Myrtle View House, Portland / In Situ Architecture
Tucked on a steeply sloping site with expansive views of the city and mountains, Myrtle View House is a complete reimagining of an existing 1950’s residence.Â
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RaeRae House, Melbourne / Austin Maynard Architects
RaeRae house is a new five-bedroom family home which incorporates the front of two pre-existing terrace homes. A glazed entry, set back between the heritage buildings, unites the two and forms the gateway to the new build, surprising in light and scale.
View Ridge House, Seattle / Heliotrope Architects
Located on an eastern sloping parcel above Lake Washington, our primary design directive was to capture abundant lake and mountain views – taking into consideration possible future down-slope home construction with potential to impede the view.
Gruyere House, Catalunya / Lagula Arquitectes
The Gruyere house is settled in a narrow plot, where golf and forest views are facing against the proper sun orientation. Also the neighbour proximity could compromise privacy and the feeling of being in the nature. Probably, the beauty of complex plots is they provide specific conditions to produce architecture.
FL House, Brazil / Jacobsen Arquitetura
Based on a study of the terrain, we identified two striking visuals: the rear of the property, with a beautiful forest landscape; and the front of the lot, which offers an ample view of the setting sun with a field of orange trees in the background.
Beira Mar House in Aveiro by Architect Paulo Martins
Located in one of the most typical and established neighborhoods of Aveiro (Beira Mar), this residence is the result of a passionate and challenging reform, a reform which intends to return to the city and to its users a lifestyle which is free and in contact with outdoor spaces ….
Krakani Lumi Standing Camp / Taylor and Hinds Architects
This Standing Camp (krakani lumi or place of rest) in Tasmania’s North East National Park is for the Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania. The site fringes the northern edge of the Bay of Fires, and serves as a two night stop over for a 4 day guided walk through the cultural landscape, from wukalina – Mt William, to larapuna – Eddystone Point.
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.