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Project • By Caulfield Wright Architects • Private Houses

Timber Frame House Castlebellingham

Located in a wooded site in a rural village, the brief was for a low energy building to tread lightly; to be woven into a mature Birch Woodland with as few trees lost as possible and using sustainable materials in it’s construction, primarily timber. Flexible and fluid spaces with a strong connection to the exterior evolved from the brief, the site and the solar orientation. . Caulfield Wright Architects Caulfield Wright Architects Caulfield Wright Architects Caulfield Wright Architects More

Project • By atelier tom vanhee (former Room & Room) • Private Houses

Red Flowing Into Abstract White, House, Gijzenzele

The abstract reconstruction of a dilapidated barn provides the required inward expansion of the main house. The new living spaces in red wood flow into the barn and open up the main house onto the garden. As in the past, arches add rhythm to the abstract volume, and a covered terrace connects the interior courtyard with the rear garden. The stable was renovated with visible concrete additions and serves as a storage area, but an inward expansion of the farm will also be possible in the future with a guest room. ATVH Connecting their home with the unused garden. Find a solution for the  dilapidated barn, and consolodate the small house next to it. Finding an architectural readable language in the strong context of the old farm.&nb... More