A San Francisco family of four asked us to create a retreat from their urban lifestyle, reusing the footprint of an existing 1950s ranch house in Glen Ellen, California, while building in a consistent way with the area’s rolling hills and agricultural structures.
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Glen Ellen, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography (exterior and dining room photos). Ken Fulk (all other interior images)
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Collaborators
NV5 (Geotechnical Engineer), SoundVision (Theatrical/AV), Terracon (Pool Engineer), Blue Revolution (Pool Consultant), Walker Construction Management (Construction Project Manager), PJC & Associates (Special Inspections), Gilleran Energy Management (CALGreen), Dickson & Associates (Irrigation Design), Bartlett Trees (Arborist)
Civil engineer
Adobe Associates
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering (Mechanical Engineer & Electrical Engineer)
Landscape
Michael Boucher Landscape Architecture
Construction
Redhorse Constructors
Typology
Residential › House
A waterfront house opens to big mountain views and creates seamless indoor-outdoor connections on multiple levels. This new house is located in Western Washington on the Key Peninsula in a small township named Home. The waterfront site is located on the south end of Puget Sound and angles towards an incredible view of Mount Rainier beyond.
Location
Home, Washington, USA
Design team
Jon Gentry, AIA / Aimée O’Carroll, ARB. Ben Kruse
Civil engineer
Harriott Valentine Engineers
Structural engineer
Harriott Valentine Engineers
Material
Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The second phase of design at Sonoma Wine Country works to transform an effortless one-bedroom retreat into a dynamic escape for a growing family. Our original design comprised of a compact kitchen, primary bedroom, and guest house perched atop a hill overlooking Healdsburg.
Project name
Sonoma Wine Country
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Sonoma, California, USA
Principal architect
Jonathan Feldman
Design team
Jonathan Feldman, AIA LEED AP, Project Principal. Leila Bijan Kuehr, Job Captain
Interior design
Ann Lowengart Interiors
Structural engineer
Strandberg Engineering
Landscape
Lutsko Associates
Construction
Jungsten Construction
Material
Dark-stained cedar siding, plaster walls, concrete, glass
Typology
Residential › House
A tropical apartment situated next to forested areas in Chestnut Nature Park and Upper Peirce Reservoir in Singapore. This personal project was conceptualized and visualized in CGI over a year-long period, and faithfully brought to life over a period of about 3 months. With subtle nature cues, the interior was aimed to feel like an extension of the...
Project name
Chestnut Avenue | Tropics
Location
60 Chestnut Avenue, Singapore
Interior design
Patrick Ng
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max 2021, V-ray 5, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Camera Raw, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
One floor house for a family of four. The design challenges once again the aesthetics, simplicity and directness of bare materials and bare intentions, questioning scale and proportion relatively to the street without losing the sense of space and optimum use of daylight and views of the garden and landscape from the inside.
Project name
Bare House by the Fields
Architecture firm
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Design team
Yuval Erez, Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Collaborators
Project Management: Niv Meir. Cement Flooring: Bomanite. Sanitary Fittings And Finishing Bathroom Materials: Albus. Joinery: Itzik Elmaliach. Steel Windows: Oz Giladi. Metal Work: Schwartz & Lavi. Counter Tops: Shaysh Gal. Rugs: Rugs & Co.
Interior design
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Lighting
Karnei Thelet, Elemento
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The transformation this property has undergone is certainly impressive. The ground floor apartment already had a super spacious private area, but it was barren and neglected. The interior was quite dark, with closed, small and poorly ventilated rooms. In the renovation, the rooms were integrated and their layout changed completely. As the apartment...
Project name
Andre's Groundfloor Apartment
Architecture firm
Dobra Arquitetura
Location
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Dentro Fotografia
Principal architect
Fernanda Chagas
Collaborators
Sofia Vasconcelos
Interior design
Fernanda Chagas
Environmental & MEP engineering
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
The landscape was an essential element to develop this project along with the site topography. The main concept to this design was to keep privacy while to explore visual amplitude and nature connection.
Architecture firm
Studicolnaghi
Location
Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Photography
Vinícius Ferzeli
Principal architect
Sabrina Hennemann, Ana Colnaghi
Design team
Pâmela Bohn, Julia Cadore
Collaborators
Tayná Frohlich, Moara Zimmer, Gabriela Dutra
Interior design
Studiocolnaghi
Visualization
Studiocolnaghi
Material
Concrete, wood, glass
Typology
Residential › House
This project consists of a complete remodeling; where facades and interiors were intervened giving a complete turn to how the spaces are lived. The leader of this project was the client himself, who took care of every detail making this collaboration much more enriching.
Architecture firm
ATZ Studio
Location
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Principal architect
Fernanda de la Torre, Armando García Okada
Design team
Fernanda de la Torre, Armando García Okada
Visualization
Fernanda de la Torre
Typology
Residential › House
