Rural architecture

Perched on a natural mesa in a remote, high-altitude landscape straddling the Wyoming-Idaho border, the Freedom Residence exemplifies context-driven design that prioritizes environmental stewardship, material performance, and human comfort. This biophilic residence is composed of two minimalist rectangular volumes joined by a glazed central pavilion that serves as both entry and passage, framing views of the nearby creek and distant mountains. Gabe Border Gabe Border Gabe Border Gabe Border The orientation and placement of the home align closely with the site's natural contours and solar path. Positioned along an east-west axis, the house parallels the creek, anchoring the architecture within the surrounding ecosystem.... More

Located a short walk from a contemporary residence designed by Cimaise in 2011, this agricultural building extends the owners’ living project into the landscape, anchoring it in a simple volume set at the edge of the forest. It reprises the rigor and material palette of the neighboring house while asserting its own presence through the composition of a timber volume housing the garage and a long glazed greenhouse facing the view, its base marked by a corten steel planter. Thomas Miau Thomas Miau The timber volume concentrates the garage and more technical functions, while the greenhouse stretches along the façade like a transparent gallery where the garden continues indoors. A slender steel structure, glass and wood... More

 After the Covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City, the homeowner wished to return to their hometown and build a house as a gathering place for family and friends - a homecoming retreat after more than 20 years away pursuing work and life in the city.  Located in a rural village in Binh Tuyen Commune, Phu Tho Province, the house sits within an agricultural landscape that still preserves the typical characteristic of Northern Vietnam’s countryside.  Caption Caption  The project is located near a long-standing brick kiln, and inspired by the owner’s desire for a traditional home embraced by nature, terracotta tiles and red bricks were chosen as the primary materials. Mature trees, planted by the owner... More

Set along the ridge of a Maremma hillside, between two valleys and in visual dialogue with the distant fortress of Magliano in Tuscany, Borgo Banditaccia is restored as a unified organism. A rural settlement that shaped the agricultural landscape for over a century, later reduced to a fragmented presence, now re-emerges through a project that weaves together architecture, landscape, and the human dimension of living. Andrea Ceriani The intervention is not conceived as a simple renovation, but as a process of reconciliation between rural memory and a contemporary way of inhabiting. The project takes as its generative core the only authentic remnants of the original complex—the vaulted cart tracks and the compact northern volume&m... More

As a personal and experimental project, the B-Frame began during a two week design-build course with Dalhousie School of Architecture students. Initially imagined as a public boat house, the B-Frame gradually developed into a private residence while navigating the building permit process following the student's involvement.  Ema Peter Photography Ema Peter Photography Ema Peter Photography Much of the design work and development of this buildings occurred through the act of building, rather than a design exercise that was removed from the site features. As a result the form of this building naturally and sympathetically rises from a existing pocket in the bedrock then cracks its plan to orient itself inline with the sun... More

This project presents a two-level residence nestled in the heart of the traditional village of Sikinos on Sikinos Island. The structure deploys as a single volume arranged over two levels, connected by an external staircase that seamlessly integrates indoor and outdoor living. Constantine Bouras Studio   The volume of the residence balances solidity and lightness through material contrasts: a whitewashed stone base grounds the design, while the upper volume’s smooth plaster finish conveys subtle elegance. Constantine Bouras Studio The ground floor embraces the daily living spaces—living room, kitchen, and dining area—opening directly onto a shaded courtyard designed for outdoor living. The private quarter... More

This structural rehabilitation and thermal conditioning project transforms a hut into an autonomous and comfortable refuge, completely integrated into its natural environment. Located in an area isolated from any urban centre, the intervention provides the building with self-sufficient systems for electricity, domestic hot water (DHW) and drainage, thus guaranteeing its functionality and sustainability in a remote context. Rural Modernos Rural Modernos The hut is one of the characteristic elements of popular architecture in Segarra. Its main function was to serve as a shelter for the peasant and his animals, protecting them from the inclement weather during their day in the fields. These buildings, predominantly of modern and con... More

Water farm is a modern off-grid family home by Studio Bark for London leavers moving back to the family farm. The Paragraph 84 house was designed to nurture the needs of a young family of five, with strong historic ties to the site and off-grid living. The result is a unique and functional five bedroom off-grid home. The home is on the edge of Dedham Vale National Landscape, and has been designed with sensitivity to local character. Many of the key design features were informed by traditional farmsteads and traditional timber frame buildings. Integrity is achieved using traditional, natural materials, and the form is logically inspired by the surrounding landscape. A heavy weight plinth defines the ground floor, contrasting with the sculptu... More