Architects: Corpo Atelier / Filipe Paixão Project: Wood Structure Inside Stone Walls / Single House Refurbishment Location: Sernancelhe, Portugal Photography: Ricardo Oliveira Alves Architecture studio Corpo Atelier has renovated and restructured an old stone outbuilding in a rural area of northern Portugal, adding a bulky wood structure behind its thick masonry walls. From the architect: […]
Located in Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Marbel House is a single-family house deigned by MYCC Oficina de Arquitectura. From the architect: A sports-loving couple gets in touch with us with the idea of becoming a house in a quiet urbanization outside Madrid and from which they can train for the next mountain trails. The objective
Spanish architects Nook have renovated Roc Cube, a small apartment in Barcelona’s gothic quarter, leaving decorative floor tiles in place to reveal the original layout of the flat From the architect: With Roc Cube we reached the end of a cycle, the renovation of three, very similar, but different apartments on a single building in
LEED Platinum residence comprised of a new Main House, new Bunk House, new Guest House and remodeled Boat House, with Olson Kundig Architects, Michael Boucher Landscape Architect, Woodmeister Master Builders. Photographs by David Wakely. Thank you for reading this article!
The architects Alicia Cabrera and Javier Blesa of OX Arquitectura, have reformed this duplex penthouse in the center of Madrid. The key: a perfect and sober handling of space, light and materials. The house is located next to the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain. An achievement of closed pieces only connected by doors, and
Alameda House is a two-storey house designed by San Francisco-based Andrew Mann Architecture. The house is located in Alameda County, California. Inspired by the simplicity of New England colonials, this house is a collaborative creative endeavor envisioned by the owner as a home for her family. As an artist, she applied her finely-tuned sensibilities for an aesthetic
With a population in excess of 7,000,000 and a total space of only 1,104 km², Hong Kong is the most densely populated city on the planet and home to the world’s most expensive property rental market. Hemmed in by steep mountains and the South China Sea, Hong Kong continues to grow in the one direction
Herron Island Retreat is a weekend cabin designed by Seattle-based First Lamp Architecture. The cabin is located in Herron Island, Washington. Inspired by the separation of herron island from the mainland by case inlet, the cabin was designed as a detachment from the owners’ busy work schedule to a place for relaxation in their time off. The entry sequence
