Brutalist architecture, starting in the mid-20th century, marks a significant shift in design. This style features monolithic structures, dominant forms, and extensive use of raw materials like concrete. With its rough and exposed surfaces, Brutalist architecture creates a dramatic, impressive, and often provocative appearance.
The Chambers House is the restoration of a raw, crafted, modernist building which presented a number of practical and deterioration challenges to overcome.
The design of Great Granny House is a direct response to the specific site characteristics where the ocean views are to the South and the prime orientation is to the North.
Out of all the villas in the Art Villas complex, this majestic concrete villa was the first to be designed, as well as finished. The bright minds behind the architectural concept of the building belong to the Refuel Works studio.
The design of Spechts’ Dallas house was driven by the desire to blur the lines between inside and outside while providing a sense of privacy and seclusion from the street and surrounding neighborhood, at the homeowners request.
Designed by architects Polly Harbison and Clinton Murray, the Balmoral Beach House is a robust concrete sculptural form and takes inspiration from Brutalism as much as art.
