This is a renovation of a typical Zoute villa with white brick and thatched roof. Though the house had a great charm it was also very dark with very small spaces. Therefore a glass extension with minimal windows was added and spaces were connected in a continuous and more open layout.
Project name
Renovation of Old Cottage Villa
Architecture firm
Architects Claerhout - Van Biervliet
Photography
Jan Verlinde, Andreas Vanwalleghem
Principal architect
Xaveer Claerhout, Barbara Van Biervliet
Interior design
Architects Claerhout-Van Biervliet
Lighting
Apure, Occhio & Kinetura
Material
With white painted brick and thatched roof
Typology
Residential › Cottage style with contemporary extension
YH2 Architecture: Initially built as a small storage space by the first owner who was a lumberman, the shed was later rearranged into a forest refuge by its next owners. La Colombière (Dovery) thus represents the completion and third phase of this simple one-storey construction into a true retreat expanding on three floors.
Project name
La Colombière
Architecture firm
YH2 Architecture
Location
Sutton, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Francis Pelletier, Loukas Yiacouvakis
Typology
Residential › Houses › Cottage
Located in the upcountry dry zone region of Sri Lanka about 2 kilometers away from the Diyathalawa military training school, is a cozy abode designed by Architect Damith Premathilake. Perched amidst a forest of pine trees on a cliff, the house is an ideal hide out for relaxation and contemplation in the climate which has a temperature of about 20°C...
Project name
Holiday Home at Diyathalawa - Architect’s hideout
Architecture firm
Damith Premathilake Architects
Location
4/1, Kodikanda, Aluthwela North, Diyathalawa, Sri Lanka
Photography
Ganidu Balasuriya
Principal architect
Damith Premathilake
Design team
Damith Premathilake Architects
Collaborators
Mihiran Liyanage
Landscape
Damith Premathilake
Construction
Dulantha Mendis, Priyantha Thilakaratne, K.B. Jude Shantha, Jude Shantha
Material
Wood, Steel, Glass
Client
Damith Premathilake
Typology
Residential › Cottage
A quaint 'sticks and stones' cottage which forms the heart of this family home is situated in a grade two listed site and is set within a concealed location, surrounded by scrub and woodlands. The proposed design sensitively organises the existing farm buildings, enabling an external – internal landscape approach to the otherwise disconnectedness o...
Project name
Stanyard's Cottage
Architecture firm
Alter & Company
Location
Surrey, United Kingdom
Photography
Jim Stephenson
Typology
Residential › House
