A meeting point of the architecture of the past, designed for modern living, with touches of the future- that is the perfect description of this most recent project designed by architect Raz Melamed for his client who converted her childhood home into a family vacation complex.
Our Clients approached our studio expressing a love for the ‘Bach’ (pronounced ‘batch’), a super-small footprint holiday home type, common in New Zealand.
Parkdale Contemporary Barn is a decade-long collection of ideas and styles that have been tested and collected through many different projects.
The house is inspired by the characteristic style of the architect Jaime Salvá, from Jaime Architecture & Interior Design, firm due to its horizontal structure and its architectural immersion in the natural landscape.
Soft-Firm has completed the transformation of a landmarked Stuyvesant Heights brownstone, known as Generation House, from a single-family dwelling into a three-unit co-living space
Thanks to Architect Itsik Niv, who skillfully created an experiential living environment deep in the heart of one of the most pastoral villages in the Sharon region, Israel.
The main influence in the design is the essence of simplicity, its composition, and purity of form. While the home has a definite geometric elegance, there is a hidden playfulness found within.
The goal for this single family residence was to create a simple, compact live-work home in the mountains that fully embraces living in nature while also addressing the social and environmental challenges of living in the mountains.
