The Glade House project is a renovation of a late 1950’s residential dwelling in a bush glade setting in suburban Remuera. The house is modernist in style, typical of the period with low-pitched gabled roof, raking ceilings and exposed rafters. Fundamental to the re-design was the notion of providing “graduated connections” to the surrounding glade, physical and visual.
Thai Studio Idin Architects recently completed KA House, a vacation home for a young family. Description by Idin Architects: KA House is a vacation home for a couple, who enjoy outdoor activities and spending their relaxing time in a grand courtyard, where they can run ad play with family members or lay down for a
Sydney-based Studio Prineas has redesigned Breeze Block Home turning it into a modern and open house. Description by Studio Prineas: The Breeze Block Home was redesigned for modern living, while maintaining its original charm. Its plan was re-organised internally to create a more contemporary open plan. The connection to the outside was reconsidered, adding decks
Project: Modern Atrium House Architects: Klopf Architecture Project Team: John Klopf, AIA, Geoff Campen, Angela Todorova, and Jeff Prose Structural Engineer: Alex Rood, SE, Fulcrum Engineering (now Pivot Engineering) Landscape Designer (atrium): Yoshi Chiba, Chiba’s Gardening Landscape Designer (rear lawn): Aldo Sepulveda, Sepulveda Landscaping Contractor: Augie Peccei, Coast to Coast Construction Photography ©2015 Mariko Reed
Located in Wellington, Korokoro House was designed by New Zealand studio Parsonson Architects. Description by Parsonson Architects: The house was designed for a family of 6 with children of varying ages. It sits on an elevated site with expansive views over Wellington Harbour to the south and a narrower view down to a green valley
Aspvik house was completed recently by Andreas Martin-Löf Arkitekter. The house has 70 sqm and is located in Aspvik, Sweden, near Stockholm. Description by Andreas Martin-Löf: In 1917, renowned restaurateur Sten Hellberg built a chinese-style tower high above Torsbyfjärden with a view overlooking the shipping lane towards Stockholm. The six hectare plot has been in the current
This superb residence is the latest project completed by Los Angeles – based Amit Apel Design. Description by Amit Apel Design: This high-end modern mansion envisioned can be found at 349 S. Mansfield Ave, Los Angeles, CA where it simply emphasizes the site through a highly sculptural volume defined by equilibrium between masses textures and
Located at 180km from São Paulo, Mororó house was completed in 2015 by studio MK27. Description by Studio MK27: The Mororó House is in a mountainous region, 180 km from the city of São Paulo, known for its low temperatures. The architecture sought to create generous internal spaces for the cold days, such as, for example,
