for the home's clean white lines.

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Deezen

MARCH 26, 2023

Architecture studio SDA has completed the Floating House, a concrete-framed home on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding. It is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding "We composed the house as three slabs floating above the ground," explained SDA.

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Deezen

MARCH 13, 2023

The house sits on an elevated perch in the Eola Hills, a region near the city of Salem in northern Oregon. When low clouds descend over the valley in the morning, the house appears to be on top of the world," said Seattle-based Ueda Design Studio. Automatic exterior sunshades help reduce solar heat gain.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 5, 2023

In a groundbreaking initiative, Mecanoo, introduces a innovative social housing project in Kaohsiung, marking a significant milestone as the city’s inaugural venture into communal living solutions. The depth between the structure and the exterior walls provides shadow and reduces the solar heat gain inside the apartments.

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e-architect

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Who are the clients and what’s interesting about them? During the pandemic they seized an opportunity to buy a larger house which ticked all of these boxes, but there was one problem. During the pandemic they seized an opportunity to buy a larger house which ticked all of these boxes, but there was one problem.

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aasarchitecture

APRIL 2, 2024

Extension of the National Swedish Museum of Technology, housing a visualization dome, a spherical space where visualization technology achieves an immersive audiovisual experience, along with a café and an exhibition hall. The roof mediates between the tall dome and the low facades of the one-story building, spanning 26x48m across the dome.

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Deezen

JANUARY 8, 2022

A cluster of wood-clad buildings surround a central courtyard at this Minnesota residence by US firm Salmela Architect that was designed for clients who formerly lived in Japan. The house rests on a fifty-acre (20-hectare) parcel, the majority of which the clients granted to the Minnesota Land Trust for permanent conservation.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2023

Named the JArzm house – using the first initial of each family member – the home is set into a 60-foot slope in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood. John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) completed the house – and 540-square foot (50-square metre) accessory dwelling unit (ADU) – in November 2021.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed the Silver Lining House, a crisp, gabled home clad in black-stained cedar that was designed for an architectural photographer and interior designer. Half-polished chrome slats bounce reflections around the stairwell, an effect meant to "mimic the experience of walking through a disco ball".

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e-architect

APRIL 12, 2023

When altering both the interior and exterior, a sensitivity to the existing structure was observed. The siting of the project was influenced by local zoning regulations, however the new mass also yields to the existing house along the north elevation to celebrate the different periods of construction.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Composed of three distinct buildings – a main house, guesthouse and writer's studio – the project was designed for a California-based couple who manage an independent record label. Stretching horizontally from east to west, the main house is rectangular in plan yet more sculptural in form.

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Habitus Living

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Situated in the Perth suburb of Nedlands (Whadjuk Noongar People) stands the 123 House – equal parts architectural delight and the enduring memories of a bygone era. The residence is positioned on what was the site of an Ampol petrol station, which the clients owned and operated for 30 years.

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e-architect

APRIL 7, 2023

The low slung wooden structure takes cues from the landscape and architecture of the area. The floor plan maximizes utilization of natural light as well as views to the exterior, while intersecting dogtrots direct prevailing breezes through the heart of the building and encourage visitors outside to flanking porches.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The cantilevered house, which the studio describes as a treehouse, was made from steel and metal and was designed to balance on one leg above a wooden terrace. The house balances above a wooden terrace It features a large cantilever that elevates the living spaces 4.25 metres above ground and creates a sheltered outdoor space.

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Deezen

APRIL 23, 2024

The structure draws aerospace and automative construction techniques Measuring 3.3-metres-wide, metres-tall and nine-metres-long, the cabin's structure is made up of a structural timber rib built from birch plywood. This was then encased by an exterior shell clad with decorative cedar shingles. metres-wide, 3.5-metres-tall

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Dwell

JUNE 15, 2022

To fit in synergistically with the residential area surrounding the client’s house, one of the requirements was that the exterior should look like a ‘conventionally shaped house’. Having consulted with a structural engineer, these structures were placed within a comfortable distance from each other.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Six Square House is an irregularly shaped dwelling that sits on a verdant, two-acre (0.8-hectare) Six Square House was constructed on a verdant site. Young Projects created a swimming pool The house, which totals 2,600 square feet (242 square metres), consists of six gabled forms, each 24 by 24 feet (7.3

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Deezen

JULY 31, 2022

For the exterior walls, the team used a mix of concrete and cypress boards that were charred using the ancient Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban , helping bolster the wood's resistance to insects and rot. Three additional bedrooms are located upstairs, including one housed in a volume that cantilevers 15 feet (4.6

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

In Situ Studio designed Morgan Creek in Chapel Hill The new owners wanted to rediscover the vision of the original architect George Matsumoto , renovate the existing house, rebuild the guest house and add a new pool and pool house. The basement level has two bedrooms and a den that opens to the pool deck.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 4, 2022

A traditional housing typology with simple row houses facing a linear patio in Mexico City is re-interpreted as a new apartment building for young families," the studio added. Zeller & Moye chose simple, durable finishes for the interior and exterior of the building. Structural engineering: Ricardo Camacho.

