Archive for the ‘House’ Category
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Article source: Another Design Interntional
Julian and his wife, Mana, a fashion designer, chose the 3,500 sq ft, five-storey house they have now been living in for 18 months for its stunning views over the country park, Plover Cove Reservoir and the South China Sea.
“It is a famous feng shui area because you can see three ‘dishes’ of water – the reservoir and the sea on either side of an island – which is a sign of very good fortune. There are green mountain views and we can also see the Kwun Yum [statue] from our rooftop on a clear day,” says Chan. “I love it because we are so close to nature – you can hear the birds sing during the day and the insects whistling at night. One of our priorities was the private glass-fronted terrace [with water wall] so we could take advantage of our natural environment.”
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Tags: China
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Article source: v2com
Coupée Croisée is the extension of a Ville Mont-Royal cottage, the enclosed garden-city of Montreal.
With quality lands of good dimensions, the framework is overshadowed by a neighborhood of residences with poor architectural qualities.
In order to build upon the natural qualities of the location while respecting the rigorous municipal regulatory constraints, we adopted a concept that gave its name to the project. The building was cut (coupé) in two, maintaining the street-side half, and completing it with a new half focused towards the yard. The residence is organized by a cross (croisé) pattern.
 Image Courtesy © Francis Pelletier
- Architects: YH2
- Project: Coupée Croisée (Cut & Cross)
- Location: Montréal, Canada
- Photography: Francis Pelletier
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Tags: Canada, Montreal
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Article source: v2com
The “Blanche” Chalet, whose name evokes the spirit of the vernacular houses of the region, is situated in La Malbaie’s area of the “Terrasses Cap à l’Aigle”. Its simple and pure architecture gently complements the landscape of Charlevoix in a modern fashion.
The raw concrete materiality of the lower level is a nod to the stone foundations of the old wooden barns that once swept the landscape. This base also serves as the foundation for the main entrance and houses the technical functions of the cottage. Perched on the podium, the upper two levels are clad in a white stained wood, which is reminiscent of lime plaster that was applied to the ancestral homes of the area. The wood is smooth or raw textured and, at times, creates an openwork siding, depending on the façade, bringing lightness and joy to the house.
 Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams
- Architects: ACDF Architecture
- Project: The “Blanche” Chalet
- Location: Cap à l’aigle, (La Malbaie), QC
- Photography: Adrien Williams
- Client: DAVNIC (David Lafrance et Nicolas Barette)
- Architectural team: Maxime-Alexis Frappier, Martin Champagne, Joan Renaud, Mathieu Tremblay, Olivia Daigneault
- Structural ingineers: NCK
- Entreprenor: Demonfort
- Budget: ±900 000$
- Aera: 4275 pi2
- Opening date: 2016
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Tags: Canada, La Malbaie
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
Article source: ALICE Studio
HOUSE 1 is an architectural installation based on an experimental format for collaborative design and construction by ALICE (Atelier de la Conception de l’Espace) – an international group of young architects and researchers, scientists, and doctoral candidates from the EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), led by the Director Dieter Dietz.
 Image Courtesy © Dylan Perrenoud
- Architects: ALICE Studio
- Project: HOUSE 1
- Location: Campus EPF, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Photography: Dylan Perrenoud, Aloys Mutzenberg, Alessandra Ortelli
- Lead engineer timber construction: Rémy Meylan, architect & wood engineer Whood x Mug
- Sponsors: Marti Construction SA, Getaz Miauton, Debrunner Acifer, Roth échafaudages, E.S. Echafaudages Services SA
- Year: 2016
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Tags: Lausanne, Switzerland
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Article source: Vassiliades Architects
In this house with bioclimatic elements in Kantou, Cyprus, the building program was structured in such a way that it is fully operational, while the aim of the full exploitation of the environmental conditions in order to save energy and achieve thermal comfort for users was achieved. All the above, resulted its ranking in energy class “A”. The main idea, which determined the final morphological outcome, is characterized by the parallel synthesis of 3 monolithic volumes. Morphologically, the design combines some more “traditional” typologies and materials with other modern minimalist trends. In this design context, the “monolithic” volumes, are coated with different materials, from a neutral white color to stone and wood panels.
