An enigmatic architecture is always full of mystery and complexity… In this particular case, nothing is what is seems: a composition of three volumes – similar to the traditional pitched roof house – rests above a single inhabitable platform, giving body to a house for a family with two children. Continue reading →

A house made for pure delight is perfectly set on flat plot at the foothills of Cerro Chena in Catemito, Chile. An outstanding piece of inhabitable art called Lucernas House has a single floor level with 232sqm of total area waiting to be discovered by any curious nature fan.

The program pays tribute to the astonishing mountain landscape that surrounds Lucernas House: magic and enchantment are a concrete consequence of this conceptual approach. Continue reading →

The following project deserves a brief introduction, merely because its conceptual design is quite similar to solving a puzzle. A puzzle tests the ingenuity of the solver. In a basic puzzle, one is intended to put together pieces in a logical way in order to come up with the desired solution.

In Tokyo, Japan there are several urban restrictions that can put to the test both client and architect capacities: high land prices and laws that regulate construction on small sites. Ogikubo House is a three-story building, with a small floor area of 117sqm, that responds to such a daring challenge in the most enigmatic way. Continue reading →

The Chamfer Home was created as a fully autonomous prefab house. The architects wanted to make a stylish, sustainable and affordable cabin, which would fit a modern lifestyle. The sustainability of the house features efficient heating and cooling, daylight exploitation, solar collectors, passive ventilation, sustainable materials, special double glazed windows, and more. Continue reading →

If I told you about a concrete summer house in Bueno Aires, Argentina, built on a dune surrounded by pine trees, with an extensive glazing front and back facades to take in the views… Would you believe it? Casa Cher is not a fantasy… Continue reading →

On the south coast of Ireland, where geological values are predominant and characteristic, a special house extension makes the best of its surrounding nature. House at Goleen is composed of four mono-pitched extensions to an existent rural house with total of 300sqm of constructed area. Continue reading →

Sometimes architects are inspired by genetics and biological mechanisms when it comes to creating buildings as livable organisms. House y2 follows a curious concept: a twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be identical or fraternal. Let’s explore this magnificent metaphor behind a singular house located in Linz, Austria. Continue reading →

Sometimes the most unexpected combinations turn out to be the most poetical of all…I’m talking about blending traditional values with the ultimate technological achievements. In Mallorca, Spain there’s a good example of how to turn this poetic statement into a concrete reality: Ferriol House! Continue reading →

This amazing structure looks more like a imaginary sculpture, than a building. It’s situated in Newfoundland’ Shoal Bay, serving as one of the six artist studios designed for the Fogo Island Arts Corporation. The 50 sq. meter, twisted body of this tower is undoubtedly the most outstanding landmark of the region, as its silhouette beautifully dominates over the landscape, attracting attention to this art object. Continue reading →

A concrete box volume rests over two concrete cylinders at one side and a slope on the other…One might say that architecture is undoubtedly related to balance and gravity. House in Sonvinco testifies clearly the charismatic level that architecture can reach when values like these are put to practice. Artificial and natural elements are gathered in a single effort to turn a conventional inhabitable experience into a built architectural poem. Join us as we explore this contemporary Swiss house full of simplicity. Continue reading →