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#modernhouse

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Project • By Specht Novak ArchitectsPrivate Houses

Meridian House

Designed for a collector of contemporary art, the Meridian House functions as a gallery and private residence. Situated on a constrained suburban lot, the house is oriented to block glimpses of neighboring structures while framing views of wooded areas to create a private, inward-focused environment that is connected to the landscape beyond Dror Baldinger Dror Baldinger Douglas Friedman Douglas Friedman Douglas Friedman The structure is defined by a continuous white rectilinear frame infilled with recessed planes of glass and long-format Roman brick. Influenced by the minimalist works of Donald Judd and Sol LeWitt, the frame floats above the ground plane emphasizing its sculptural presence. Dror Baldinger D... More

Project • By HAMTASAZANResidential Landscape

Affordable Family House

Affordable Family House is a contemporary residence designed to maximize spatial quality while maintaining a cost-efficient construction strategy. The project demonstrates how a compact footprint and a simple structural system can deliver a comfortable, modern home for families without compromising architectural character. Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi Mehdi Nasiri , Pariya Hendi The house accommodates four bedrooms, with two bedrooms located on the ground floor and two bedrooms on the upper floor, creating a flexible layout suitable for growing families and multi-generational living. At the heart of the home is a dramatic double-height living space defined by a gen... More

Project • By Studio LeMasterPrivate Houses

Buckboard

Located on a sloping equestrian lot in the Nellie Gail neighborhood of Orange County, this property seeks to balance the owners' love of farming with the demands of modern life.  Caption Designed for a growing family with a passion for animals, this project is a blend of urban and rural aesthetics. The house is broken into multiple programmatic elements and strategically dispersed across the property, cascading up the hill from front to back. Caption More

Project • By Studio Marchesin Arquitetos AssociadosPrivate Houses

Casa l LM

Located in the countryside of São Paulo, this residence was conceived as a contemporary retreat that seeks a balance between the generosity of social spaces and rigorous bioclimatic performance. The project emerges from the convergence between the programmatic desires of the residents and the investigative methodology of Studio Marchesin Arquitetos Associados, applied through its innovation branch: Marchesin Design Lab. Caption Caption In this context, the project is not merely a formal exercise, but the result of the concept of the “Digital Hand.” This approach treats the curation and manipulation of computational resources and data processing with the tactile sensitivity of a craftsman. Technology ceases to b... More

Project • By Walker ArchitectsPrivate Houses

Chestnut Hill House

Following the old adage of “buy a modest house on a very good block,” a young family first tested the waters in this dated and somewhat incongruous house by living in it unrenovated for three years. Bedrooms were small, bathrooms dreary, and the kitchen was closed away in a far corner. But they saw it had potential, and they were energized by the prospects of tailoring it to their needs. First up: create a large living room from two smaller rooms, and a new wall of French doors opening to a dramatic, sloping back yard. On the level below, an equally large playroom, home office, and guest quarters, joined to the main level with a dramatic open stair and two-story wall paneled in high-gloss chartreuse. Jane Messinger Jane... More