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Glass and steel house

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NewsNews • 28 Sep 2022

M Royce Architecture wraps the Oxford Triangle house in spatial alchemy of industrial materials

A distinct sight amongst the post-war stucco and typical mid-century ranch-style houses of Venice Beach, architect Matthew Royce, director of M Royce architecture, designed his residence. Situated on a compact triangular site, the design takes inspiration from a plethora of international influences while holding its roots as a Venice Beach house.  Sam Frost, Michael Reynolds Built using an industrial material palette of board-formed concrete, raw copper and glass, intentionally left to weather and age, the house poses an ever-changing feel. Sam Frost, Michael Reynolds The design is inspired by the architect’s trip to Iran in 2013, where grand villas in Kashan showcased elaborate basement rooms that would f... More

NewsNews • 19 Jul 2022

Madrid's Casa Rotonda finds inspiration in the works of Mies van der Rohe and Palladio

Inspired by Mies van der Rohe’s 50 x 50 house and the hilltop villas of Palladio, Casa Rotonda in Madrid by Alberto Campo Baeza features a highly flexible floor plan based around a 12 x 12 m square ground plan divided into nine equal 4 x 4 m quadrants. Javier Callejas Sevilla With service areas in the semi-basement, the ground floor features the kitchen and dining room as well as a more intimate living room. The main bedroom and children’s bedrooms are on the first floor, while the top floor is dedicated to a glazed belvedere style space that opens up to an expansive covered deck.  Javier Callejas Sevilla The exterior form and mass of the house can be described as a heavier, podium of stone that forms a ba... More