Located in the outskirts of Mexico City, the project was designed for a relaxed life-styled family. The long rectangular shaped site was constrained on 3 sides by other houses leaving only a short front access face. The house lives around a patio that serves as the continuation of the interior spaces. The design created a series of episodes along the house defined by the use of natural light and..
2,400 sq ft Austin, TX Single family dwelling for a young professional couple. The site is a small 47′ by 125′ rectilinear in-fill lot situated within a twenty minute walk of downtown. The house consists of two parts, a simple rectangle along one side of the lot and an adjacent courtyard. This configuration provides privacy from the street while allowing the interior living areas to open onto de..
Architects: Arquitectos Anónimos® and Paulo Teodósio Location: Vila Nova Gaia, Portugal Client: Fernando Afonso and Fátima Cardoso Structural consultant: Paulo Lima and Manuel Branco Leite Floor area: 90 sqm Site area: 320 sqm Built-up area: 270 sqm Start of planning: 2004 Start of construction: 2005 Completion: 2006 Photographs: Abel Andrade Two criteria lead to the final solution: 1. Geometric..
The architects at PIQUE have designed the Garren Residence in Bend, Oregon. From the architects: The Garren Residence rests on a high desert prairie site and is a very low-slung building, with strong horizontal elements to visually tie the building to the landscape. Three parallel axis walls orient the house toward prominent views and define outdoor rooms expanding the small footprint into the l..
Archivi Architects & Associates of Osaka have completed a private house in Wakaura bay, near Wakayama city in Japan. The wooden house is built around two small courtyard gardens. Materials include local cedar and cypress with internal surfaces made of plywood. Here’s some more information from Archivi Architects & Associates The site is in the residential quarter that extends to the foot in the ..
Japanese Toru sākumā has designed a stylish house with a wooden and plastered facade. The house is a one-family house and has beautiful graphics properties, and a well balanced color composition. The warm dark wood gives a delicate contrast to the white plastered facade. Normally in Denmark you place the windows near the facde, but in this case they are withdrawn from the facade which gives a ni..
Architect: Kiyonobu Nakagame & Midori Omori Structural Engineer: S.FORM structural design office Contractor: Kikushima Co.Ltd Structure: Reinforced Concrete Partialy Steel Structure, 3 stories Photographs: Katsuhisa KIDA Description The house is located in the urbanized area in a suburb near downtown Yokohama city, the Japan’s second largest city. After walking though the small shopping district..
Architect: Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect and Associates Structural Engineer: Structural Environment Contractor:Kanesho Photographs: Structure: Wood structure (partly steel structure), 2 stories Description The house sits right across the street from the park that has relatively large open space. The client requested us to design a house that as if it had a one big room containing bedroom and even ..
Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates designed a villa on the Boso Peninsula, east of Tokyo. Even though the residence is less that two hours from the city, the natural setting surrounding the home could not be any more different from the chaotic streets of the downtown Tokyo area. The secluded setting allows the home to take full advantage of the landscape and provide a great space for relaxation. The..
Andrés Remy Architects have sent us photos of the RM House they’ve designed. The home is located on the outskirts or Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was designed for a young couple and their two kids. from contemporist
