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• Letterbox House by McBride Charles Ryan Architects
• Paramos House by Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes
• Luserke Residence by gmp.architekten
• Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture
• Villas at Emirates Hills by Hopkins Architects
• Victoria 73 House by SAOTA and Antoni Associates
• Sculptural Villa Beside a Vineyard by UNStudio
• House Haller by Jürgen Haller Architects
• Montauk House by Bates Masi + Architects
• Seacliff House in Sidney by Chris Elliott Architects

Letterbox House by McBride Charles Ryan Architects Posted: 26 Jul 2012 07:41 AM PDT The ‘irregular‘ Letterbox House is the winner in Melbourne Design Awards 2010 sub category residential. This house created by McBride Charles Ryan Architects situated in Blairgowrie, Australia. This house building begins as the letterbox and unfurls to become this healthy scaled verandah, to some it is an upturned boat, to others it a wave a cliff. Photos © McBride Charles Ryan Architects Description from McBride Charles Ryan “There is a clear hierarchy in this house. Contrasting to the raked timber wall that stretches from the letterbox to become the westerly verandah, the remainder of the house appears as a simple modernist expression akin to many of the houses of the region. On approach, the raked timber wall appears to have morphed from out of the diminutive letterbox. Yet from other perspectives the house appears to have been carved away. The two techniques are conceptually contradictory. The wall is a wrapped deck, cliff, upturned boat, frozen wave, verandah, internally a depository of the bric-a-brac collected on beach holidays – an essential medium for evoking family memories. The wall is an in-between zone, a powerful stage for enacting family life. It is a place to watch the kids and the sunsets, to enhance the beach holiday and to ground memory. It will be a backdrop to family photos” More information please visit McBride Charles Ryan website. Photos © McBride Charles Ryan Architects Photos © McBride Charles Ryan Architects

Paramos House by Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes Posted: 21 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes have design contemporary house in Paramos, Portugal. This house consists of three floors where all social space is located the ground floor, the private areas are distributed in the first floor, and the technical and support areas are positioned in the basement level. The social spaces of the Paramos House are characterized by its extension to the outside. © Courtesy of Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes Description from Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes “Paramos House has a striking contemporary design that goes above and beyond the standardized and canonical models of today's usual housing solutions. Volumetrically, this solution presents the residential home as a game. It highlights an articulation of volumes, with variations between opaque and glassed surfaces, adjusting the programmatic content in a careful volumetric composition. The circulation zone, the element of spatial unity in the house, is the main theme in the volumetric conception. It marks a separation of the house into two volumes, by his retreat in relation to the facades. This illusion of a gap between volumes highlights the design and composition of the elevations.” More information please visit Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes website © Courtesy of Atelier Nuno Lacerda Lopes

Luserke Residence by gmp.architekten Posted: 19 Jul 2012 06:20 AM PDT Meinhard von Gerkan, marg und Partner (gmp.architekten) have designed modern house with total 1,087 m² gross floor area in Hamburg. The project named Luserke Residence, consists of 3 block. Exterior created with cool design, fresh with beautiful swimming pool and sauna area. In the interior section we can found contemporary design, it looks warm and cozy. © Courtesy of gmp.architekten Description from gmp.architekten “The two-storey private house consists of three blocks running parallel to the street. Oriented east-west, the blocks form white-plastered frames with glass facades set into them. Corridors between them act as glazed interstices separating the solidly enclosed corpuses of the blocks from each other. The north front is made of white-enameled glass panes, broken up by deepset slender windows. Screens made of adjustable wooden slats installed in front of the transparent aluminum-and-glass design of the south front can be moved at different levels, so that the transparency of the building changes with the weather. In contrast to the cool exteriors, in the living areas warm surfaces such as oak parquet and wooden fittings were deliberately used. There is a swimming pool on the lower floor, with an adjacent fitness and sauna area.” More information please visit gmp.architekten website © Courtesy of gmp.architekten

