Biophillic design
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Project • By buck&simple • Private Houses
Sasso Nero
Sasso Nero is a bespoke contemporary residence on Sydney's Northern Beaches, where architecture, landscape and topography are conceived as a single composition. Responding to its bushland setting and coastal climate, the home demonstrates a site-specific approach to residential architecture grounded in materiality, craftsmanship and environmental performance.
Organised around outdoor living, the home dissolves the threshold between inside and out. Courtyards, carefully framed openings and subtle changes in level draw the surrounding bushland into everyday life while balancing privacy, natural light and cross ventilation. Rather than dominating its setting, the architecture works with the landscape to create a calm, immersive living e... More
Project • By VMA Design Studio • Hotels
Double B Hostel
VMA Design Studio has completed the Double B Hostel Project, transforming a land plot with narrow street entry in Bangkok's historic old town district into a 27-room boutique hostel that bridges traditional wood craftsmanship with contemporary organic forms. The design creates an unexpected spatial sequence that draws visitors from Bangkok's narrow streetscape into a light-filled internal courtyard, where handcrafted wooden facades curve overhead like flowing timber waves. The hostel stands in one of Bangkok’s old town communities where artisans have made Buddhist statues and religious artifacts for generations. The project connects visitors to the neighborhood’s living craft tradition and historic sites nearby. Like much o... More