Located on a rural site on Whidbey island, a local family sought a new home and retreat on their family farm. Out of respect for turn-of-the-century agricultural buildings on the property, the home tucks into the edge of a densely forested hillside, overlooking chicken sheds, a weathered red barn, cattle fields, and a fishing pond.
Project name
Whidbey Island Farm Retreat
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Steve Mongillo, Drew Shawver, Eric Walter, Briony Walker, Suzanne Stefan
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Landscape
Kenneth Philp Landscape Architects
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Material
Wood, stone, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The new visitor centre at Skamlingsbanken in Kolding by CEBRA, is an architectural portal to the glacial landscape and its history of democratic events. The centre is designed as a natural and integrated part of the undulating landscape and from the overall design to the small details, visitors will experience an architecture that finds its origin...
Project name
Skamlingsbanken Visitor Center
Architecture firm
CEBRA architecture
Location
Skamlingsbanken, Vejstrup Parish, Jutland, Denmark
Collaborators
YOKE (Exhibition designer)
Structural engineer
DRIAS, Dansk Energi Management
Client
Kolding Municipality, Skamlingsbankeselskabet, Klokkestablen
Typology
Cultural › Visitor Center
An open fluid, yet controlled design of an intricate structure is commanded as an exploration approach for creating a dwelling. An elegant villa surrounded by nature provides tranquillity, calmness, all of which would enhance the well-being of its occupants.
Project name
In&Out Villa
Architecture firm
Mind Design
Tools used
Autodesk Maya, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Miroslav Naskov
Visualization
Mind Design
Typology
Residential › House
A house under the trees welcomes you with certain heaviness that makes you feel as if you are entering an enclosed space. Even though it is a closed panorama from the outside, the inside of the piece seeks the light. An internal patio serves as the main articulator for the house. It´s orientation allows an open space that lets air flow through it w...
Project name
House Under The Trees (Casa bajo los Árboles)
Architecture firm
Molina Architecture Studio
Location
Nuevo Cuscatlán, El Salvador
Tools used
Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3dsmax, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop, Apple Ipad, Apple Pencil
Principal architect
Rodrigo Molina
Design team
Molina Architecture Studio
Visualization
Hyperlight Visuals By Molina Architecture Studio
Typology
Residential › House
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest, overlooking Washington's Hood Canal and inspired by the native killdeer bird. The retreat is an expression of ‘tactile modernism’, connecting the family to the sensation and physical experiences of the Puget sound ecosystem.
Project name
Hood Cliff Retreat
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes Architecture+Landscape
Location
Hood Canal, Hansville, WA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Naomi Javanifard, and Erica Munson
Structural engineer
Strongworks Structural
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › Rural Retreat
The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
Tucked away in Los Altos Hills, the aptly named Round House is a geometrically unique structure; one of a few similarly shaped homes built in California in the 60s. The clients fell in love with this quirky circular house and initially planned a modest remodel.
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Los Altos Hills, California, United States
Collaborators
Romig Engineers Inc (Geotechnical Consultant), Urban Tree Management (Arborist)
Civil engineer
Lea + Braze Engineering Inc
Structural engineer
BKG Structural Engineers
Landscape
Variegated Green
Construction
Baywest Builders
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the mountainous region of the State of São Paulo, this project embodies the desire for the architecture to emerge from nature, being as much a part of it as the existing surroundings.
Project name
Umuarama Residence
Architecture firm
Victor B. Ortiz Architecture
Location
Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Victor B. Ortiz
Design team
Victor B. Ortiz, Renata Leinemann
Collaborators
Renata Leinemann
Visualization
Kern Studio
Status
Conceptcept - Design
Typology
Residential › House