Nakahouse by XTEN Architecture Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:06 AM PDT Located in Hollywood Hills, the fashionable ‘black and white‘ Nakahouse offers a compact glamour in lifestyle. A black thermoplastic membrane wrapping its exteriors and sleek, white interiors, the house has a strong graphic presence among the Hollywood Hills. Photo © Steve King The architects used the difficult hillside site to create a range of outdoor spaces on different levels. Although just 1,890 square feet, the house feels bigger because interior spaces such as the living room and kitchen flow directly into new decks and terraces. Photo © Steve King Photo © Steve King Description from XTEN Architecture “Nakahouse is an abstract remodel of a 1960′s hillside house located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, just below the Hollywood sign. To the South and West are canyon views; to the East is a protected natural ravine, with a view of Griffith Park Observatory in the distance.” More information about Nakahouse please visit XTEN Architecture official website here

Villas at Emirates Hills by Hopkins Architects Posted: 16 Jul 2012 08:59 PM PDT Sited in reclaimed desert land in Dubai, the ‘group‘ of villas represented a fushion contemporary architecture and traditional arabic details. The villa designed by Hopkins Architects for Emaar with frayland Construction. Each villa was built in 500-650m2 area. © Courtesy of Hopkins Architects Description from Hopkins Architects “The site, for 20 villas, was in a growing residential area of reclaimed desert. A generic villa type was designed, which was then developed to provide variations, within the restrictions of a uniform grid which maintained proportions. This resulted in an interesting range of individual houses and a lively streetscape. The villas are generally four or five bedroom, with a guest room at ground level and live-in staff accommodation. The central ‘majlis’ space is the heart of a villa plan and gives a clarity of organisation to the spaces around it at ground and first floor level. In most villas, the ‘majlis’ is internal, but is double height with a good level of natural daylight. In others, the central space takes the form of an external courtyard. A circulation route separates the formal family and entertainment spaces from the service spaces, like the kitchen. External terraces, balconies and loggias were configured to allow plenty of daylight into the villas, while protecting them from the heat of the sun. Further screening and privacy is ensured by the use of cast aluminium fixed and sliding screens.” More information please visit Hopkins Architects website – here © Courtesy of Hopkins Architects

Victoria 73 House by SAOTA and Antoni Associates Posted: 15 Jul 2012 09:16 PM PDT The Victoria 73 is a dynamic residential between interior and exterior completely with sea view in Cape Town, South Africa. This house completely designed by SAOTA (Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects) and Antoni Associates for young family, with fresh outdoor lifestyle. © Courtesy of SAOTA Description from SAOTA and Antoni Associates ” The property had an existing house, which completely under-utilized the site's fantastic characteristics. The brief called for a dynamic response to capitalise on the site, creating an environment where the young family could enjoy an outdoor lifestyle offered by the site. This outdoor area is protected from the prevailing winds, and enjoys views of the sea, and more immediate views of large boulders to the South. The clients were eager to utilise every possible area of the site, yet ensure that they maintained privacy in this dense part of Bantry Bay, where sites are fairly small and owners typically maximise their allowable building envelopes.” More information please visit SAOTA and Antoni Associates website © Courtesy of SAOTA via contemporist

Sculptural Villa Beside a Vineyard by UNStudio Posted: 13 Jul 2012 12:42 AM PDT The Sculptural Villa represents of Germany tradition and style, sited beside a vineyard outside Stuttgart, Germany. Designed by UNStudio, a dynamic energy impart sets the open living spaces into motion and directs visitors toward the cozy, glazed corners with views of ancient terraced vineyards to the north, or over the rooftops and trees to the south. From the garden, the walls appear to rise in successive diagonal spans over another glass curtain, as if the entire house were a grand cantilevered stair. © Courtesy of Iwan Baan Description from Architects “The walls of the house twist and rise over planes of glass. In front, a "natural" pool casts reflected light into the ground-floor guest suite and living-area nook one flight up. The second-level dining room and kitchen look onto the garden, as does the master bedroom above them.Dynamic washed oak stairs flow into the house's open public spaces detailed with limestone kitchen and dining room floors, clay-based stucco walls, and custom downlights in the sloping ceiling.The kitchen counter extends through the glass out onto the terrace for al fresco entertaining. In contrast, we created a dark, acoustically optimized masculine retreat with a baby grand, hunting trophies, and leather furniture.” More information please visit UNStudio website © Courtesy of Iwan Baan

