Orchard Canyon Residence / Graham Baba Architects
Set on 20 acres in eastern Washington, the Orchard Canyon Residence rests atop the edge of a canyon, straddling the two dominant landscapes that define the region—cultivated and natural.
Canyon Preserve, Texas / Lake Flato Architects
Tucked into the Hill Country canyons, the buildings of Canyon Preserve stair step down steep, rocky slopes of oaks, first growth cedar and hearty indigenous vegetation, creating a secluded and serene setting for this intimate house.
Seaview Escape House, Bainbridge Island / Coates Design Architects
This shoreline home is a 2800 square foot, 2-bedroom Pacific Northwest-style house anchored into a steep-sloped site. There is an open-concept living, dining, and kitchen area that opens directly to the outdoors with a corner bi-fold door system.
Diaphanous Renovation for a Musician in Madrid / idearch studio
With this Diaphanous Renovation project for a musician at the center of Madrid, we are presenting the fourth part of our Multiplying Architectures. In this case, we work on a too dark and close preexistent estate, habitual of ground level housings at historical center.
Otago Bay House / Topology Studio
Located on a lazy bend of the Derwent River in Hobart, this house accentuates the drama of living on the water’s edge. Connections with the landscape oscillate between enclosure and embrace. A courtyard, a colonnade, ledges and terraces soften the distinction between house and landscape with a series of steps and paths.
Winged Retreat, Santa Lucia Preserve / Aidlin Darling Design
Situated on a sloping site in the Santa Lucia Preserve, an ecological preserve in the Carmel Valley hills, this house is both responsive and respectful towards its environment in a community that emphasizes the preservation of natural and scenic resources and living in harmony with nature.
Bookstore-Themed Commercial Complex / Gonverge Interior Design
The project is a bookstore-themed commercial complex, which offers lifestyle aesthetic experience with multiple business forms via a “culture + commerce” design strategy. The 18m-high and 240m-long artistic book walls in it are striking and pioneering, bringing a brand-new image of urban commercial space to Xi’an and even China.
Japanese-Inspired Beach Shack by Curious Practice
Vikki’s Place by Curious Practice is a new Japanese-Inspired beach shack on a small inner city lot. The site is heavily effected by flood with Planning Controls setting the first floor 1.6m above natural ground.