Casa Tojal is shy and bucolic, from a steep terrain surrounded by olive trees. In a torn gesture, it is born as an integral part of its landscape and it leans over the valley towards the garden that surrounds it.
Contemporary Houses
Gloma House / Bruno Dias Arquitectura
The Gloma House Project arises in a small land with a slightly slope, in the vicinity of Ansião Village. The departure point of the building is the permanent contact with nature.
The Starling’s Nest Residence, Seattle, Washington…a Mid-Century House Renovation
This mid-century home held promise, despite having endured a series of clumsy additions, including a 1980s sunroom addition and years of disrepair and neglect. The home takes its name from a family of starlings that nested in the home’s wall cavities
Baby Point Residence, Toronto / Batay-Csorba Architects
Baby Point Residence is a renovation/addition project in Toronto’s Baby Point neighbourhood, consisting of structural renewal, re-organization, opening up of the existing layout, and the addition of a kitchen and master bedroom suite.
Phelps Residence, Huntington Beach / Assembledge+
Located steps from the waterways of Huntington Harbor, California, Phelps Residence is a remodel of a regional mid-century house, developed in the 1960s along with the rest of the Harbor neighborhood.
CLT Courtyard House, Vancouver / DPo Architecture
The ” CLT courtyard house ” by DPo Architecture was built using prefabricated mass timber CLT panels on a site in Vancouver. The the unique siting allows for dramatic views out toward the scenic city downtown and mountains beyond, but also toward an intimate courtyard formed between the two structures.
