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Project • By Lot Architects Limited • Private Houses

Villa as a Canvas

The villa is conceived as a "canvas" — a quiet, restrained backdrop that lets memory, craft and light take the foreground. The design is organised vertically: the ground floor is social and outward-facing, opening to hillside and sea; the first floor turns inward, becoming a private gallery for the owners' art and family legacy. Ken Wong Materials were kept calm and tactile — texture paint, raw teakwood, marble and dark bronze metal against soft beige tones — so they read as atmosphere rather than statement. A green marble kitchen island anchors the ground floor as a sculptural social centrepiece. On the gallery floor, materials echo the owners' childhood homes, reintroducing textures and stones reminiscent of their... More

Project • By JSARQ • Private Houses

Casa MAD

Casa MAD is a two-story residence in Costa Rica. It was conceived as a dialogue between architecture and the natural landscape. Rather than imposing itself on the site, the design embraces the existing trees, allowing the built form to adapt organically to their presence. The house unfolds around a sequence of internal, lateral, and frontal courtyards that bring light and ventilation into every space, creating an intimate relationship between interior life and the surrounding vegetation. Each courtyard becomes a pause — a moment where architecture and nature meet in quiet equilibrium. Alvaro Fonseca Alvaro Fonseca A distinctive rotated and cantilevered volume projects toward the horizon, framing the spectacular views of the... More