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Deezen

AUGUST 16, 2022

The Wraparound House is located in the Marina District, which stretches along the San Francisco Bay. The Wraparound House is in San Francisco. The clients – a couple with three school-age children – desired a home with more space for indoor and outdoor activities, places for working, and views of the water.

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e-architect

AUGUST 18, 2023

In 2018, clients Nikki and Richard Earthrowl commissioned the studio to design a future-proofed home for Nikki’s mother so that she can live within the plot of their existing family home. Set in the southern tip of the garden of the main house, the new house inhabits a small triangular corner, constrained on two sides.

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Deezen

MARCH 2, 2023

US studio CLB Architects has designed a cedar-clad home and barn in Wyoming for clients who love horses and wanted to return their property to its historic roots as a working ranch. The house and barn are defined by elemental forms and materials that nod to the site's past."

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Dwell

MARCH 28, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. Our client purchased the house in 2017, and sought modern amenities, more interior light, and an expanded living area into the garden. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2022

The client's functional needs are strategically distributed inside two independent volumes connected by a walkway forming a breach through the house," said the Montreal -based architects. The building's exterior was inspired by the vernacular constructions of the area, a region of Quebec known as the Eastern Townships.

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Deezen

APRIL 9, 2024

Jun Mitsui & Associates and Pelli Clarke & Partners have converted a grocery store into a sake brewery The site contains three buildings – the brewery, housed in the shell of a former Stop & Shop grocery store, a small rice polishing building and a wastewater treatment facility.

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Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Japanese studio Apollo Architects & Associates has completed Esprit House, a home in Tokyo with a blocky concrete form elevated on piloti above a garage space. In the work-from-home era, comfortable living environments and intermediary areas linking interior and exterior [are] increasingly in demand," said the practice.

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Deezen

JANUARY 16, 2023

The all-black home, surrounded by a boreal forest, is made up of a square surrounding a small courtyard that contains an apple tree that reminded the client of their childhood. The Apple Tree House is a modernist-style glass residence. Structural engineer: Poincaré – Paul-Henry Boutros. Three bedrooms feature inside.

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Deezen

JUNE 26, 2023

A terraced landscape and dusty pink surfaces help to brighten Pigment House, a north London residence that has been renovated by local studio Unknown Works. Inside Pigment House, the studio aimed to open up the interior by joining the kitchen and living room, moving away from its original separated Victorian layout.

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e-architect

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The entry is flanked by an intimate living space that conceals the open floor plan at the back of the house. The living space at the rear extends into the yard to create an exterior harbor between living and dining – fostering a relationship between the spaces, while creating distinct separation and identity for each.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

North River Architecture designed Gallatin Passive House as an extension to an 18th-century farm in upstate New York , repurposing the existing barn as a double-height play space for the owner's three children. The Gallatin Passive House was designed and built by North River Architecture , a firm based in the nearby town of Stone Ridge.

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aasarchitecture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In 2019 the Tennessee Housing Development Agency reported that over45% of Nashville, renters are housing cost-burdened: spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses. With rents rising15% in the past year alone and a projected 50,000-unit deficit by 2030, the city’s housing crisis shows no signs of slowing.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

CLT House, Leyton Building Project, East London Home Extension, English Architecture News, Photos. CLT House in Leyton. CLT House, East London. This is the question London-based creative studio Unknown Works asked when conceptualising CLT House in Leyton, East London, for a young creative family. 16 Nov 2022.

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aasarchitecture

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

This house in a quiet residential neighborhood of central Tokyo was built for a couple who had long lived on the property but wanted to rebuild as they entered a new phase of life after their three children left home. Inside, the house is defined by two courtyards, one large and the other small, that are arranged in parallel.

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aasarchitecture

MARCH 30, 2023

Chan, has designed the West Coast headquarters for Phillips, the London-based contemporary auction house. The east exterior wall also features a narrow, 8’6” window through which Phillips may move large artworks. Formation Association, led by John K. This space leads to a generous outdoor patio.

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e-architect

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Sage Gardens Housing, Sacramento, Californian Real Estate, CA Home, USA Architecture Photos. Sage Gardens Housing in Sacramento. Sage Gardens Housing, CA. Sage Gardens Housing in Sacramento, California – Building Information. Client: CCH. Structural Engineers: Labib Funk + Associates.

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e-architect

JANUARY 6, 2022

Venice House, LA Pool, Los Angeles Building Design Project, Californian Real Estate, Interior Architecture Photos, USA. Venice House in Los Angeles. Venice House, LA. The Venice House creates a garden sanctuary in the city. The house roof has been planned for future photovoltaic panels and hot-water solar panels.

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