Logistics of a working family typically requires all (family members) to stay tethered to their homes for longer periods than each would prefer individually. This can become a phycological drag when all your time at school, work and home is spend indoors, as had been the case for a New Orleans Architect and his family.
We initially saw Balmain Rock House as a restoration and extension project, however through a collaborative process of discovery with the client, the existing cottage was not only restored, but its resonating bones became the inspiration for its addition.
37FC-House lies secluded within a residential pocket, siting on land that once contained a semi-detached house. The owner tasked architects to conceptualise a standalone house that would suit the needs of a multi-generational family.
Project: Abercorn Chalet Architecture and Interior Design: Guillaume Kuckuka Architect, Tux Creative, Location: Abercorn, Canada Year 2018 Photographer: Maxime Brouillet Nestled in the vales of the Eastern Townships, near the Vermont border, the Abercorn Chalet is the brainchild of Laurent Guez, designer and partner at Tux Creative. His aim was to create a unique living
A new micro brewery office in Toronto’s historical art deco “destructor” building – part of the R.C. Harris legacy of infrastructure buildings. This new renovation takes care to preserve the original interior brick and openings, as well as the palimpsest of additions that came after.
The Two Halves House on Silverwattle Drive is divided in to two pavilions of exactly the same size. The upper level pavilion houses the sleeping areas, whilst the lower level is the kitchen, meals, living spaces and garage.
The loft is organized around a new courtyard open to above, inserted into the heritage fabric of the building, allowing light into the centre of the very deep plan. All other interior elements are rendered crisply using precisely machined elements, conceived to stand in strong contrast to the rough heritage fabric of the existing shell.
Architects: anArchitecte Project: Maison Noire Kerenoc Architect in Charge: Anaïs Nicolas Location: Kerénoc, Pleumeur-Bodou, France Area 145.0 m2 Photography: Pascal Leopold Designed by french studio anArchitecte, the Maison Noire Kerenoc is located in an old granite quarry, along the Breton seashore. At the outset, the future inhabitants wanted a one-story, unobtrusive house giving on to a panoramic
