Design Thoughts Architects

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Two Contrasting Successful Stories After Completion Of Their New House. I recently had the opportunity to explain to one of our new house desired clients what it is that we do as an architectural firm. We have found that the best projects result when we take the time to really figure out what the client is looking for.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Raw finishes and "as found" materials informed by brutalist architecture are used throughout this home , which Portuguese studio Atelier Local has created on a nature reserve near Porto. Called House in Ancede, the house sits on the site of a former stone ruin that it was required to roughly match in terms of its footprint and volume.

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible. The photography is by Yash R Jain.

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Deezen

MARCH 6, 2022

Raw concrete, burnt clay and natural wood come together in this extension to an end-of-terrace house in south London, designed by architecture studio TYPE. TYPE 's design centres around simple, quality materials that can be left exposed, so they don't need external finishes. Bench seating is built into the Douglas fir facade.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2024

Walls of exposed concrete define this skinny house in Saitama, Japan , which local studio IGArchitects designed with a width of just 2.7 IGArchitects has created a skinny house in Japan "Land in Tokyo and surrounding cities is very expensive," IGArchitects founder Masato Igarashi told Dezeen. "We

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Deezen

MAY 28, 2024

Elements of Ukrainian and Japanese architecture combine at this pared-back residence on the outskirts of Kyiv , which local architecture studio Shovk created for a client with a passion for Japanese culture. The house's entrance leads directly into a kitchen and dining space at one end of the largely open ground floor.

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2023

British studio Ström Architects has completed a minimalist home in Cheltenham, UK , which references modernist Case Study Houses in California. Aptly named Case House, it is defined by pared-back finishes and forms, and layers of walls and gardens that buffer its light, airy interiors from the adjacent busy road.

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Deezen

APRIL 17, 2024

Located in the beach town of Encinitas, just north of San Diego , the house was designed to replace a family's existing ranch-style home that no longer fit their needs. Its design was informed by the surrounding California climate Roughly square in plan, the new house rises two levels and totals 3,223 square feet (299 square metres).

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Australian studio Retallack Thompson has constructed a steel extension for a heritage-listed stone terrace in Sydney and added a second house on the same plot to create a multi-generational family home. These rooms were relocated to the centre of the floorplan, with the disused chimneys serving as risers for the plumbing."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Occupied by a couple and their three teenage children, West Bend House sits on a leafy plot overlooking the greenery-lined banks of Melbourne's Merri Creek. West Bend House is a Melbourne residence by Brave New Eco. West Bend House is a Melbourne residence by Brave New Eco. The photography is by Peter Bennetts.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2023

California studio Field Architecture designed this Sonoma Valley house out of a trio of fanning copper-clad pavilions with butterfly roofs. Named Madrone Ridge, the 4,920 square-foot (460 square-metre) house sits within the watershed of northern California's Russian River. the studio said. "By

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Deezen

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Presented at this year's Designblok festival in Prague , Cake Houses is a modular home concept that allows clients to design bespoke homes via an online configurator. Founded by Matyáš Švejdík, Pavel Špringl and Šimon Marek, the team behind the Cake Houses project describes it as an "architectural recipe for modular wooden houses".

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Recycled TV screens cover the walls of the seven-bedroom Hundred Acre Wood house , which architecture studio Denizen Works has created on a site overlooking Loch Awe in Scotland. Denizen Works has created the Hundred Acre Wood house. Our client is also not keen on TVs, so there was an element of playfulness in their use.".

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Deezen

JANUARY 3, 2024

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture renovated an early 20th-century house in Austin Originally constructed in 1912, the home was once a brothel and had many renovations, becoming the first building south of the city's Colorado River to have power.

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Deezen

APRIL 10, 2023

Mexico City-based architect Manuel Cervantes Estudio has designed DIY housing that relies on passive, vernacular construction strategies to "help families build their living spaces in a better and smarter way." Completed in 2022, Rural Nicolas Housing is a continuation of Manuel Cervantes Estudio's "assisted self-production" in Mexico.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Dezeen's top five houses of the month for December feature a home in Japan designed as "one big room" and a "floating treehouse" on a Norwegian hillside. Also featured in the roundup is a wooden house that steps down a hillside in Chile and the renovation of a brutalist townhouse in London.

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Deezen

JULY 1, 2022

Architecture studio Emil Eve has added a timber-framed extension to a Victorian house in south London that contains light-filled interior spaces with a connection to the outdoors. Emil Eve has added a timber-framed extension to a Victorian house. The clients requested the use of natural materials in the extension.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2022

London studio Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric and monochromatic extension to an Edwardian house in Richmond, designed to juxtapose the original architecture. Will Gamble Architects has added an asymmetric extension to an Edwardian house in London. Natural materials are prioritised inside. "[The

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

DB Arquitetos and Marina Salles completed the holiday home on a forested site in Brazil The home was completed in 2023 by the Brazilian team of DB Arquitectos , which is lead by architect David Basto, and Marina Salles Arquitectura e Interiores , which previously renovated the interior of the client's primary residence in downtown São Paulo.

