Copake Lake House / Desai Chia Architecture
The Copake Lake House engages this lakefront property through a series of framed volumetric compositions and material details that capture views to the water.
The Copake Lake House engages this lakefront property through a series of framed volumetric compositions and material details that capture views to the water.
This case embodies the concept of “kitsch” in a jocular way. In other words, while pursuing design logic and rejecting absolute rationality, it incorporates seemingly “vulgar” entertainment symbols into contemporary residential design
Located on a sloping site, this reclaimed red brick and white weatherboard house responds to the natural topography and local 1970s modernist architecture.
House One plays on turn of the century housing design themes and aspirations with it’s flexibility and modular arrangement. It is a modern take on a body of mid century wisdom, with an architect by your side.
Cradled in the posh residential area of Ahmedabad, Paldi, this Narrow House is a unique example of balancing the yin and the yang of the architecture as well as interiors incorporating nature within the build forms.
The site of the project was at the edge of a steep slope located in Chapel Hill, NC. Imagined like a rock outcropping on the hillside, the home adopts a simple form mimicking the landscape. The roof tilts with the slope of the hillside and accentuates the drastic change in grade.
CRÜ studio removed a series of walls that divided the long and narrow perimeter of their new project la Odette – la Olga’s younger twin.
A calming remodel of a Victorian terrace in Stoke Newington, with a rustic, Italian charm, that is centred around a sociable kitchen and its pantry.