This Black Urban Cottage was designed by CoLab Architecture, an architecture practice based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The idea of the Urban Cottage stems from a shared fascination between the Architect and Client with early colonial workers cottages, and an appreciation for the charm and scale they offer to the existing urban context of Central Christchurch.
The organization of the 937-square-meter house opens its best views to the east sector of the site, where Brava beach is located. The living areas are positioned on the lower floor, the bedrooms on the upper floor and garage and services are situated on the basement floor.
Architects: Blaze Makoid Architecture Project: Old Orchard House Location: East Hampton, New York, United States Area 10000.0 ft2 Photography: Joshua McHugh Blaze Makoid, a Hamptons-based architect, recently renovated Old Orchard House, a contemporary beauty single-family home. The new owners of this 10,000 square foot modern spec house spent a year in their new home in an
Architects: Strachan Group Architects Project: Mount Eden House Location: Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Photography: Simon Devitt Mount Eden House is a single-family residence recently completed by Strachan Group Architects, a multiple award-winning Auckland practice. Mount Eden House is winning at the 2017 Auckland Architecture Awards. Located on a main arterial road and faced with high neighbours overlooking
Massey House explores the idea how a contemporary home can fit within a character precinct while equally addressing current lifestyle expectations. The house was designed in 2016 by Brisbane-based Shaun Lockyer Architects.
Moscow Family House is a two-storied home designed by Ruetemple for a young family. The house is located in the suburbs of Moscow. We took up the project, when the site consisted of just an external frame without internal walls, and we could still influence the architecture and créate a quality living space.
Architects: Hariri & Hariri Architecture Project: Lavasan Villa Location: Lavasan, Iran Photography: Moein Hosseini Lavasan Villa by Hariri & Hariri Architecture is located on a steep hilly property in the town of Lavasan, 30 minutes from Central Tehran, Iran. The site at its higher elevations offers magnificent views of Jajrood Basin and the majestic Alborz
Located in a land conservancy, Artist Retreat by GLUCK+ is a collection of wood-clad cubes orient toward a pond at the bottom of a sloped site. These eight forms touch the ground lightly and follow the topography of the land, linked by glass enclosed hallways. Their simple shapes are strong silhouettes in an agricultural landscape, organized in a shifting grid akin to agricultural plots in the area.
