Guest house

Summer Oasis is a guest house conceived as a place of immersion. Without direct vistas to the sea, the project shifts attention from the distant horizon to the immediate experience of living: the texture of stone under the hand, the filtered light beneath a white timber ceiling, the movement of plants in the wind, the calm surface of a private pool. The house is organized around two main spaces, a living room and a bedroom, both opening generously towards the pool and garden. At the back, the bathroom extends onto a small private patio through wall-to-wall sliding doors, transforming even the most intimate room into a sheltered outdoor experience. The plan is modern in its clarity and openness, yet the atmosphere is rooted in older, quiete... More

A microretreat with a minimal footprint has been realised in the wooded hills of northern Hungary. The cabin was conceived as a prototype for a scalable network of small-scale, design-led nature retreats that can be replicated across diverse landscapes with minimal environmental impact. NestOff is the project of architect and interior designer, Péter Kotek, who worked with cabin fabricator Tajga-Depo to realise the project. The cabin, which features a deck, hot-tub and sauna, demonstrates how considered and comfortable design can be realised through prefabricated and sustainable means.  Gyorgy Endresz Gyorgy Endresz ❌︎ Remove Applied Products block will be inserted here   Construction and materials Ne... More

Clad in shiny corrugated galvalume, Pocket Laneway House rises up and over a carport, propped aloft partly by a v-configured steel column on helical piers. This structure’s eye-catching, treehouse-like massing is anything but arbitrary: by making minimal contact with the ground, the residence preserves the root health of a mature maple tree on this constrained site.  Birdhouse Media Birdhouse Media Birdhouse Media David Whittaker David Whittaker The owners are a travel writer and a recently retired buffalo rancher, with two young children at home and one older child living independently. The couple originally selected Weiss Architecture + Urbanism to design their Toronto home, which occupies the street-f... More

On the southwestern coast of Mykonos, nestled into a Greek hillside, En Kyano oers a haven for worldly travellers. StudioMacBride was enlisted by its owner, Thomas Heyne, (The Scorpios Co-Founder and Notable visionary) to elevate the property’s existing architectural plans and helm the design for both its interior and exterior spaces.  Drawing inspiration from the island's time-honoured vernacular, the studio infused their soft-modernist sensibilities to create an environment transcending time. Their design seamlessly blends heritage with timeless aesthetics, paying homage to the enduring allure of thoughtful design. Vision of Creatives Vision of Creatives Vision of Creatives The guesthouse's shared spaces strike... More

The plan is to renovate an old private house on Fukue Island in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, into a guest house and private residence. The Abunze Coast stretches out in front of the house, and we wanted to be able to see this scenery from the rooms. So, we installed windows facing the sea in each room, and the living room window is a long, dynamic window that responds to the horizon. Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose Tomoyuki Kusunose In addition, to respond to the natural environment surrounding the island, we planned to use natural materials as much as possible, and by keeping the spatial composition simple, we aimed to... More

This guesthouse is the former studio of Daan Wildschut (1913-1995), an artist specialized in stained glass. The open character of the studio has been preserved with contemporary interventions. Light and color form the basis for the design - just like in Wildschut's work. It is therefore a nod to the previous user. Blickfanger The green stairwell is the striking center of the room. The stairs provide access to the upper floor and also serve as storage space. The use of wooden elements ensures that the large space feels warm and comfortable. The use of ecological raw materials in the plasterwork, sheet material and painting contributes to a comfortable indoor climate and a good atmosphere in the room. Blickfanger Blickfanger More

Go over the northern ridge of the Harrier Valley Castle and come to the entrance of Erdaoguan Village. The walnut trees that cover the sky make people chill and relax, while the courtyard of the second play behind the trees. The first time we stepped into the courtyard, seven or eight kittens were playing, and two dogs were lazing in the sun with no sense of looking after the house. A few hens were quite energetic, wandering back and forth doing nothing. This scene reminds me of the wonderful picture in the animated film "Tom and Terry", a scene that seems to be dangerous but is actually full of life. In other words, "biodiversity". However, the living space of young people seems to have similar characteristics. The intimate scale, public a... More

