This project in Marin County, CA, north of San Francisco, is built on a lot that was vacant when purchased by the client. The V-shaped site has a natural drainage swale through its center, effectively dividing the land in half. The site’s natural topography simultaneously presents a challenge and an incredible opportunity for a unique build with an...
Architecture firm
DNM Architecture
Location
San Rafael, California, United States
Photography
Jamie Leasure
Collaborators
Pool: Hendrickson Pools Inc.
Built area
Main house 3562 ft² + 312 ft² garage
Civil engineer
DeBolt Civil Engineering
Structural engineer
L & L Bridges, Turbin Structural Engineering
Landscape
Pedersen Associates
Construction
SinglePoint Design Build Inc.
Material
Steel, Wood, Stucco, Fiber Cement
Typology
Residential › House
Autumn in the North, a new project by Susanna Cots. A home without walls or doors that plays with distribution as a connection strategy. We are so used to living by the same patterns and the same rules, that we forget to listen to our instincts. And not only in making professional, personal or family decisions. But also, in creating a home. Why sti...
Project name
Autumn in the North
Architecture firm
Susanna Cots
Photography
Mauricio Fuertes
Principal architect
Susanna Cots
Design team
Susanna Cots Interior Design
Interior design
Susanna Cots
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
The house is organized by a central axis that runs the entire depth of the property, starting from the entry foyer and terminating thru a series of sequential experiences with the main living area, the outdoor deck, and ultimately at the landscaped garden and pool.
Project name
Screen House
Architecture firm
Buensalido + Architects
Location
Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Principal architect
Jason Buensalido
Design team
Cholo Ramirez, Carla Lim, Johan Rodriguez, Ryan San Pedro, Jaydee Masajo
Collaborators
AVA Consultancy (Project Management)
Interior design
Buensalido + Architects
Landscape
Bobby Gopiao, RPG Corporation
Construction
Evermount Construction Corporation
Material
Concrete, steel, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
This sprawling home was designed and built atop a steep hillside, 75 feet above Lake Austin. The homeowners, a young professional couple with three small children, wanted their home to be all about ‘lake life.’ To take advantage of the spectacular lake views and the surrounding heritage oak trees, LaRue Architects designed the structure with large...
Project name
Cliffside House
Architecture firm
LaRue Architects
Location
Lake Austin, Texas, USA
Design team
James LaRue, Emily Haydon
Interior design
Fern Santini
Landscape
LandWest Design Group, John Hall
Construction
Reynolds Custom Homes
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
House in the Rodeo, moving blocks. This single-family home is located in the closed neighborhood El Rodeo, La Calera, which is part of a succession of suburban closed neighborhoods located to the west of the city of Córdoba, with the idea of living with greater security and contact with nature, few minutes from the city. The mountain environment th...
Project name
Rodeo House (Casa en el Rodeo)
Architecture firm
Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
Location
El Rodeo, La Calera, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez; Video Credits: Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Pablo Senmartin
Design team
Giovanna Rimoldi, Suyay Baigorri, Valentin Vodanovic, Alfaro Guadalupe, Giordano Agostina, Mansilla Ariana, Nieva Florencia, Oviedo Macarena
Structural engineer
Andrés Mole
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Client
Alejandro Dragotto, Gabriela Puchetta
Typology
Residential › House
The unique context of the place and the potential negative consequence of implementing a new tissue in this unique area meant that the decision to shape a new building was not easy and had to refer directly to these guidelines, not compete with them, and "respond" to the environment with its uniqueness in a contemporary way.
Architecture firm
Architekt Maciej Franta
Photography
Tomasz Zakrzewski
Principal architect
Maciej Franta
Interior design
Amok architecture
Construction
Rafał Hoffmann
Typology
Residential › Apartments
To design a house that ensures security for a single old lady & her tenants. The site is located in Panchkula (Haryana), a satellite town adjoining the border of Chandigarh. Chandigarh city was designed by Le Corbusier and is a symbol of modernism in India. The site is in a newly developed plotted sector, adjacent to the Information & Technology Pa...
Project name
Residence 414
Architecture firm
Charged Voids
Location
Panchkula, Haryana, India
Principal architect
Aman Aggarwal
Design team
Swati Agarwal, Meher Aditya
Built area
500 m² (5350 ft²)
Site area
450 m² (4850 ft²)
Completion year
November 2017
Structural engineer
Pankaj Chopra
Visualization
Haneet Khanna
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The site shape is almost triangular and is located between a main street and a residential area. More than half of the site faces the street. Because of its good location, the client requested a house with a space that could be used as a rental store.
Project name
Michiyama House
Architecture firm
Niko Design Studio
Principal architect
Taketo Nishikubo
Design team
Niko Design Studio
Structural engineer
Noriyuki Osajima
Construction
Kurihara Koumuten
Typology
Residential › House
