The future house was imagined by both client and architect to be a continuation of the long history of people living in a house on the site, and that the new Avonlea house would stand the test of time both architecturally and quality of workmanship.
Sorrel House is a project that explores the juxtaposition between historical context and contemporary architecture within a broader subtropical paradigm. Beyond the initial stark contrast that presents between the new and old, a more subtle debate about edges, openings and thresholds is being had.
This house, placed at Itamambuca beach, has its starting point on the context and the program. Close to the seashore and surrounded by a dense and rich rainforest vegetation, the site pointed towards a simple conceptual insight.
This project is an alterations and additions to an early 1900s two bedroom single-storey semi-detached house. Our client, a builder/developer, approached us with an existing planning approval for the property and engaged us to complete the detail design and interiors for the project.
A huge amount of volume and light were freed from this compartmentalized 1970’s house. Situated in Noe Valley, San Francisco, the Douglass Park House has been renovated recently by Azevedo Design.
Project: A Rejuvenated Circa 1980 Modernist House Architecture: Mark Brand Architecture Interior Design: Mark Brand Architecture in collaboration with Applegate Tran Interiors Lighting design: Luminae Souter Location: Portola Valley, California, US Photography: Christopher Stark Photography San Francisco-based Mark Brand Architecture was hired to rejuvenate a circa 1980 modernist house clad in deteriorating vertical wood siding. From
Westgarth House is a single-family home designed by Melbourne-based Ben Callery Architects. The architects had designed a rear living space that opens onto an airy, double-height void that’s carefully orientated, glazed and cross-ventilated to flood the space with natural light, warmth, breezes and views of the surrounding trees.
Located in San Antonio, Texas, the Olmos Park Residence was designed by Lake/Flato Architects. The Olmos Park Residence sits on a heavily wooded, quarter-acre corner site full of heritage oaks and elms. The wooded area is juxtaposed next to the Olmos Basin, the community’s storm water collection reservoir. Much of the home’s program is nestled
