La Pedevilla is a modern refuge, high up in the Dolomites, which had been designed with a lot of sensitivity to its surround. The Mountains tend to remove us from the world – and yet bring us closer emotionally. The solitude, the calm and the proximity to nature de-sync our daily routines. It is this […]
Designed by Fredman Design Group, this innovative retreat home in Union Pier, Michigan, showcases a striking blend of industrial and natural materials, making it a unique example of modern architectural design. The home’s façade combines wood and steel shipping containers, integrating traditional and industrial elements seamlessly.
Directly on the border to Austria, Oberreute lies surrounded by a hilly landscape. Here, the young Studio Yonder für Architektur und Design have planned Haus P, a deep-black holiday home for a family of eight . Embedded in a slight slope, the contemporary structure stands out with its slightly pitched roof and height and reflects
Whistler House is the last project completed by Vancouver-based BattersbyHowat Architects. Description by Battersby Howat: Located on a hillside in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, overlooking the river, this 3000 square foot home has an L-shaped configuration. The street façade is enigmatic and referential to mid-century modern design. The strict formality of this facade gives way
Architect: Schjelderup Trondahl Arkitekter Team: Stian Schjelderup, Øystein Trondahl, Katrine Skavlan Location: Norway Photography: Jonas Adolse Linnebo Residence is a single family wooden house designed by Oslo-based Schjelderup Trondahl Arkitekter. Description by Schjelderup Trondahl: Clear cut, single family house “on top of Oslo” by the Holmenkollen ski jump with a cantilevered balcony towards the view. The house is
The site is a long, slender plot facing the edge of a forest. The diagonal offers view of the heath. The clients wanted to shut the house off to the adjacent buildings in order to have an exclusive experience of the forest. They wanted the house to create a spatial frame for large dinner parties and at the same time provide intimacy.
The Sunshine Beach House, designed by Shaun Lockyer Architects, offers a fresh take on coastal living. It uses greying timbers and natural materials to create a bold and eclectic design. This home is a striking example of how contemporary architecture can embrace and enhance its natural surroundings.
On top of an existing 1950s holiday home, hidden in the forest, a sculptural, compact and sustainable rooftop extension climbs out of the original structure and seeks it’s way towards the great vista over the open grassland enclosed by the forest. The extension is situated within the leaves and feels like a secluded tree house.
