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"An only-one material available on the territory that the builders have been able to use, shaping it in various forms and using it in various constructive elements.Between earth and sky, from the pavement to the chimney. Pebbles as paving, stone ashlar make up the bridge, squared blocks the walls of houses, and stone sheets the roofs. Here the circle is completed, it closes itself: a single constructive material, born in these places and that in these places returns to being part of it in different forms.Lichens and moss turn yellow stone and the mountain regains possession of the elements lent to man. "From the book: Architecture Without Architects. Palanzo di Faggeto Lario.The house is located in the center of Palanzo in a narrow street... Mehr

Built on a 925 m2 plot in the centre of Limhamn in Malmö, House L1 consists of two apartment blocks containing seven homes, centred around a private courtyard. Within the courtyard is a communal swimming pool. The street-facing building harmonises in scale with the characteristic brick cottages of the former fishing village. The block consists of five split-level apartments laid out over four levels, ranging from 72-141 m2. To the back of the plot, the second block contains two three-storey apartments measuring 167 m2 and 207 m2.Each home is laid out over two or three levels. Four of the apartments have mezzanines with double-height sliding windows measuring up to five metres, offering optimal natural light and the possibility to interact w... Mehr

This single-family residence that sits atop an existing flat pad features a façade held in place by a high-performance two-sided architectural panel tape. The owner of the home was an executive of 3M, which is where this tape was developed and to our knowledge is the first application for a residential home.The house sits within an existing development with rules restricting development to the current flat pad and limiting height to 14 feet above grade. The single story house is a rational arrangement of equal bays with private and public functions on either side of two courts that create a swath of light, water and space through the middle of the building. A clerestory running east-west brings south and north light into the galle... Mehr

By extending at ground floor and reconfiguring the plan, a spacious and light filled minimal home was created with open plan kitchen, dining and living areas opening directly to the outside with frameless triple glazed windows and large sliding door framing the garden with views from the front door increasing the sense of space and garden connection.Industrial materials were exposed and celebrated such as black MDF for the kitchen, concrete blocks for the exposed blockwork walls and concrete floor which also reduced construction costs. Externally, black paint conceals and unifies the use of low cost bricks with existing brickwork.A black painted core was created housing services, utility room, storage, WC, family bathroom and stud... Mehr

Our clients found the original Edwardian layout of their new home in Barnes, South West London with it’s dark interiors and cellular, disconnected spaces hard to reconcile with their desire for light filled, free flowing spaces with a bold design and connection to the garden.For phase one, we tapered the interior walls away from the entrance to frame and expand views towards and through the garden as you move into the house, towards the greenery. Planes of tiled and oak floor finishes follow the angled hallway through the large open plan kitchen, dining and snug defining and demarking function and continue out across the garden patio to form a raised flowerbed connecting the inside with outside. The interior bench seating passes throug... Mehr

The Curated Home embraces the ordinary language of the Victorian vernacular and contemporary design to create an extra-ordinary home for our clients, their children and their home run business in Balham, South London. The architecture and interior design are concerned with the domestic to create opportunities for the display of carefully chosen, much loved possessions and items for sale. Although functional, our clients wanted to address the low levels of natural light and restricted space in their existing home to allow for family social living, larger gatherings and to accommodate an expanding home run business.Practical space and open plan design don’t always go hand in hand but by combining the existing vernacular with modern desig... Mehr

An internal glazed and plant filled courtyard fosters a blurring of boundaries between the inside and outside at Mrs Custard's House in Brixton, London. Black brick wraps ribbon-like from the master bedroom through the kitchen and dining room and settles to form a second sunken courtyard. We created a generous and light-filled sequence of spaces which work both for our clients and for Mrs Custard, their cat. In fact, Mrs Custard is the proud owner of a cat flap which takes her through a cupboard, up some steps, through the wall and onto the bench outside. She couldn’t be happier. Mehr

Project descriptionWEI architects used traditional materials and construction techniques to convert a derelict house in Fujian province into a guesthouse featuring curving tiled roofs and reclaimed timber and windows.Xiaoxi Jia, translated as Springstream house, is situated in the village of Chi Xi in Fuding County, where dramatic mountains, tea fields and bamboo forests create scenery evocative of typical Chinese ink paintings.The village was among the first to be targeted by the Chinese government during an initiative launched in 1984 to alleviate extreme poverty in rural villages. Chi Xi village is known as the First Poverty Alleviation Village in China. Thirty years on, however, poverty is still prevalent in Chi Xi, the village's politi... Mehr

It is an urban type house. Although it is a site with a South side road, the surroundings are surrounded by houses and condominiums. Hiroshi Ueda Hiroshi Ueda There, we constructed several gardens and decks surrounded by walls on the west side of the site, so that all the space faces there. By doing so, it became an open-minded and privacy-protected house even in the city type. Hiroshi Ueda Hiroshi Ueda It became one solution to making urban houses openly. Hiroshi Ueda Hiroshi Ueda Caption Mehr

It is a wooden house surrounded by the country scenery built in Saitama prefecture, where the couple, the cat and the dog live together. Caption Caption The living & dining with the colonnade is laid out on the southwest side where the field of view to the surrounding countryside spreads out and the corner of the large opening of the wooden sash has become a pleasant space integrating with the deck terrace by opening the pillars . Hiroshi Ueda Caption Caption Hiroshi Ueda Caption Hiroshi Ueda In addition, we realized a comfortable living environment with pets, such as a catwalk that makes use of beams of structure to establish large openings with staircase shaped furniture and a garden where dog... Mehr

Rebuilding one picture of an old residential area. Enjoying the wind and light, plants in the garden, living while feeling nature is the theme. Caption Caption Caption By securing the privacy of the garden and the terrace and making it as part of the living space, the time spent outdoors is made on a daily basis, and living in harmony with nature can be lived. Caption Caption Caption Caption This not only increases the enjoyment and richness of life, but also makes it possible to sustain an ecological lifestyle as a result. Rather than merely controlling the severity of nature by science and technology, by devising and incorporating to enjoy, we were able to bring vitality and relaxation to our daily liv... Mehr