Mountain houses

Nestled in the heart of that  Navacerrada, one of the most cherished natural settings in the Sierra of madrid, is a development of nine contemporary single-family homes that redefined the concept of mountains living. Conceived as a modern small village, this exclusive ensemble offers a serene lifestyle in harmony with the surrounding landsacpe, away from the urban bustle. Nivelarte Nivelarte Nivelarte The homes are arranged  around  a landscape  communal courtyard, fostering a sense of community while preserving privacy. Each residence has been designed to integrate seamlessly with its environment, using natural materials such as stone and wood that age gracefully alongside the mountain scenery. Nivela... More

The concept for the Horizon House was to imbue the architecture with the essence of the vast panoramic view found at the site. In order to capture the wide expanse of mountain and valley, the architecture uses a language of longitudinal planes to frame the Aspen horizon. Suspended above a rugged, stone plinth, the roof planes define spaces that cascade down the steeply sloped site and curate views both focused and panoramic. Floor-to-ceiling glass and strategically placed sliding doors connect the town and mountain view to a protected upslope courtyard for a truly seamless connection with nature.  ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE ADAM ROUSE Caption More

Anisacate is a town near the city of Alta Gracia, it is located at the foot of the mountain range of the small mountains of Cordoba, a sector where young families think about their home, in a quiet area, but close and accessible to the urban, to their time with great environmental and landscape value, which allow the development of the family. The available site has a large green plain of 27 m in front, and 40 m deep. Andres Dominguez From the beginning, it was thought to position the architecture well landscape, which would allow to generate a clear front, and a protected background,Building its own limits and controlled environment, from this simplicity the ground floor is developed, with a program of areas for common and social use... More

“Leaning on the edge of the cliff, overlooking in all directions, enjoying the heavenly leisure.” In Li Bai’s verses, Mount Tai, the chief of the Five Sacred Mountains, breathed the air of the world and accommodated the most beautiful scenery of all. Faced with the ancient strata that have undergone 3 billion years of evolution, human beings are as small as a drop in the ocean, and how buildings, the habitat of human beings, will be integrated into the natural order?   Project Background   Jiunvfeng Bubble Pool is located in Dongximen Village, Tai’an, Shandong, a typical mountain village in northern China, occupying the natural beauty of the surrounding area of Mount Tai. However, due to the loss of nat... More

Valtournenche, at 1500 meters above sea level, is famous for its skiing facilities that connect to Cervinia. The typical local house is very low, extremely small in size, completely covered in wood and with warm and feeble lightings. Externally it is possible to find the typical combination of gray stone and wood, of which the local vernacular architecture "rascard" is an exemplary case. The project, instead of enclosing itself in a wooden cocoon, brings into the interior this strong relationship of splitted stone and honey wood. Light colors on the walls, new windows with reduced frames and the open-space kitchen, favor the entry of the snowy landscapes and their lights.  The grey color, applied to some walls and fabric elements, is... More

This house is located in a clearing among the trees, at an altitude of 700 meters, near the "Passo del Cavallo", where you can see a place near but at the same time far from the urban area just below.   The relationship with the ground and the landscape are the materials that construct the project: with the ground it operates a principle of rooting towards the slope to the north, where the house seems to bite the mountain, while it "emancipates" to the south, with an overhang that projects it towards the valley.   Facing north, in fact, an open courtyard in the direction of the mountains allows you to admire the profile of the spires of the Dolomites, which at an altitude of 1200 meters continues the green inclined plane virtu... More