Tolo House by Alvaro Leite Siza
The “Tolo House” build by Alvaro Leite Siza is based in Lugar das Carvalhinhas, Portugal. The house is build on a sharply inclined hill. Its fragmentation, necessary due to the steep topography, transforms the whole into a composition of small linked and interconnected volumes, creating an unevenness that allows for a more secure and rational use of the lot. In this way the house’s various functions are clarified with each elevation corresponding to a single compartment.
May 22, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 2
A House Among Trees by Martín Fernández de Lema
The house designed by Martín Fernández de Lema is situated in a forest site on the beach of Mar Azul, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The relationship between inside and out is important to create seamless indoor-outdoor living. Allowing a tree to grown up and over the entry porch is a gesture that’s not only fraught with meaning but also with a beauty that will only increase over time. The natural and the man-made will co-exist side by side.
April 21, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Green - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 4
Deform House by Thom Faulders
Deform House build by Thom Faulders was brought on to consult on an efficient method for production and to then process and fabricate the individually pieced ceiling patterns.
The variegated ceiling and rear wall lining is composed of a series of milled patterns that modulates throughout the space, wrapping, bulging and aligning in continuously unique ways depending on the viewers position.
April 15, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0
The Rucksack House by Stefan Eberstadt
Rucksack House created by Stefan Eberstadt is a great new way to expand your living space perched between art and architecture, form and function. A hovering illuminated space that looks like a cross between temporary scaffolding and minimal sculpture. As mobile as a rucksack, this mini-house is intended to be an additional room that can be suspended from the façade of any residential building.
March 13, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
Quetzalcoatl Nest: A Cross Between a House, a Snake and a Bird
The Quetzacoatl Nest was built and designed by Organica’s Javier Senosiain. It looks like those houses you draw as a kid but even if I’m an adult now, I wouldn’t mind living in that awesome space that looks like a snake. The house is named after the Aztec snake/bird god of learning and knowledge, was built around a 12.36-acre lot, and the architect made sure the house’s shape would prevent trees to be removed.
The house is currently occupied by some lucky guy who enjoys living in harmony with nature. The rooms are mostly above the ground but there are a few subterranean rooms and passageways. I might sound like a hippie, but this is my dream house, and I wish more architects were as imaginative and daring these days.
February 22, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Phil - Comments: 1