Brazilian Challenge – steep lot, fabulous view…
Ubatuba Brazil –Â SPBR Arquitetos Built area: Â Â 340 m2 Â (3,672 sq. ft.) Year: Â Â 2009 Photography: Â Â Nelson Kon A protected environment and a very steep site called for a radical design. Â The home sites below road level with no viable access from below due to both the steepness and the […]
Lalaland
Canggu, Bali – Valentina Audrito Built area: Â Â Â 560 m2 (6,027 sq. ft.) Photography: Â Moch Sulthonn Lalaland is the affectionately named home of architect Valentina Audrito of design practice “Word of Mouth”. The home is an amalgamation of three separate buildings that have been refurbished to the architects own eclectic tastes. Lalaland is considered […]
An Island Home Near Stockholm
Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden – Widjedal Racki Bergerhoff Architects Year Built:   2004 Built Area:   150m2 including sauna area  (1,620 sq. ft.) Photography:  Lindman Photography Set on an unspoiled waterfront site containing a 500 year old oak, mature pines and lots of weathered rocks, the owners wanted a home that blended with the visual environment. The result is […]
We found your beach shack!
This is relaxed living at its absolute best. Â It’s green, clean and anything but mean. Â And it’s affordable as long as you’re happy to move to Costa Rica. Â We’re thinking about it ;-} Click on any image to start the lightbox display. Â Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. Â You can also view the […]
Tutukaka House – Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
Alone on an island – a summer home
Bohuslän, Sweden – Mikael Bergquist Architects Ltd Photography:   Mikael Olsson Here’s a quick quizz… how many islands are there in Sweden? a) 221 b) 2210 c) 22,100 d) 221,000 You’ll find the answer below the album but a clue is lots! Most of them are uninhabited for much of the year, but many are summer holiday havens […]
Off the Grid in New Zealand
Great Barrier Island, New Zealand – Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects NZ Wood Award for Residential Architectural Excellence 2009 World Architecture Festival Finalist – 1 of 5 worldwide 2010 The Land of the Long White Cloud is also the land of frequent seismic activity.  The flexibility of timber construction has proved itself many times. Great Barrier Island is […]
Coromandel Container
Coromandel Peninsula NZ Â – Â Crosson Clark Carnachan Architects Year built: Â Â 2002 Photography: Â Â Patrick Reynolds When is a container not a container? When it uses the concept of the simplicity and security that a container offers, but is custom built. CCCA definitely rank ‘way up there’ in the list of the world’s […]
Villa Krona
Kemiö island Finland  –  Helin and Co Architects Built:  2010 Floor Area: 130 m2 dwelling + 42 m2 decks Site area: 1.3 hectares  (3.21 acres) Thanks to fan Suzanne Martin for introducing us to this lovely home.  This part of the world is dotted with thousands of small, rocky islands. And while the winters are harsh, […]
Guest House – Sarasota Bay
Casey Key Sarasota Bay Florida  –  TOTeMS Architecture The style of this home is highly reminiscent of the works of Robert Harvey Orshatz with its curved, laminated beams, very extensive use of timber panelling and overall organic approach to design. Here are the architect’s notes: “The guest residence, located on a barrier island, is set within […]