A blend of features were carefully balanced to develop a final design that has an efficient footprint, meets the Passive House Standard (PHIUS+ Certified), and takes the form of a traditional farmhouse with some modern twists both inside and out.
Located in the magnificent region of Cap-à-l’Aigle in the heart of Charlevoix, the Malbaie V residence is part of a unique residential hillside development offering stunning views of La Malbaie, the St. Lawrence River and the surrounding mountains.
Architect: Mitsuori Architects Project: Beachside Sleepout Location: Portsea, Victoria, Australia Photographs: Michael Kai Located in the Victorian seaside village of Portsea, this beachside sleepout was designed by Mitsuori Architects for a growing family. Description by Mitsuori Architects: The sleepout is located within the grounds of an existing family beach house in a secluded coastal setting.
Architect: Puras Arkitekter / Soren Sarup Project: Aavego Cottage Location: Nordjylland, Denmark Photographs: Tina Stephansen – Studio 55 / Lars Daniel Terkelsen Designed, conceived and built mostly by hand by Danish architect Soren Sarup (founder of Puras arkitekter), the Aavego Cottage interacts with the surrounding landscape and integrates the natural and contemporary qualities of simple living. Situated
Architects: Whale! Architecture Project: Casa Encallada / wooden beach house Design Team: Branko Pavlovic, Pablo Lobos-Pedrals Location: Tunquen, Algarrobo, Región de Valparaíso, Chile Area: 180.0 sqm Photographs: Hugo Bertolotto Casa Encallada is a wooden beach house designed by Whale! Architecture and located on the Pacific coast, in Tunquen, Chile. Description by Whale! Architecture: The house
Project: Casa CML – modern weekend retreat Architects: Ricardo Torrejon Arquitectos Location: Hacienda los Aromos, Chile Photographs: Felipe Fontecilla Casa CML is a modern weekend retreat designed by the Chilean studio Ricardo Torrejon Arquitectos. Description by Ricardo Torrejon Arquitectos: This is about a weekend house, located on a 5,000 sqm lot in the Hacienda los
Located in Sebastopol, California, Meier Road Barn was designed by Mork Ulnes Architects. With offices in San Francisco and Oslo, Mork Ulnes Architects approaches projects with both Scandinavian practicality and Northern California’s ‘can-do’ spirit of innovation. Description by Mork Ulnes Architects: The initial Meier Road brief required large flexible spaces that could house a workshop,
Leis is a hamlet with old black wooden buildings, a white chapel and a small restaurant located in the mountains above Vals in Graubünden, Switzerland. Here, at 1,500 meters, the internationally renowned architect and Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor has built two wooden houses for himself and his wife Annalisa Zumthor: the Oberhus and the
