Sausalito Outlook

Sausalito, CA, United States – Feldman Architecture Built Area:     213.67 m2 Year Built:     2015 Sausalito Outlook is a renovation project of a 1970s home. This is to suit the eclectic tastes of the homeowners. They’re a retired couple from Asia, who both decided to relocate on a whim. The original home was a […]

THAT House

Melbourne, Australia – Austin Maynard Architects Built Area:     255.0 m2 Year Built:     2015 Photographs:     Tess Kelly Despite being surrounded by sprawling residential properties, THAT House remains comfortable in its own skin. It’s a modest dwelling in an area occupied by large houses. The huge glass windows bring the outdoors in, or the […]

Aloe Ridge House

Pennington, South Africa – Metropole Architects Built Area:     300.0 m2 Year Built:     2014 Photographs:     Grant Pitcher Aloe Ridge House is a stunning residence in the Eden Rock Coastal Forest Estate in South Africa. It rises in the midst of an equally stunning landscape of towering trees and lush vegetation. The house is […]

HSU House

Ithaca, United States – EPIPHYTE Lab Built Area:     204.4 m2 Year Built:     2010 Photographs:     Susan & Jerry Kaye The HSU House is a multi-colored home with a mesmerizing façade. It is made out of engineered timber and concrete, with very little use of steel. The structure sits in the middle of a […]

Placid Mogan Cottage

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China – Genarchitects Built Area:     1055.0 m2 Year Built:     2012 Photographs:     Hou Bowen Placid Mogan Cottage sits quietly in a narrow part of a tea and bamboo plantation in Zhejiang, China. With its grey façade, the residential structure stands out amidst its green surroundings. However, it manages to blend well […]

Trull Residence

Cary, United States – in situ studio Built Area:     287.7 m2 Year Built:     2017 Photographs:     Keith Isaacs Trull Residence is found on a wooded section of Cary, a suburb outside Raleigh, North Carolina. It occupies a sloping site with lots of tall trees, a pond, and verdant flora. The design brief was […]

House Between Trees

Mariano Roque Alonso, Paraguay – – = + x – Built Area:     993.0 m2 Year Built:     2015 Photographs:     Leonardo MĂ©ndez House between Trees is a residential structure surrounded by lush vegetation. It sits on a one-hectare piece of land along with an old ranch. Tall trees, thick shrubs, and dense foliage fully […]

Greenacres House

NSW, Australia – Austin Maynard Architects Project Year :    2018 Developed Area :    310.0 m2 Photographs :    Tess Kelly, Ayden Sheperd Greenacres House is a contemporary home that stands on a steeply sloping site. The owners’ brief was simple: a room with a view and a home filled with light. However, the architects […]

Casa Ortega

Sangolqui, Ecuador – Estudio A0 Project Year :    2017 Developed Area :    507.6 m2 Photographs :    Sebastián Crespo Casa Ortega is a contemporary residential structure made of steel, glass, and brick. It is made up of two pavilions – one to house the client’s family, the other for his parents. It sits in […]

Pam & Paul’s House

Cupertino, United States – Craig Steely Architecture Project Year :    2016 Developed Area :    612.6 m2 Photographs :    Darren Bradley Pam & Paul’s House is a floating glass box – very contemporary and unique. It is an oasis in the middle of the forest, surrounded by large oak trees. Standing on a sloping site, […]