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- Green-roofed Hanging Villa is embedded into a lush jungle landscape Tue, 5 Feb 19, 2:30amArchitect Tonny Wirawan Suriajaja of Jakarta-based design firm TWS & Partners has created a spacious family retreat that takes advantage of its verdant and paradise-like valley setting in more ways than one...
- The spacious Camberwell House reconnects a large family with nature Sat, 14 Jul 18, 5:00amWhen a family approached AM Architecture wanting to turn their mid-century modern into a more spacious home with a stronger relationship to the outdoors, the firm had a tall order to fill. The large family wanted a bigger...
- Beautiful sea-facing home uses height to overcome site restrictions Wed, 29 Mar 17, 8:49pmThis beautiful Russian home stands out from its neighbors with an unusually steep inclined roof that’s constructed for more than just its looks. Architectural bureau Chvoya designed House in Pribylovo, a contemporary home...
- Barn-inspired Markétka House in the Czech countryside will age beautifully over time Mon, 7 Mar 16, 8:00pmBuilt to accommodate a couple and their two children, the handsome timber home is set on a 1,200-square-meter plot near the Czech village of Točník and was chosen for its panoramic countryside views...
- Renovated Isle of Wight Home is clad in beautiful maintenance-free Kebony softwood Tue, 1 Dec 15, 5:00pmIn order to stay in context of the area's architectural history, renowned for its 1950s conservative style of housing, it was decided that the best option would be to renovate an existing 9,000-square-feet home...
- Gorgeous Concrete Cut House in Tel-Aviv looks like it has been carved out of a single piece of concrete Thu, 1 Oct 15, 3:00pmFrom the front, the house looks more opaque-the monolithic volume is pierced with glass openings, with a translucent prism sitting atop the concrete form...
- Timber K’s Residence in Japan contains a home and a workspace under one sculptural roof Mon, 28 Sep 15, 3:00pmThe client wanted to have a workspace which would function separately from the residential part of the house and commissioned Tadashi Suga Architects Office to design a structure which would utilize the site in an optimal...
- Staggered timber-clad Haus am Hang by MVRDV climbs a Stuttgart slope like stairs Sat, 8 Aug 15, 1:03amMVDRV designed a timber-clad family home in Stuttgart with staggered, stair-like floors, each with its outdoor space and views of the surroundings. Haus am Hang, completed in 2005, boasts an interesting view through the entire...
- Sculptural House in Lubliniec 2 hides an all-white interior within a sleek black envelope Tue, 12 May 15, 3:00pmHouse in Lubliniec 2, designed by Dyrda Fikus Architekci, looks like a large black sculpture placed in a residential neighborhood in Poland. Its dark exterior walls and absence of large windows contrast the stylistically...
- OBRA’s Villa OSA in Costa Rica blurs the lines between outdoors and in Sat, 7 Feb 15, 12:00amThis lovely house, located on a former mango farm in Costa Rica, was designed for an American doctor and his family who were looking for a new home which would allow them to get immersed into wilderness and nature...
- ARCHI7’s Prefab MMR House is Made from Recycled Materials and Features Brilliant Interiors Wed, 6 Feb 13, 4:51amRead the rest of ARCHI7’s Prefab MMR House is Made from Recycled Materials and Features Brilliant Interiors Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: ARCHI7, Architecture, bold colors, colorful, Daylighting,...