Villa

Project • By depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti • Private Houses

casa AM

The project in question involves the renovation and expansion of an existing residential building. The peculiarity of the area, suggested a building intervention that respects the pre-existing typological features, enhancing them through attention to detail, choice of local materials and viewpoint studies, defined by the surrounding landscape. The building is composed by three duplex residential units. The expansion is mainly developed on the south-east side, so as to rebalance the existing planimetric layout. The extension consists of three volumes with simple and clean shapes projecting on the south-east elevation, integrating with the existing building due to the continuity of materials and their treatment. The first volume, obtained b... More

Project • By depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti • Private Houses

villa EM

The project consists in the complete renovation of a 1960s two floor house, to which a new single level pavilion, entirely dedicated to wellness spaces, is annexed. The two buildings are connected by a visual and distributive axis running along the entire project, generating views and perspectives that, starting from the garden facing the street, lead to the private south facing courtyard, crossing the patio that separates the two buildings. The open space pavilion is organized around a wooden volume that hosts the service spaces and emerges from a monochrome paving in white travertine. In these spaces a swimming pool, a small gym and meeting / lunch areas find place. Externally a large porch with a flared ceiling protects the environme... More

Fernando Guerra

Project • By MARLENE ULDSCHMIDT ARCHITECTS STUDIO • Private Houses

CASA DA PAZ

Archilovers Best Project winner. Casa da Paz is a project which remodels the 1990s-built detached villa located adjacent to a golf course in the Algarve, Southern Portugal. The project overhauls an existing building to adapt it to the lifestyle of the current owners. The request included an extension on the roof terrace to create a family room. In addition to the new room, the process began by thinking about the current spaces and how to make them more functional. Connection and Light The entrance hall was tight and dark and strangled by the volume of the kitchen. This space on its own was in need of a profound renovation. A double-height area at the entrance was created to achieve an airy space and the kitchen was... More

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

In the Round

Architect Gordon Rogers has an incredible knack for creating glass homes that still have incredible warmth and comfort. Lot 99 Painted Sky utilized Western’s Series 600 Multi-Slides and Standard Patio Doors. Gordi wanted clean, narrow sightlines to compliment his custom wood ceilings and arched detail. The finish project is outstanding. More

Western Window Systems’ doors offer the illusion of the home being a house of glass.

An incredible three-panel multi-slide door in the living room provides a seamless transition to the outdoors when open.

The outdoors and indoors become one when these multi-slides are open.

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

Mid-Century Modern in Malibu

Crafted by designer Wayne Chevalier of Studio BracketStudio Bracket, this beautiful home was built for a longtime car enthusiast and his wife with entertaining in mind. Thanks to Series 600 Multi-Slide and Sliding Glass Doorslocated in almost every room of this house, the homeowners are able to extend their living spaces to the beautiful koi pond, backyard or swimming pool with ease. More

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

Casa 8 project

Heralded architect Heather Johnston generated quite the interest when she debuted her Casa 8 project. Utilizing a 90-degree bi-parting Multi-Slide Door, Johnston created a stunning view for the homeowners while also providing indoor-outdoor living even on the second floor. Featured in San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles, the magazine describes the project as "a piece of poetry," thanks to its use of natural light and ocean views on the north and south sides of the property. More

A stunning array of windows and doors in all shapes and sizes.

A bank of white Western Window Systems windows lends itself nicely to the California style exhibited in the fireplace room.

The dining room seamlessly merges with the back patio thanks to huge doors and giant windows from Western Window Systems.

A parting sliding door lets the cool Bay Area air into the master suite, while a wall of windows gives the home’s residents an enviable view of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

Modern Mansion

This 14,000-square-foot mansion in Tiburon, California, boasts a studio house, guesthouse, and an overlook of the San Francisco Bay. From Daniel and Chris Lorber of Associated Building Supply and Archillusion Design and Development.The home’s spectacular views -- from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge – are provided by fixed windows and multi-slide, sliding glass, and pivot doors from Western Window Systems. The mansion also includes a wine cellar, resort-style spa room, and an elevator that travels to each of the home’s three levels. More

A pivot door creates access from the master suite to a private balcony.

A stunning 90-degree Series 600 Multi-Slide Door opens up the living room to the backyard and brings the pristine San Diego weather inside.

