Podesta Residence by Brininstool + Lynch

Location: Vero Beach, Florida, USA Area: 8,100 square feet Year: 2013 Architects: Brininstool + Lynch Contractor: Huryn Construction Consultants: McCarthy and Associates, Structural Photography: © Christopher Barrett This winter residence, located on the Atlantic coast of Florida, is part of a planned residential community with specific guidelines regulating the exterior design of the buildings to…

Revello Residence by Shubin Donaldson Architects

Location: Pacific Palisades, California, USA Size: 5,500 sf Year: 2013 Architects: Shubin Donaldson Partners In Charge: Russell Shubin, AIA, LEED AP Robin Donaldson, AIA Contractor: The Quillin Group Photography: © John Ellis An existing nondescript 1980’s hillside home on a spectacular site was transformed with critical concern for the preservation and optimization of panoramic ocean views….

Lavaflow 7 – Mayer/Penland House by Craig Steely Architecture

Location: Big Island, Hawaii Area:3,100 sf Year: 2013 Architects: Craig Steely Architecture Photography: © Bruce Damonte Located on five acres of dense Ohia forest, this cast-in-place concrete house frames indoor and outdoor living spaces along with views of the forest, the sky, and the coastline. It continues our exploration of a reductive architecture that enhances…

LM Guest House by Desai Chia Architects 

Location: Dutchess County, New York, US Area: 2,000 SF Year: 2013 AWARDS American Architecture Award AIA NY Design Award Interior Design Best of Year Award Boston Society of Architecture Housing Award World Architecture Festival Finalist Award Architizer A+ Design Award- Special Mention SARA NY Gold Award of Excellence SARA National Design Award ARCHITECTS: Desai Chia…

Place to Day Dream by Tony Hobba Architects

Location: Victoria, Australia Year: 2013 Architects: Tony Hobba Architects Photography © Rory Gardiner Over looking Bass Straight, this large residential project sits quietly in the landscape, barely visible. The landscape was the driver for the design, with a stand of iron bark trees defining the form, scale, views, vista’s and materialality. Six years in the…

House JMC by Fuchs Wacker Architects

Location: Frankfurt, Germany Area: 474 m2 Year: 2013 Architects: Fuchs Wacker Architekten Team: Thomas Wacker, Dag Heimbach Photography ©️Johannes Vogt All images courtesy of Fuchs Wacker Architekten | ©️ Johannes Vogt   Fuchs Wacker Architekten Stephan Fuchs and Thomas Wacker build houses it is intended to arouse a certain sense of life among its inhabitants: satisfied…

East West House by Rob Kennon Architects

Location: Richmond, Victoria, Australia Area: 225 sqm Year: 2013 AVARDS 2014 AIA Victorian Architecture Awards Shortlist Residential Alterations and Additions 2014 Houses Awards Shortlist House in a Heritage Context 2014 Houses Awards Shortlist House Alteration and Addition over 200 m² Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Landscape Architect Robyn Barlow Photography © Derek Swalwell This house, on a deep site near the top of…

Vallarta House by Ezequiel Farca + Cristina Grappin Design Studio

Location: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Area: 32,292 sq ft / 3,000 sqm Year: 2013 AWARDS 2014 IDA (International Design Award): Silver medal, residential category – new project. Vallarta House. USA 2013 PCI (Precast / Prestressed Concrete Institute) Design Awards Program: First Prize, single family house category. Vallarta House. USA 2013 IIDA Global excellence Design: Best of residential…

Groveland House by Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses

Location: West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Area: 9,000 sf Year: 2013 Architects: Mcleod Bovell Modern Houses Photography © Mcleod Bovell A gentle three-story sloping site offers significant connections to grade on all levels of the house: a putting green on the upper floor, pool and entertainment on the middle level and more intimate views to natural bedrock…

Oak Pass Guest House by Walker Workshop

Location : Beverly Hills, California, US Size: 2,500 s.f. Year: 2013 Architects, Interior design: Walker Workshop Project Team: Noah Walker, Ted Leviss, Erin White, Trent Laughton Photographer: Nicholas Alan Cope  The Oak Pass Road guesthouse uses its height and a small footprint to maximize panoramic canyon views and strengthen its connection to the surrounding tree-filled site. The lower level…