A refurbishment and extension of a family home in Leytonstone. The existing long narrow kitchen has been radically transformed by partially extending out to the side to create a new dining space and widen views onto the garden.
A rich palette of colour and materials have been used throughout the home that include a yellow lounge, a terrazzo showroom and a family bathroom with palm print wallpaper.
The House features spectacular architecture through balanced touches of concrete, wood, black and white which seamlessly lace from the exterior to the interior of the house in all their glory. From the outside, the building looks like a singular house, but the inside tells a different story: two brothers, two separate programs and two houses living side by side, with a common wall separating them, which is in fact the only architectural element they have in common. The initial design of this house was done by architect Eyal Apple and continued by architect Raz Melamed in coordination with the building engineer.
On the Hembrug terrain in Zaandam, an area of 42,5 hectares, a monumental industrial site has been transformed by Studio Modijefsky into the home and studio of an artist couple.
The substantial volume of this building full of potential has been wisely divided into two levels, therefore allowing to accommodate different functions: an office and a workshop on the ground floor, a gallery space and a home on the first floor. The two floors are connected by two sculptural staircases, one of which leads to the home through the kitchen, the other one brings visitors from the workshop to the gallery space.
The apartment H is located along Medena Street in a building block from the ‘40s. The three-room apartment lacks the high ceilings and axial enfilade which are a staple of the surrounding apartments built during the time of The First Czechoslovak Republic (1918 – 1938). Despite this, with its rational disposition, the apartment remains evocative of these spatial principles. The central axis of the original corridor spans the apartment from the entrance through the main living space, and continues through the double-wing glazed door to the master bedroom. The living space concept therefore kept its Old Town character, even despite its smaller size and orientation away from the street and into the common courtyard.
The site stands in front of the future big re-developing area. The rest of the town is a mixture of low housing, and middle-low large apartment, and agricultural field, and it was a lack of community space for the neighborhood.
Article source: Nunzio Gabriele Sciveres Giuseppe Gurrieri
Lotto 12 is part of the Garden cooperative in Marina di Ragusa characterized by accommodation that develops on two levels and which are surrounded by large gardens.The internal space of the ground floor is divided by the staircase and the insertion of some “hyper-furnishings”, which contain various functions and technological systems. These volumes are custom-designed in blue Valchromat and in white lacquered MDF: the kitchen block divides the dining room from the cooking area and contains two sliding panels that can be extracted if necessary by isolating the two rooms; a second wardrobe divides the dining room from the living area by incorporating a pillar of the house; a large library in the living room, shielded by large sliding walls, allows for ever-changing configurations.The internal flooring is in smoothed concrete protected by a transparent polyurethane resin and the staircase is made of concrete and is covered with an iron sheet.
Envisioned as a singular continuous, flowing expression, this family estate links architecture, interior design, art and landscape into an integrated whole. Unified around the central “home base” living area, views radiate across several reflecting pools to gardens and the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. The residence includes three auxiliary buildings and extensive outdoor living areas, but the subdued sophistication of the design helps dissolve the home into its verdant site.
This hillside home is 2600 square feet with two bedrooms. Similar to its sibling shoreline home, Seaview Escape, it is done in the Pacific Northwest-style, with wood floors and an expansive two-story glazing allowing a view of the mountains from the upper balcony. Cantilevered wood “floating” stair treads lead to a library overlooking the double-height living and dining space below. Beach glass and nautical light fixtures were chosen for the bathrooms to bring a coastal feel indoors. A stone mass wall with corten panels provides the focal point of the living space, housing a fireplace and media center while providing separation from the master suite. The house is connected to a wooded pathway that leads to the beach.
Redefining the mountain rustic cabin is a challenge of integrating vernacular, regionalism, and a touch of modernism. Early in discussions with the client, we identified a driving force for the project: interaction of the house with the site, and creation of space that felt part of the surrounding forest, blurring the line between the outside and inside spaces of the house. The site offers stunning views of Rock Creek, yet is situated at a narrow point between the creek and a public access road. The topography and narrow site pushed the design toward a linear floor plan that could be perched on top of the ridge and work with the oxbow of the creek below. Interior spaces are opened up to allow light and air to move through them. The home fosters a close relationship with the landscape and the site, and scenic views were a heavily prioritized.
Oye Mi Canto is an alterations and additions project on a terrace-house located in the leafy suburban streets of Newtown, nestled into a narrow site backing onto the Carriageworks cultural precinct. While retaining the heritage-significant street facing façade and front bedroom and extending the rear building line and introducing an internal courtyard, the house has been holistically transformed into three pavilions.
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