May 13, 2010, 9:49pm
Woodland Brilliance
Architecture: Murdock Young
Murdock Young practices an architecture of pragmatic response. Creative exploration and thorough investigation of the essential facts and distinctive possibilities of each site and client’s needs lead to organic, apt, and inevitable solutions that are true to their time and place. Whether architecture, interior, furniture, object, or landscape, the firm guides every project from conception to completion with passion and commitment. Each design decision integrates aesthetic and contextual imperatives with those of budget, program, materials, technology, and construction techniques.
April 29, 2010, 11:52pm
Architecture: The Vivienda 19 House by A-cero
Description by A-cero:
The structure of this new house is made of clear volumes, straight lines and simples shapes. The house’s front is made of marble travertino and there are many windows in it. Both elements give a lot of lightness to the house.
It has a 1.600 m2 surface and three floors (basement, ground and high floor). The structure adapts itself to the slope (4000 m2) where the house is. The garage and service spaces are in the basement, while the most public spaces (lounge, dining room, living room …) are in the first floor. Bedrooms and more private rooms are in the high floor. A-cero has designed also a 80 m2 spectacular and geometric swimming pool. It harmonizes with the clean architecture of this A-cero project.
April 28, 2010, 2:15am
April 27, 2010, 6:50pm
April 27, 2010, 12:23am
Shell House
This is a remarkable house built in the woods of Karuizawa, Japan and designed by Kotaro Ide. The house was designed to withstand the seasonal hardships. The name, Shell House, is derived from the elliptical shell/wrapper forms which subtly represent a mollusk.
April 27, 2010, 12:17am
April 27, 2010, 12:08am
