Olive Grove House by Young+Richards nestles quietly in the rolling countryside of Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand, where a family’s long-standing relationship with the land is honored through modernist design. Moreover, this new home replaces their former barn dwelling and embraces the established olive grove
A narrow street, where the sleepy character of old Jinonice is still preserved, broadens out to create a tiny square with a well. It was dominated by an abandoned house, formed by gradual addition of masses, some of which overtopped the original one.
This modern family practices togetherness, not hanging out in separate rooms. The architects’ assignment was to design an appealing centralized habitat for all members of the household to use and enjoy.
Access to the Mount Maigmo house is via a steep and narrow zigzag track that ends in a small parking lot alongside the service volume. From here, a long footpath leads up to the house itself.
The Pamplona house is fragmented looking for on the one hand a good settlement on the slope and on the other a discreet presence through a simple volumetry, of friendly and close scale.
A steep slope with impressive views over the metropolitan area of the city of Granada establish the environment on which the different volumes of the Aire house are staggered, adapting to the topography …
Black Box family house – were dedicated to our clients four-people family, very vibrant and modern living people with strong attitude and perception about modern architecture and minimalist design.
The building is located in a landscape of unique beauty, the result of a natural and evident growth. The mountain, topped by a castle, is covered by a blanket housing through a system of aggregation by simple juxtaposition of pieces …
We just extended the area of couple of square meters, and besides the complete wall attached to the neighbours site, we left all the others glazed including the ceiling.