House Haller by Jürgen Haller Architects Posted: 11 Jul 2012 07:55 PM PDT The single family house sited at the foot of the Alps mountain, Austria. Designed by  Jürgen Haller Architects, the concept is combine both of living and working areas under one roof. The building profits from the optimal use of the mountain sunshine. © Albrecht Schnabel | Jürgen Haller Architects Description from Jürgen Haller “The entrance area is generous and includes a guests' cloakroom. It is also possible to enter the house or the office from the double garage. The central staircase divides the ground floor into a living area and a kitchen/eating area. The bedrooms and an extra bathroom for guests are situated on the first floor. The owner's bathroom has a separate terrace, which is ideal for relaxing and enjoying the magnificent views. The ridge and pitch of the roof give each first floor room an individual character. The internal walls and ceilings are covered with local silver fir wood, which gives the rooms a cosy feeling despite the large glass windows. The outside façade and the roof have been finished with local silver fir shingles. Here we can see how the architect as made use of a single material, testing its possibilities and confinements. What was once considered confined to traditional buildings appears here as experimental.” More information please visit Jürgen Haller Architects website © Albrecht Schnabel | Jürgen Haller Architects © Albrecht Schnabel | Jürgen Haller Architects

Montauk House by Bates Masi + Architects Posted: 10 Jul 2012 07:06 PM PDT This hills house designed by Bates Masi + Architects for a couple with two young boys in Montauk, NY. The house design prompts the owners to interact with the surrounding environment, evoking experiences of camping. The house is environmentally friendly in its overall construction and planning with such specifics as geo-thermal heating & cooling, shading & venting systems, solar panels, organic finishes and materials. © Bates Masi + Architects Description from Bates Masi + Architects “A departure from typical residential planning, the house is entered through multiple areas for different guests and occasions. Large glass doors slide open to the living, dining and kitchen area for a large gathering, a smaller scaled swing door for an occasional guest opens to the center hall with a view of the ocean, and a sequence of auxiliary spaces – beach equipment area, outdoor shower, sand and mudroom – create a seamless ritual from the daily activities for the family and friends. In all living areas and bedrooms, glass doors and insect screens slide in and out from pocket walls, transforming rooms to screened porches or spaces completely open to the landscape. The living area, a double height space with kitchen, dining and living area, has thirty-six feet wide glass doors that pocket into southern and northern walls. When open, the dining room becomes a picnic area and the living room fireplace becomes a campfire. Multiple layers of bronzed metal fabric at the clerestory windows in the living area fold and unfold to adjust sunlight for optimal brightness & temperature of the space. These operable architectural elements use the natural environment to create suitable living conditions.” + More information please visit Bates Masi + Architects official website. © Bates Masi + Architects

Seacliff House in Sidney by Chris Elliott Architects Posted: 09 Jul 2012 07:28 PM PDT The Seacliff House was occupied by a single story suburban house and overlooked by a number of neighbouring houses. This modern house designed by Chris Elliott Architects situated in Sidney, Australia. A long concrete box sits atop a series of concrete columns that run from the basement up through the living level. © Courtesy of Chris Elliott Architects Description from Chris Elliott Architects: “The ground floor is conceptually a transparent platform. Nature is welcomed in and not excluded. It is ordered by a series of columns and defined by solid walls only where necessary. Glass runs along, around and above the solid elements while large sliding and pivoting glass doors open to outside. The basement level is conceived as a grotto combining water, rock and light. The solid sandstone foundation stone is carved away to create space. Rather than remove all material as is often done, in various places it is left to invade the space thus connecting in an intimate way the house to the very essence of Sydney – its sandstone base. Water occurs at various levels – a pool, a shallow reflecting pool with bridge and an outdoor bath. At times strong shafts of light penetrate the spaces, as through rock fissures in a cave. At other times when light levels are low strong colours help to create warmth and atmosphere. The bedroom level, a long linear box is conceptually a protective cocoon, providing comfort and privacy with glimpses out through a variety of openings, with the option of one or two layers of curtains-the first opaque, and the second a translucent veil. On the outside the surface of the box is enlivened with series of curvilinear light scoops. These allow light in and offer selective views out, such as a view of the sky when lying in the bath. At the roof level, conceived as a belvedere or lookout, a study opens onto a small deck. Here your journey ends with a panoramic outlook over the ocean. A private sundeck with built in timber seating and a fireplace provides a comfortable place to contemplate the ocean and the stars at night.” – Visit Chris Elliott Architects website for details information. © Courtesy of Chris Elliott Architects via – Archdaily & Contemporist

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