Dwell

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. The idea was to take the existing house and give it new life—one that met the needs and aesthetics of our designer clients. The client described it as living inside a tree. Post it here.

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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. 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

JUNE 21, 2023

Local architecture firm In Situ Studio wrapped an art museum visitor centre in Raleigh, North Carolina with darkened steel and cantilevered a roof with an aperture over its patio. The roof features a rounded triangle roof opening made of aluminium. Project credits: Client: North Carolina Museum of Art Contractor: Frank L.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 25, 2023

House, the home sits on a farmland site and is covered with a series of berms, while multiple trumpet-shaped pillars of varying heights create wave-like levels along the expanse of its footprint. Mature trees, which were planted in the hollow interiors of the columns, spring out of the roof line.

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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

Local studio Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian terrace house in south London, introducing a four-metre-wide skylight at its centre that offers views of a wildflower meadow roof. Here we used the light to draw you into the house through the darker hallway and towards a huge fixed skylight in the centre of the house." "We

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Home Architect Structural Engineering Windows 139

Deezen

JUNE 15, 2023

A pair of stone towers and a thatched -roof palapa are among the features at a nature retreat in southern Mexico designed by architects Mauricio Rocha and Gabriela Carrillo. The Cometa House is located in the small, coastal town of Mazunte in the state of Oaxaca. They faced several interesting conditions while designing the house.

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Landscape 145

Deezen

MARCH 21, 2023

The clients hired Texas-based Specht Architects to build a 2,000-square-foot (186-square metre) minimalist house with floor-to-ceiling glass walls that afforded views of the surrounding meadow and large old-growth trees. The axial approach includes replanted natural grasses The roof extends to create a 15-foot (4.5-metre)

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Glass Housing Architect Structural Engineering 143

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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Roofing Home Structural Engineering Exterior 98

Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Chinese studio FOG Architecture has turned a courtyard house in Beijing into a flagship store for fragrance brand ToSummer with exposed wooden roof trusses and columns. Located within a 500-square-meter Siheyuan complex, the store occupies a 280-year-old courtyard house that are common in the region.

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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

APRIL 7, 2022

Located in an inner suburb of Raleigh, HUUS house sits in a leafy neighbourhood with homes built between the 1940s and 1970s. Part of the HUUS house is sunken in the ground. The project's name comes from the old Alemannic German word for house, hüüs. This attitude is a perfect reflection of the couple who lives in the house.".

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Site Housing Structural Engineering Client 144

Deezen

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

US studio Klopf Architecture has completed the Sonoma Hilltop New Residence, a horizontal house in wine country that takes cues from mid-century modern architecture and has dangling chains that collect rainwater. Rectangular in plan, the 4,068-square-foot (378-square-metre) house has a flat roof and low profile.

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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 22, 2022

Called Pink House, the project transforms the five-bedroom dwelling into a "private city oasis", informed by memories of the client's favourite holidays in Provence, Morocco and New York. Oliver Leech Architects has extended a Victorian house in London. Structural engineer: Momentum Structural Engineers.

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Materials Housing Architect Structural Engineering 112

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. Similarly, the concrete flooring continues outdoors to a patio.

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Deezen

AUGUST 28, 2022

Austin Maynard Architects has completed Terrace House, a self-funded apartment building in Melbourne which is low-cost, eco-conscious and has enough room for young families. Located on a narrow infill site in Brunswick, Terrace House is a six storey "ethical housing" building containing 16 apartments and three ground-level shop units.

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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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Deezen

JANUARY 29, 2024

PAT teamed up with fellow Italian architect Ferdinando Fagnola on the project, which involved renovating a 2oth-century "white house" and adding a series of elevated, pavilion-like structures. The white house, built in the Swahili style of nearby city Lamu, was the starting point for the design.

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Home Renovation Structural Engineering Regulation 141

e-architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Mews House Deep Retrofit Building Project, London Home Refurb, English Low Carbon Architecture Photos. Mews House Deep Retrofit. Retrofitted mews house shortlisted for RIBA House of the Year 2022. Mews House Deep Retrofit by Prewett Bizley Architects, in London, south east England: photograph © Tom Graham.

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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. The couple, who are avid collectors, desired a home that showcased their treasured belongings and supported their creative work.

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Housing Home Structural Engineering Interior 127

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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Housing Civil Engineering Glass Contractor 98

BD+C

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects.

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Project Housing Design Windows 95

e-architect

DECEMBER 22, 2021

VAVA House Seattle, Modern Washington Real Estate, Contemporary Home WA, US Property Photos. VAVA House Seattle, Washington, USA. VAVA House in Seattle. VAVA House, Seattle, WA. The design of the VAVA House emphasizes the creative ways families share space and help each other grow, learn, and play. Design: Fivedot.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

UK studio Kirkland Fraser Moor has created a contemporary house named Ashraya in Hertfordshire, England, which is topped by a cross-laminated timber arch. With a grass-topped, arched roof it was designed to be both contemporary and integrated into the landscape. Ashraya stands next to a historic house and walled garden.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Niki-H – A small house designed for wine-making settlers in Hokkaido. The structure was created simply by installing a roof over the RC foundation deeply rooted underground. Structural calculations dictate the roof slope of a 60-degree-angle to withstand the snow load. Project Status: Built. Year: 2020.

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Housing Structural Engineering Design Roofing 96

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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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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Project Home Roofing Structural Engineering 130

e-architect

AUGUST 10, 2023

It is a stunning example of a beautifully updated mews house located in the heart of London. With careful planning and attention to detail, Patalab Architects have transformed the space into a modern family home, while preserving the historic character of the mews house. There is now no trace of this service space.

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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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Structural Engineering Contractor Technology Technology 69

Deezen

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

A Japanese house and restaurant are contained within this mud-covered building by architect Junya Ishigami , which was crafted by pouring concrete into holes in the ground. Junya Ishigami has hidden a house below ground level in Japan. Junya Ishigami has hidden a house below ground level in Japan. Structural engineer: Jun Sato.

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Housing Structural Engineering Glass Site 145

Deezen

JANUARY 4, 2023

Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , the cedar house was originally constructed in 1961 and expanded in 1969 and again in 1971, with unusually shaped rooms, rounded seating spaces and colourful glass accents. Mechanical engineer : Monterey Energy Group. Structural engineer: Duckbrew Inc.

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Renovation Housing Restoration Glass 120

Deezen

AUGUST 7, 2022

Named The Tree House, it is the centrepiece of a two-acre green space within the Elephant Park development – a regeneration scheme in south London managed by developer Lendlease. Bell Phillips has created The Tree House pavilion in Elephant Park. The structure nestles amongst large plane trees.

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e-architect

APRIL 18, 2023

What was unique about this design and ultimate build was that the clients came to Pedersen Architecture with an interior design and construction background. took the approach of assisting the clients in designing their dream home as an architectural facilitator.

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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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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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aasarchitecture

JUNE 15, 2023

Photo © Koichi Torimura By necessity, the detached building housing a two-car garage and guest room is situated on the east side, where the elevation gap is smallest, but the client requested that the main house weave around the difficult site conditions. Source by Takeshi Hirobe Architects.

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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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