This residence located in the dense coniferous forest of Mar Azul, in Argentina, was designed by BAK arquitectos, where the use of concrete extends to the furniture except the main bed, chairs and sofas, thus limiting the use of materials and minimizing the impact of the house in the area.
the narrow site of this townhouse, designed by elding oscarson, in landskrona, sweden, is sandwiched between very old neighboring buildings. Three thin slabs are projected into the open volume, softly dividing its functions. The continuous interior space is opening up to the street, to an intimate garden, and to the sky
this residence and guest house, designed by saucier + perrotte architects, is located near the ski hills of mont tremblant, in the laurentians montains. pierced in a singular gesture by an oblique interior stair, the main house consists on three bedrooms, living areas, a sauna and a screened outdoor living room. the residence, composed of three superimposed volumes aligned with an entrance-level pool, is placed within a fold in the landscape, creating an intimate exterior space framed by the north facade and a three-meter-high rock outcrop.
photography | marc cramer
this japanese house designed by Atsushi and Mayumi Kawamoto features a central volume containing the stairs inspired on a tree cutting trough the space
this all-white three level house, designed by hisashi takatoiri, whas built in ashiya city, japan.
Dan Brill Architects of the UK are among 12 international practices shortlisted to design a footbridge for Trestles Beach, a surf spot in southern California. their proposal, made of welded weathering steel plate, the structure is capable of spanning large distances, thereby requiring minimal foundations within the wetlands and safely clearing prevailing railway easements. The weathered steel plate also provides a resilient and robust finish requiring minimal maintenance in the sea air. In contrast with the steel plate, weathered timber decking provides a warm & tactile surface underfoot.
this contry house, designed by william O’brien jr, links three horizontal extrusions of “leaning,” or asymmetrical A-frames. The skinny A-frame on the western side contains the library, wine cellar and garage. The wide A-frame in the center of the house is dedicated to two floors of bedrooms and bathrooms. The medium A-frame on the eastern side consists of living, kitchen and dining areas. The house aims to undermine the seeming limitations of a triangular section by augmenting and revealing the extreme proportion in the vertical direction, and utilizing the acutely angled corners meeting the floor as moments for thickened walls, telescopic apertures and built-in storage.
only 1 day to go for the grand opening of expo shanghai 2010,so here are 27 of the 46 pavilions
this project, designed by gilberto l. rodriguez, located in monterrey méxico, intends to evoke an image of lightness within a language of heavy and massive volumes with simple, pure geometric volumes, but rather challenging structural solutions.