One of several Western Window Systems pivot doors shows off the company’s commitment to a contemporary aesthetic.

Sturdy, reliable hardware on Western Window Systems doors is as easy to operate as it is appealing to the eye.

Project • By Western Window Systems • Private Houses

San Diego Sanctuary

Energy efficiency meets contemporary architecture.Architect Jimmy Sullivan’s Hillcrest Hideaway design is a testament to the indoor-outdoor living ideals that so many in Southern California cherish.Situated in the affluent San Diego neighborhood of Hillcrest, the home was specifically designed by the CitiZen Design Studio architect for year-around entertaining and maximum energy efficiency, two reasons Sullivan turned to Western Window Systems for the home’s numerous windows and giant moving walls of glass.“Indoor-outdoor living was really the core driving element of the whole project,” says Sullivan. “The home is a finely choreographed composition of both the interior and exterior spaces and made possible by the large expanses of... More

Nick Hash

Project • By Heim Balp Architekten • Private Houses

Urban villa

Constructed within the court of an existing apartment building in Charlottenburg, the Urban Villa is a home hidden within the heart of the city. The structure’s facade is painted light grey, and holds windows flush to the wall. Inside, the floor plan is open, and leaves no seperation between living room and kitchen. The living room itself is set deeper into the ground, nesting the residents at home. The ceiling’s wooden beams reinforce this home-like quality, and maintain the space’s structure. Finally, the window sill is a 40cm-high space, carving out a place for rest. More

Katja Effting

Project • By Mirck Architecture • Private Houses

Daylighthouse 3

Text by Anneke Koning-Corveleijn: Katja Effting A country house that is not only situated on top of a dyke, but is an integral part of it; in a polder landscape with panoramic views of trees, straight ditches running through meadows and a nature reserve across the stream that flows alongside the house. Katja Effting The house is sleek and contemporary, yet blending in with the landscape. Concrete lends substance to the house, glass gives it transparency and the red Corten-steel cladding – a particular wish of the client – adds colour and warmth. Katja Effting Inside, panoramic window fronts, windows and sky lights in the open plan living area reveal spectacular views of water, sky, meado... More

Shinichiro Tomioka

Project • By TAPO Tomioka Architectural Planning Office • Private Houses

Villa in Raizan

It is a villa built on the plateau which overlooks Genkai sea, the middle of Mt. Raizan, which is at the prefectural border between Fukuoka and Saga.It is a building characterized by a gabled tiled roof with continuous top lights that draw a gentle arc of about 40 m in length according to the shape of the elongated site.Because of the view from the room and the high level of front road connection, the building has a pilotis-style structure, and all the rooms are arranged facing the spacious and deep viewing balcony.Open the entrance door and go down the entrance space while looking at the courtyard where the cherry blossom trees are planted, and the continuous roof frame of the tension rod will be led to the distinctive gallery. The gallery... More

Shinichiro Tomioka

Project • By TAPO Tomioka Architectural Planning Office • Private Houses

Villa in Fuji

It is a villa built on a slope located in the larch forest that extends in the northern foot of Mt. Fuji. The living room with a large window that can overlook the larch forest in front of the square plan plan has a spacious ceiling height of about 5 meters, and the dining room is surrounded by a fireplace with a glass opening on two sides. It is connected with the kitchen. The 3 bedrooms are on the north side of the building across the corridor behind the living room. A powder bathroom is located on the south side.Outside on the south side facing the living room and the bathroom, there is an open deck space of about 20 tatami surrounded by trees, and the large window of the living room is opened and used together with the deck space. Is po... More

Project • By AshariArchitects • Housing

Qasr dasht Villa

Architect: Ashari ArchitectsDesigner: Amir Hossein AshariDesign contributors: Zahra Jafari3D: Mostafa YektarzadehGhasre-dasht ( Dastani ) VillaThe project’s main challenge was to prevent any interference to the garden environment and creating adaptability to the existing site.The design response is: creating various perspectives through the garden such as lotus pond (utilizing an element from the garden character), bridges (human suspension on a transparent path in the garden) and circulation paths in between the garden spaces (Human movement between open and semi open garden spaces). All these features occur without moving or eliminating any existing condition such as trees.Creating seating areas with various qualities(sitting on water, si... More