 Image Courtesy © Vassiliades Architects
- Architects: Vassiliades Architects
- Project: House in Kantou II
- Location: Kantou, Cyprus
- Software used: Autodesk Autocad and Autodesk Revit
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Tags: Cyprus, Kantou
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Article source: Daniele Claudio Taddei Architect
The task was to transform the ground floor of a 70’s office building, used as a kindergarten, into a clean and contemporary house for a collector.
Some 16 tons of concrete were cut away, to enlarge the windows overlooking the two level garden. Remaining were three concrete pillars, which were integrated in the floor plan of the apartment using them for the fireplace, the closet and the TV wall… creating so an open but organized and structured space.
 Image Courtesy © Bruno Helbling (more…)
Tags: Lausanne, Switzerland
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Article source: Mountford Williamson Architecture
This house provides a retreat from the city, allowing its owners to enjoy the magnificent coastal bushland setting and time with family and friends. This is a true holiday home providing casual and informal living within flexible spaces, and reflects the owner’s desire to live as sustainably as possible.
The house needed to be flexible, at times a single bedroom retreat and other times expanding to house larger groups of family and friends.
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Tags: Australia, Waitpinga
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016
Article source: A69 – architekti
A prototype of a family house is built in a former granite quarry in Posázaví.
The purpose of this built project is to check structural, typological, and user qualities of the prototype.
 Image Courtesy © Tomáš Rasl
- Architects: A69 – architekti (Boris Redčenkov, Prokop Tomášek, Jaroslav Wertig)
- Project: A prototype of a family house
- Location: Posazavi, Czech Republic
- Photography: Tomáš Rasl
- Collaboration: Michal Nohejl
- Technical Design, Collaboration: OMEGA project s.r.o. – Jan Škopek, Miroslav Fejfar, construction – Radek Brandejs
- Main Contractor: (DIY), carpenters – Jiří Kotík, windows – Nevšímal a.s.
- Visualization: Michal Nohejl
- Year: 2015
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Tags: Czech Republic, Posazavi
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
Article source: Lee.haan.architects
To the west, the site is accessed by the famous road as known as the ‘Road to the Ssanggyesa Temple’ or the ‘Simni (10 ri) Cherry Blossom Avenue, Hadong.’ To the east, it is overlooking the Hwagaegol Valley and provides the view towards the distant tips of Jirisan Mountain, wild tea plantation, and the village.
 Image Courtesy © Joonhwan Yoon
- Architects: Lee.haan.architects (Hoseok Lee, Boyoung Han)
- Project: Two Courtyards House + Bridge 130 Café
- Location: Hwagae, Hadong, South Korea
- Photography: Joonhwan Yoon
- Area: 390.09 m2 (House 183.5 m2, Cafe 206.59 m2)
- Project Year: 2016
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Tags: Hadong, South Korea
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
Article source: SAOTA
“The clients approached SAOTA to design a family holiday home that responded to the site, especially the views. They wanted a relaxing, yet elegant home that would be comfortable when entertaining many guests whilst also feeling intimate and cosy when it’s only one or two of them in the house,” said director and project leader Phillippe Fouché. Other factors that drove the conceptual organisation of the building were the views, sunlight, prevailing wind direction and the zoning parameters.
 Entrance view from the road: A strong horizontality is articulated in the entrance canopy which is planted with indigenous shrubs cascading over the slab edge, Image Courtesy © Adam Letch
- Architects: SAOTA
- Project: Beachyhead
- Location: Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Photography: Adam Letch
- Project Leader: Phillippe Fouché
- Project Team: Stefan Antoni, Greg Truen & Mias Claassens
- Interior Design: Cécile & Boyd
- Site Area: 1447m²
- Building Area: 1176 m2
- Completion Date: 2014
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Tags: Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
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