In the heart of a forest in The Netherlands there’s a house full of mystery and grace: Villa 1 by Powerhouse Company. A Y-shaped volume sets the stage for a generous distribution of the domestic program: every arm is carefully oriented on the site and towards the sun. Continue reading →

An enigmatic dark building punctuates the skyline of the beautiful city of Portland: it’s called Tower House. This four-story volume is situated on a steep hill and its silhouette resembles a tower. The reason behind this conceptual approach results from the vertical distribution of the program – a direct spatial consequence of the site’s topography. Like in a medieval tower, a black pedestrian bridge establishes the contact between the street and the building. Continue reading →

Designed by Coast Office Architecture, TBone House is a surprising three-story building in Stuttgart, Germany, which unexpectedly references the letter T in its unusual form. Continue reading →

Somewhere in Tasmania between green fields and trees there’s a special two-story building of 346sqm called Allens Rivulet House. A brilliant mix of context and program is reflected in a sequence of fully enclosed to semi-enclosed spaces. All rooms are arranged in response to a spatial key element determined by the client: the kitchen. Continue reading →

This genius use of corrugated and folded paper was created as a promotional display for a trade show. The cabin was designed by White Arkitektur to showcase the work of a printing company. Continue reading →

Let me tell you about a wonderful house renovation in the Spanish Pyrenees by Cadaval & Sola-Morales. An old house made out of dry stone was the starting point for a remarkable fusion of traditional and contemporary values. In fact, family ties are brilliantly revealed in the making of this project: father and son share the same ceiling divided into two independent homes. Continue reading →

A small farmhouse in the beautiful Italian Cinque Terre has been restored in the most eloquent way: by revealing the traces of age through a modern perspective. Two autonomous stone volumes compose this ancient two-story 320sqm building by a2bc Architects. Throughout this unique restoration, the design respects the architectonic heritage by utilizing original materials and traditional constructive techniques. A main house and an adjacent barn now shelter a contemporary weekend home that offers all the required comfort for all seasons. Continue reading →

A modern two-story holiday house sits on a 30 meter-high cliff facing the Spanish Bay of Biscay coastline. With its magnificent vantage point it has to deal with an unstoppable force of nature: the Northern sea wind. A suspended black volume seems to float over the cliff, like a piece of rock that has been patiently carved by the harsh sea wind. Continue reading →

When a vacation home blends the landscape with existing pieces of architecture, the result can only be outstanding. Water Mill, NY is the location of this fine example of integration and integrity. Designed by Bates Masi Architects in conjunction with interior firm Damon Liss and landscape architect dL Studio, this beautiful family home of 559sqm includes an existing small house and studio originally built in 1962. Continue reading →

De Lemos Wine Showroom in Viseu, Portugal offers wine tasting surrounded by an overwhelming landscape. This remarkable concrete building perfectly blends with the rugged topography. The ingenious conceptual approach of the architect Carvalho Araujo was using glass walls that angle back and forth to generate a winding plan, which carves its way through the rugged silhouette of the rocky hillside. Continue reading →