A Chameleon in the Treetops
Ulster County, New York, USA  –  GLUCK+ Site Area:   20 acres  (8 hectares) Built Area:  2,545sq ft  (236 m2) Year Built:  2012 We always find it interesting to view a home that an architect has designed for personal use. The home shown here is a vacation home for Thomas Gluck and his […]
Cape Schanck House – as dramatic as the landscape…
Location: Cape Schanck, Victoria Australia  –  Jackson Clements Burrows Land area:    Acreage Built area:   400 m2  (4,320 sq. ft.) Photography:    John Gollings Cape Schanck faces directly on to Bass Straight, an area prone to very strong winds and tumultuous storms.  This is reflected in the harsh landscape of native grasses and twisted and bent heath and […]
Stamp House – designed for the worst…
Daintree / Cape Tribulation QLD Australia –  Charles Wright Architects Lot size:   30 hectares  (75 acres) Year built:   2011/2012 There is only one place in the world where two World Heritage sites meet – Cape Tribulation. Here, the Daintree Rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef. It’s wild, beautiful, primitive, sparsely populated […]
Casa Patio – inside out
La Libertad, El Salvador – Cinco Patas al Gato The ingredients: A large empty lot, a good outlook, lots of stone and owners who are lovers of the outdoors. The result:  ​Built over four levels with the central garden as the focal point, Casa patio is an interesting blend of rustic contemporary.  Every room leads to […]
La Cornette – designed multi-family vacationing
Quebec  Canada  –  YH2 Architecture Awards:  1st Prize of jury, Prize of Excellence of Architecture Residential building category single-family type Ordre des architectes du QuĂ©bec, 2011 Site area:  2000 m2  (21,500 sq. ft.) Built area:   3000 sq.ft Photography:   Francis Pelletier / Loukas Yiacouvakis Based on the philosophy that vacation experiences are best shared, […]
House Hafner
South Germany – Â Hornung And Jacobi Architecture Project Team: Â Â Peter Thomas Hornung & Elsa Katharina Jacobi Year: Â Â Â 2011-12 Type: Â Â Â Residential Built area: Â Â 180qm Visualisations: Peter Guthrie We like to see designs that stretch the imagination; designs that defy what we expect a house to look like. This […]
The Aldrich Residence – seizing the view…
Perth WA Australia  –  Enter Architecture Lot area:   450 m2 Built area:   231 m2 Built:  2011 This three bedroom, two bathroom, two living area home sits on an easement block back from direct views of nearby water. To capture the outlook the home takes advantage of the natural topography of the land to rise above […]
The HI-MACS House
Bavaria  Germany  –  Karl Dreer and BembĂ© Dellinger Architects Built area:   395 m2  (4,266 sq. ft.) Lot size:   1,200m2  (12,960 sq. ft.) Year built:   2010 This massive home is built almost entirely of a single material – inside and out, from terraces to countertops and basins! The material, HI-MACS® is […]
Flight of Birds
St Michael Island  Azores Portugal  –  Bernardo Rodrigues Photography:  Iwan Baan The weather in the Azores can be unpredictable and, at times harsh with driving rain.  This home has been designed to work with the weather rather than stand against it.  The main building is shaped like the wings of a large bird.  A  striking red wall protects the home’s […]
Ormond Esplande – Light, Bright and Fun…
Ormond Esplanade  –  http://www.jlma.com.au/ No, they (the client) said. Make it Saint Kilda. And, make it light. Make it bright. Make it tight. Add all of the green stuff too, please. And, we want it beachy. Maybe like a boat? And it better be fun. Serious fun. Hmn. How about spotted gum? Or even better, […]