Samurai Duplex / SG2 Design
Two duplex townhouses were proposed to replace an existing weatherboard house in a quiet, leafy suburban environment. The units were designed to maximise floor area while respecting the surrounding neighbourhood context.
Contemporary Houses
Discover contemporary houses that epitomize modern design, innovative architecture, and sustainable living. This category showcases a wide range of stylish homes with cutting-edge features and aesthetic appeal, perfect for architects, designers, and homeowners looking for the latest trends in contemporary residential design.
Stouffville Residence, Ontario / Trevor McIvor Architect
Stouffville Residence is grounded in the earth while being cantilevered over a vast landscape. The stone entry wall, low and private, hints program through a series of translucent glass boxes punching through the otherwise monolithic wall.
T Residence / Monovolume Architecture+Design
The T residence, a detached house located in Merano, consisting of a ground floor and a basement with garage. There were designed two buildings on different levels connected by internal stairs, to better adapt the house to the sloping terrain.
Coogee Beachside House / Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
This new house in a dense, beachside suburb required clever management of privacy and views. The Coogee Beachside house, for a young family, was to be robust, liveable and light filled but with a layering of spaces that provided flexibility, separation and privacy.
Clifftop Residence / Joe Adsett Architects
Clifftop residence originated from the idea of building a three-storey extension in a sliver of land perched on the edge of a cliff. As the first sketches were presented a landslide occurred, destroying an enormous historic porphyry wall bounding the property along Walker Avenue.
André Pihl Designs Villa G to Provide Vast Views of the Swedish Archipelago
Villa G is located in a quiet bay off the southeastern region of the Swedish archipelago. This region is renowned for the oak forests that have contributed to the Swedish boat-building tradition for centuries.
Contemporary Stone Residence in Triantaros Village, Greece
The existing Tinian stone of the ground floor alternates with the fare face ochre plaster of the additions, in an attempt of getting a clear distinction between the old and the new.
Sleeve House, Vacation Home in a Rural Area of the Hudson Valley
Oriented in relation to the rolling hills of its site and views of surrounding mountain ranges, the Sleeve house is conceived as two elongated volumes – a smaller one sleeved into a larger – sitting on a cast-in-place concrete base.