Enclave House
Melbourne VIC, Australia – BKK Architects Area: 509 sqm Completion Date: 2010 Photography: John Wheatley Enclave House is a renovation and extension project to an old Edwardian property in Melbourne, Australia. The challenge was to preserve the house’s heritage while adding contemporary extension structures. The property is located in a highly-urbanized section where houses […]
Bacopari House
SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil – UNA Arquitetos Project Year :   2012 Developed Area :   504.0 m2 Photographs :   Leonardo Finotti Bacopari House is contemporary in every way. It features glass walls, exposed concrete walls, and double height ceilings. The layout is basically that of a courtyard house. The architects have managed to ensure privacy in […]
Never Never Land House
San JosĂ©, Spain – Andres Jaque Architects Project Year :   2007 Photographs :   Miguel de Guzmán Never Never Land House is basically a series of cascading terraces that stand on stilts. The design revolved around some main points. First, to minimize environmental impact. Second, to avoid ground disturbance. There are three separate structures to […]
Floating Box House – Gluck+
Austin, Texas – Gluck+ Project Year :   2006 Developed Area :   981.3 m2 Floating Box House is a modern masterpiece that’s made of glass and steel. It sits on four acres of land surrounded by giant oak trees. The house is a work of art. One look at its facade and one word immediately […]
Tree Top Residence
Los Angeles, United States – Belzberg Architects Project Year :Â Â Â 2015 Developed Area :Â Â Â 1291.3 m2 Photographs :Â Â Â Bruce Damonte, Art Gray The design of the Tree Top Residence isn’t what you’d expect from a tree top residence. Visions of a house on top of a tree would naturally come to mind. But […]
Rado Redux
Armonk, New York – GLUCK+ Project Year :Â Â Â 2010 Developed Area :Â Â Â 278.7 – 464.5 m2 Photographs :Â Â Elizabeth Felicella, Magda Biernat Rado Redux is a renovation project of a 1957 home. The old structure had fallen prey to an undesirable remodeling job. Its current owners had commissioned the renovation work. They wanted […]
Casa Baltazar
Porto Portugal  –  Pedro Gadanho Built Area:   110 m2 Year Built:   2008 Renovation Materials:   Lacquered MDF, Polyurethane Resin, Stucco, Plasterboard. Photography:   Fernando Guerra Pedro Gadanho position as the present architecture curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) attests to his international success as an architect, educator and writer […]
Casa Flotanta
Costa Rica – Ben Gardcia Saxe / Studio Saxe Built area:Â 300m2 including decks Year built:Â 2013 From the architect: The design of this house for the Gooden-Nahome family was predicated on its difficult site. The owners found an incredible view of the ocean but the steep slope meant that any property set into the […]
On the Corner – Eastern Design Office
Shiga  Japan  –  Eastern Design Office Lot size:   261 m2  (2,818 sq. ft.) Built area:   567 m2  (6,123 sq. ft.) Built:   2011 Photography:   Koichi Torimura Perhaps we have a penchant for Japanese architecture.  We certainly feature a lot of it.  But, we like to think it’s because […]
The Sebastopol Residence
Sebastopol, California USA – Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Project Year: 2008 Area: 156.0 m2  (1700 sq. ft.) Lot Size:  Acreage Photography: David Wakely View versus ideal aspect! In the northern hemisphere, a southern aspect means access to winter sunshine that lifts spirits and reduces power bills. But the view doesn’t always cooperate with the position of the sun. […]