The KUGENUMA-Y House is located close to the sea in Shonan. It is a house with a simple structure, including a 5-storey Raw Concrete and a 6-storey steel slope of 150 m full length.
The first thing the owner asked of the architects was the 15 m height of the house, which could be accessible no matter what. The owner’s general way of life and the determination to live near the sea was therefore considered. A striking, light, and generous architecture that embodies the desired way of living for this owner was the appropriate design direction. Additionally, in that area near the sea, the architecture needed to be strong enough to survive. It was accordingly felt that the building needed to be bold enough.
The client wanted to build a house that would grow older together with him. Just like his own desire to become older as a parent on whom his two children, who are now teenagers, would be able to come back to rely even after they go out to the world in search of their own lives in the future, he wanted his house as well to be the place where his children could come and rest at any time.
House VCS is a project looking at the new construction of a one-family house in Modica in the province of Ragusa, on a site whose the high scenic value is due to the constant relation with the rock, on which is built not only the house but the whole town. In fact, Modica is characterized by rugged horizon and pale rocky walls, extent that the ancient, in order to name it, have been inspired by the word “Murìka”, which indicates the bare and poorly cultivable rock.
The house, realized thanks to the technical collaboration with the engineering office SIC, is in the countryside of Modica, in an area characterized by a soft slope which suddenly turns into a steep rocky escarpment. A place where the view literally seems to “leap into the void” of the valley to stop in the opposite side.
Casa La Calderona is located in Vernejo, a town located on the outskirts of the town of Cabezón de la Sal (Cantabria). The origin of the work is part of an execution project that has little to do with the final result. Actually, that project defined formal and programmatic issues, and it was during its execution that the design was really finalized. The work was managed by its promoters, an active part in an open and collaborative process. In its evolution, issues that have to do with economic and environmental sustainability have prevailed.
The thoughtful introduction of a covered outdoor space in this design created openness to the garden and added value for all volumes on the plot. The triangular terrace forms the core of a new living and outdoor experience, of which even the bicycle shed/cider workshop is now an integral part.
The outdoor space was constructed in reference to the archetypal bicycle sheds in the surrounding rural landscape: concrete stone, Oregon, rafters and here and there an old glass roof tile for filtered light.
The design of the VAVA House emphasizes the creative ways families share space and help each other grow, learn, and play. Located in Seattle, Washington, the clients asked Fivedot to design a house that reinforced a connection to their neighbors and their new community. In response, the design team flipped the typical arrangement of a suburban house which normally is closed off in the front and more open to the rear. In contrast, the 3,643-square-foot home is designed to open onto an expansive front patio with multiple gathering areas which then cascades down to a small park across the street. A custom charpai (swing) anchors the covered front porch which also contains a firepit and a heater making it a true four-season space.
The house is located in a special enclave, surrounded by nature, which is part of a small town in the outskirts of the city of Valladolid. The area is unique because of its proximity to the Esgueva Valley and the Duero Canal so framing the landscape was one of the main objectives of the project.
The project embraces the scenery around it. Large windows open up directly to its surroundings and frame the local pine trees.
On the southern foothills of the Wienerwald lies this home of a young family on the outskirts of Perchtoldsdorf. The elongated, two-storey structure nestles into the terrain and runs from south to north up the gentle hill.
Towards the street, the building presents itself as a two-part narrow structure. The upper floor with wooden cladding sits on the solid-looking base. The wooden structure is extended by cantilevers to the north and south, and the split-level structure of the interior spaces can already be seen from the outside.
The complex of seven luxury suites, is situated οn a plot of eight acres, in the outskirts of Preveza. The refined simplicity and minimalistic architecture bring “Meraviglia Slow Living” in total harmony with its surroundings.
The suites are extended in two levels. On the ground floor, one will find the living area connecting to the exterior pool. From the bedroom on the first floor, the unobstructed views to the sea give a sense of place.
“The composition of the project aims to solve, on the one hand, the program needs of the developer in terms of surface areas and location of different houses and, on the other hand, to give a solution to the different singularities of each project such as the orientation, the implementation of the buildings on the plot, the views or, as in this case, to locate the houses adapting to the strong unevenness of the plot. The buildings are placed on the ground, adapting to the topography so that they do not interfere with each other’s sea views and that some look out over the others, with the roof being flat and landscaped.
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