This sculptural house is a collaborative work between client, sculptor Jacek Jarnuszkiewicz and architects Marie-Claude Hamelin and Loukas Yiacouvakis (YH2 Architecture Studio). Description YH2 Architecture: The process by which this project was conceived follows the guidelines of the surrealist’s exquisite cadaver technique where each designer builds upon the work done by the previous one. Each sculptural […]
Contemporary Houses
New England Lake Retreat with an Abstract Aesthetic
Taylor and Miller Architecture and Design have designed Lake Retreat in Western Massachusetts. Description by Taylor and Miller: This residence in Western Massachusetts maintains a dualistic relationship with the lake against which it is nestled. When seen from the street, the house is abstract in form, showing no aperture or puncture. As one steps down […]
Renovation of a Catalan Architectural Heritage Building
Calella is a heritage building fully rehabilitated by Barcelona-based Lluis Corbella. With an area of 766 square meters, the house is located in Calella de Palafrugell, Girona, Spain. Description by Lluis Corbella: The client asked us for a special work: The complete rehabilitation of a wonderful late 60’s building designed by great Catalan Architect Francesc Mitjans. […]
Teke House Architecture Integrates Active and Passive Sustainable Solutions
The Turkish architect Onur Teke has designed Teke house for a retired couple who yielded to “the pull of the land” and settled in Aegean village to start an olive grove. Teke house has 200 square meters and is located in Mordogan, Izmir Province, Turkey. Description by Onur Teke: The Teke House is uniquely suited to […]
Sky Residence is a Single Storey Family Condo Placed on the Roof of the Apple Store
Kevan Hoertdoerfer Architects and developer Renew Urban Charleston have collaborated to design and complete the Sky Residence project on the second floor of a historic nineteenth-century building. This new construction condo is located in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Building on the roof of the Apple Store will make this an exceptionally […]
Butterfly House – 1000 sf Colorful Guest House in the Woods
Hong Kong-based design team Davidclovers has designed Butterfly House, a 1000 sf guest house located in Poyntelle, Northeastern Pennsylvania. Description by Davidclovers: Butterfly house is a 1000 square foot guest house set amongst a heavily wooden, site in Northeastern Pennsylvania currently under construction. It is conceived as a preternatural, brilliantly colored form that oscillates between sheer camouflage and […]