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Dwell

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The British Columbia company’s gable-sided residences start at $290 per square foot and prioritize finishes that are toxin-free. Welcome to Prefab Profiles, an ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. The standing seam metal roofs are made from steel, and the cladding from natural cedar.

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Deezen

JUNE 10, 2024

Retaining their rough, industrial finishes, Divooe Zein Architects has created what it called a "sanctuary for human connection", with a tea room, small theatre, meditation and exhibition spaces organised across three buildings. Project credits: Architect: Divooe Zein Architects Client: Mineless Execution: C.C.H

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Deezen

MAY 14, 2024

Terracotta-coloured facades and warm wood-lined interiors define Mid Terrace Dream, a terraced house in north London renovated and extended by local studio Collective Works. It's light and comfortable, and feels like a special extra room in the house," she told Dezeen.

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Deezen

JULY 11, 2023

Architecture firm Bindloss Dawes has reorganised a mews house in Chelsea, adding a full-height lightwell with a dramatic oak-and-steel staircase to forge "a sense of volume and theatre". Chelsea Mews House highlights that large spaces aren't always needed," Bindloss Dawes told Dezeen.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London , which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. Cork House was designed by Polysmiths. Cork House is located in Newham, east London. "We

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Habitus Living

MARCH 19, 2024

In a nod to their creative vision, Architects Tom Mark Henry translated this notion – commonly seen on runways and in media – by designing an architectural embodiment of the concept — the Bronte Beach House. Robust finishes like travertine, cement and Marmarino floors will withstand harsh sun, salt and wind exposure. Finishes Fyber.

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Deezen

MAY 23, 2024

A vaulted ceiling clad in wooden slats features inside Harriet's House, a cottage in Tasmania extended by local studio So Architecture. Inside it provides a living, dining and kitchen area looking out towards a back garden, as well as a space for the client, an architectural historian called Harriet, to work.

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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. Located on the urban edge of the town, the house caters to the client's love of the countryside with warm wood accents that reference the araucaria trees that frame the sloping site.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 3, 2023

27 House, which has been overhauled by architecture firm Estudio Estudio in a way that honours the historic building's original character. The house been overhauled to honour the historic building's original character Originally built in the 1930s, the stucco-clad dwelling had endured years of neglect, said local firm Estudio Estudio.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Muted tones and textured material finishes define the spaces of this mid-terrace Georgian home in north London , overhauled by local studio Paolo Cossu Architects. Named Nelson Terrace, the renovation and extension in the Colebrook Row conservation area of Islington showcases the contemporary art and furniture collection of its client.

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Deezen

AUGUST 26, 2022

Architect Alexander Symes has added an angular addition to a house in Unanderra, Australia , featuring wood-lined living spaces that open onto a terrace perched in the canopy of a large tree. Symes designed Pepper Tree Passive House for local builder Adam Souter, whose company Souter Built aims to create high-performance sustainable homes.

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Deezen

JUNE 12, 2024

Located in Kadirur, the home is designed by Lijo Reny Architects to be modern yet regional, with a layout and material palette that respond to Kerala's tropical climate. The design language employed at The Stoic Wall Residence is unapologetically modern, yet the soul this house remains profoundly regional," it added.

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Deezen

APRIL 21, 2024

Photo by Fred Howarth Camberwell Cork House, UK, by Delve Architects A bright forest green paint lines the window frames at Camberwell Cork House, helping to draw focus to the lush planting outside. Find out more about Cork House › Photo by José Campos Bouça Family House, Portugal, by Fahr 021.3

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2024

Designer Tabitha Organ combined natural materials with metal details to transform this London townhouse into a home with a "slightly futuristic" feel for a client who loves entertaining. Organ sought to emphasise these elements by introducing a carefully chosen palette of complementary colours and materials.

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Deezen

MARCH 9, 2023

An elevator is found within a multi-level house in Michigan by DMAC Architecture & Interiors, which was designed to accommodate "people of all ages and mobilities". Located in the small beach town of Union Pier, the Lake House sits on a dune overlooking Lake Michigan. Rooms feature earthy materials and neutral colours.

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Architonic

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The reform of this house, designed in 1988 by architect and designer Antoni Roselló Til, starts from maintaining its essence and playing with its most distinctive attributes, such as primary geometries or finishing touches.

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Deezen

JANUARY 24, 2024

A curvy canopy with a rooftop reflecting pool is among the standout features at a Long Island house designed by US studios Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts & Partners to embrace its sand-dune setting. On the ground level, one finds multiple guest bedrooms, back-of-house spaces and an indoor basketball court.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Akko-Tlani house is in the magical town of Tlayacapan located in the State of Morelos, 85 kilometers away from Mexico City and 45 minutes from the city of Cuernavaca. The house has 230 sqm of construction beyond the outdoors areas, composed by the garden and a pool, this includes a roof garden at the 3rd floor. Image © MD Visual.

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