On the way to the project site, there is an abundance of lush green trees that decorate the surroundings. As we traversed the Guanting Reservoir wetland, we first saw the distant Xiaohaituo Mountain in the Olympic Park of Yanqing District, Beijing. After a few turns, our gaze fixed upon two rows of small houses situated in the northeast corner of Qianheilongmiao Village, at the conclusion of the fruit orchard. The terrain of the courtyard gradually rises from south to north. Adjacent to the east wall of the courtyard is a natural woods growing on a slope, appearing as if it has been expressly prepared for recounting a story of escape from the doldrums of adulthood and urban life. Zhu Yumeng Zhu Yumeng The entire site is simple an... More

At the end of 2020, near the Great Wall at Shuiguan in Huairou, Beijing, we designed three projects for Xiaoxi B&B simultaneously, perhaps it is more appropriate to call them rural hotels than B&Bs. DL Atelier Xi Youji Studio I have designed and run such hotels before, and I would love to have a unique living experience of “breaking away from daily life” and a lifestyle of “here and now”. Architecture, as a carrier of this conception, is not a “home building” in the first place, for it holds little real life and memory of the owner, instead it resembles a “theme park” with the characteristics above, a reciprocating game between reality and fantasy. Zhu Yumeng Xi Youj... More

Harrier Castle is an extension of the Great Wall built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. “Beijing knot” route must pass through these narrow roads. Since ancient times, raptor birds have often haunted it, thus it got its name. After losing its military function, more than a dozen families still live in it. Although the houses have been rebuilt repeatedly, the 600 years old castle stone and 300 years old ancient locust tree still stur our mind with the signs of old times. Zhu Yumeng Zhu Yumeng Along the three meters wide country road, the stone castle wall can be seen from a distance. The wall is four to five meters high with an arched doorway in the south. The ancient locust tree straightly face the castle... More

Casa de Victoria, an eco-guest house near the coast of Bay of Bengal The project is designed as cluster of small studio units for long term visitors to stay in a nature friendly environment.  Ramya Prasad Site Planning The guest house comprises of 3 studio units connected by a small corridor with an avenue of existing trees on one side, which have been retaining. The units are placed in a way, that there are small sit out spaces created in-between the units which gives privacy and acts as a small courtyard spaces. They also increase the cross ventilation and let in natural light inside the units. Caption Unit Design Each unit is designed as a small studio apartment. The units consist of a living room, bedroom, and a work... More

When it came to renovating a beloved property sitting beside an old royal castle, understanding the strengths that are available and empowering those inherent values to distil them down to their most core fundamentals was at the centre of the concept. The Platan, located beside the tranquil Old Lake in Tata, Hungary, has been renewed and reinvigorated by this very understanding. What was once a humble but reputed eatery built into the servant’s quarters of the Esterhazy family’s estate next to the royal castle, has now been transformed into a gastronomic landmark with renowned chef, Istvan Pesti, placed at the heart of the idea. With this heritage literally on the doorstep of the Platan, Gold Key award-winning designer Zoltan Va... More

This is a small hotel architecture design project in Shinjuku Tokyo Japan. Himematsu Architecture totally engage in architecture design, interior design, sign design, furniture design for this boutique hotel design. We design this hotel for tourists from outside of Japan because shortage of hotels for tourists from outside of Japan was one of the social problems in Tokyo.All design was led by the needs of tourists from non Japanese tourist. One of the particular design is impressive exterior inspired by hemp leaf pattern, Japanese traditional design. Tourists can easily recognize the hotel to stay and remain their memory. Hemp Leaf Traditionally, hemp leaf pattern has been used for clothes for newborn baby in Japan.Hemp grows very quic... More

At the heart of the Owner’s objectives for this project were preservation and protection of the natural environment. Located on one of the last remaining undeveloped coastal areas in California, this modern guest house resides on a wildlife preserve; exemplifying a successful balance of residential development and ecological preservation. Nestled into a steep hillside, the residence was designed with low visual and environmental impact on the surrounding landscape. Disguised by a low profile and green roof, the home itself invites sweeping (nearly 360 degree) views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding rolling hills, through a generous amount of sliding glass and expansive decks, which cantilever over the foundation’s steep rock... More