Countryhouse

Nestled in a serene countryside surrounded by agricultural fields and nature, the house serves as a retreat for a makeup artist seeking an unconventional yet deeply personal living space. Open to fresh ideas that pushed boundaries, the client envisioned a home that was functional and authentic. Sheenshot At its core, the home revolves around an open-plan living, dining, and kitchen layout. This central space radiates warmth and connection, drawing attention to the celebrated staircase—a defining feature of the design. The staircase divides the house into split levels, creating a dynamic flow that encourages interaction between rooms on different landings. A skylight above the staircase channels sunlight directly to the ground fl... More

Located on a privileged plot of over 1.5 hectares, in a residential condominium on the banks of the Itupararanga reservoir, in the city of Piedade, in the countryside of São Paulo, this project designed to serve as a vacation home for a family that enjoys hosting their friends. Manuel Sá Manuel Sá Commissioned by a couple of clients whose small prefabricated house and existing leisure addition were no longer sufficient to meet their needs and accommodate the large number of guests, the project's main objective was to create connected social and leisure spaces, as well as to provide the appropriate number of bedrooms for guests. Manuel Sá To achieve this, the neighboring land acquired, and the pre... More

A new house on a large sloping block - ideal for an elevated, floating structure to capture the views over the hills and plains in the distance… Open Studio Architecture Open Studio Architecture Open Studio Architecture Open Studio Architecture Open Studio Architecture More

Nested in the middle of a vast piece of land, surrounded by nature and just a short distance from the sea, this Algarvian-style house is perfectly integrated with the surroundings.  Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra The house has a natural feeling, the indoor and outdoor living spaces are constantly communicating, the Santa Caterina tiles give an earthy ground while the total white high ceilings and the sun-kissed terrace bring comfort and elegance to the complex. A home for life. Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra Fernando Guerra More

The historic rural family house, remodeled in the mid-70s, turns into a modern, single-family house with a 'pensieve' and a panoramic terrace on the upper floor.The design philosophy was to transform the original introverted and dark building in the interiors into a house all facing the outside, bright and open, with new views towards the garden, the architectural emergencies (baroque church of Santa Venera della Madonna delle Grazie ) and natural landscapes. This has been achieved, yes, by significantly modifying all the elevations and giving a new connotation outside the house, but with the desire, to keep the original internal structure legible and enhance, typical of many spontaneous rural buildings scattered throughout the Marsala coun... More

The designer’s task was to build a modern, budget-minded home that was livable and respected its rural environment. The Yelm residence is a contemporary take on a country home: using a combination of simple, cost-effective methods to create a warm, comfortable space through clean lines and precise design. A minimal exterior material palette of wood and stucco siding with metal panel accents helps to highlight the beauty of the 10 acres of land on which the house rests. Concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls frame the entry and a flat roof plane hovers overhead to ground the project into the prairie style landscape. The home reflects the clients’ informal lifestyle and relationship to the environment. He is a graphic designer who work... More

Casa OTThe house is located on the first floor of an eighteenth-century building, located in a small village in the Tuscan Apennines, situated on the high valley of the Sillaro river.The intervention recovers and renews the space exalting its original structure, which, over the centuries, has undergone numerous transformations dictated by the various functions that the building has received. In fact, the uses that it hosted are different: from inn to post office to tavern, up to having, after 2000, an exclusive residential use.From a first reading, the importance of restoring its original conformation to the space immediately emerged, eliminating the internal partitions, which altered the layout and the volumes.An approach as philological a... More