Rio House Retreat, Rio de Janeiro / Olson Kundig
The 1,500-square-foot house rises into the rainforest canopy – a secluded hideaway for the owner couple to retreat from the distractions of city life.
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Scenic Shed by JacobsChang Architecture
The Scenic Shed is a 500 sf single-room space of leisure located in New York’s Hudson Valley. The structure was built using conventional wood framing on a concrete slab foundation and the low-maintenance white stucco exterior abstracts…
Litibu Bungalow by Palma
The 50m2 bungalow is located in Litibu, a small town on the coast of the Mexican Pacific. The bedroom and living space are seperated in two volumes to create an open patio in between.
Ventolera Refuge by TATŪ Arquitectura
The Ventolera Refuge acquires its name due to its enclave, located in the highest area of a deep ravine, the shelter is exposed to the wind corridor that is generated and gives its name, but at the…
East End House, Long Island by Andrew Franz Architect
Perched on a bluff overlooking the water, this house on Long Island’s East End is a serene year-round retreat. Living spaces open outward toward the landscape, catching cool breezes and lapping waves in summer,
A Contemporary Family Retreat in Rural Ontario
The clients for this project live abroad, and sought a Canadian homestead — an anchor — for their large, young family. During summer and winter holidays, the parents wanted their children immersed in an Ontario landscape like…
Old Stream House by Hebra Arquitectos
Old Stream House is making reference to an old river bed, which now is a big and dense forest. This is where the volume is placed, an asymmetrical gabled house, containing a big living room, with the…
Fortunata House by Luciano Lerner Basso
Located in the extreme south of Brazil, the Fortunata house is a project that highlights the essential activities of Architecture: the attentive reading of the environmental conditions;
A Victorian Surf “Shack” in California
Within the home, Lynn created a surf-inspired retreat without going overboard on the nautical theme. She emphasized its architectural elements with a clean, modern approach by painting them all white.