ARCHITECTURE DESIGN INSPIRATION
Type: 2 storey semi-detached house with attic Location: Faber Drive, Singapore Site Area: 409 m2 Gross Floor Area: 568 m2 Year: 2017 Architect: HYLA Architects Principal Architect: Mr Han Loke Kwang Assistant Architects: Navin Rungsmai, Amanda Goh, Thomas Ong Main Contractor: : Praxis Contractors Pte Ltd Structural Engineer: GNG Consultants Pte Ltd Photographer: Derek Swalwell A series of cascading […]
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Location: Kirribilli, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: Brcar Morony Architecture Photography © Justin Alexander The project involved the transformation of a 1960s two bedroom apartment which was lacking natural daylight into an elegant and light filled space with refined, timeless finishes. The apartment was designed to be flexible for a sole executive owner […]
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Location: Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: MHN Design Union Interiors by Lawless & Meyerson Photography © Justin Alexander Located in the eastern suburbs of Sydney with distant views to Sydney Harbour, this irregular shaped site with a narrow street frontage, a steep slope from front to rear and sandstone rock shelves posed a significant challenge to the architect. […]
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Location: Amagansett, New York, US Size: 200 square feet Year: 2015 Architects: Robert Young Architects Principal in charge: Robert Young, AIA Project architect: Robert Deacon, Eva Ouano Landscape contractor: Summerhill Landscapes Photography © Frank Oudeman A lot of design projects start with problem-solving, and this pool house, on Long Island’s East End, was no exception. Building codes in […]
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Location: Ahmedabad, India Year: 2018 Architects: Spasm Design Architects Lead Architects: Sangeeta Merchant, Gauri Satam, Divyesh Kargathra, Vijjisha Kakka, Mansoor Kudalkar and Sanjeev Panjabi Photographs: Umang Shah, Photographix , Edmund Sumner This cruciform shaped house was evolved to house a family of six. The plot is located at Bopal(Ahmedabad)in a gated community at the end of the internal access road. The principal […]
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Location: Lommel, Belgium Area: 219 m2 Year: 2016 Architects: Clauwers & Simon Architects Photography © CaroLine Dethier All images courtesy of Clauwers & Simon Architects | © CaroLine Dethier Clauwers & Simon Architects CONTACT rue Henri Maus 187 4000 LIEGE BELGIQUE +32 (0)4 265 63 39 clauwerssimon.architectes@gmail.com VISIT Clauwers & Simon Architects
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Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, US Year: 2016 Architects: A-I-R Architects Landscape: Colwell/Shelor Photography © Bill Timmerman Transformation of an existing 3,400 sq/ft. patio home. 4 black basalt stone apertures are strategically inserted into the existing shell in the following locations: entry, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Each aperture frames the landscape, shields the sun, and extends the interior program into […]
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Programme: Fourth time renovation of an originally 1967 villa. Location: Hilversum, Netherlands Size: 542 m2 Year: 2011 Awards BNA Project of 2012 Architects: Mecanoo Architects Design Team: Dick van Gameren in collaboration with IDing Interior Design and Michael van Gessel Landscape Photography: © Pedro Kok A bungalow in Naarden built in 1967 was extended and transformed by Dick van Gameren into […]
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Location: Perth, Western Australia. Australia Year: 2016 AWARDS 2017 ARCHITECTURE AWARD, RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE – HOUSES (NEW), AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS WA Architects: Gresley Abas Architects Builder: McCombie Constructions Photography: © Dion Robeson Our design response for this Coogee beach house was to detach the housing module from the row of townhouses and push it to the […]
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Residential – Alteration and Addition Location: Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Area: 143 m2 Year: 2015 Awards Architeam Awards 2015 – Finalist Houses Award 2016 – Shortlisted Architect: MODO Builder: Seventy7 Projects Furniture design: Ajar design & furniture Photography © Peter Bennetts The client approach us with a brief to renovate their double fronted cottage in hawthorn, […]
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Program: Mediterian Garden Location: Stara Novalja, Island of Pag, Croatia Site area: 2162 m2 Year: 2014 Architects: LOG-URBIS Project team: Tea Horvat, Radovan Šobat, Darija Breitenberger Photography: © Robert Leš All images courtesy of Log-urbis | © Robert Leš LOG-URBIS Log-urbis is a built environment design practice that integrates urban planning and design, architecture, landscape, […]
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Location: Singapore Area: 715 sqm Year: 2016 Awards 2017 The Chicago Athenaenum Museum International Architecture Award 2017 Annual Architizer A+ Awards, Popular Choice Winner 2017 INDE Awards, Shortlist: The Living Space 2016 16th SIA Architectural Design Awards, Design of the Year 2016 Best of Year Winner for City House Architects: Park + Associates Architects Photography © Edward Hendricks, CI&A Photography In […]
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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 […]
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Location: Paradise Valley, Arizona, US Year: 2016 AWARDS 2018 AIA National Housing Award – Custom Residences 2017 AIA Arizona Distinguished Building – Citation Award 2017 Gold Trowel + Craftsmanship Award, Arizona Masonry Guild Architects: A-I-R Architects Photography: © Bill Timmerman The Ghost Wash House is located along the lower hillside on the north side of Camelback Mountain […]
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Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Year: 2017 Architects: Lissoni Architettura Photography: © Amit Geron Designed by Lissoni Architettura with Tehila Shelef Architects, this villa reveals an austere design with a pronounced orthogonal geometry and at first sight appears as a pavilion floating on water. Purposely simplified, the L-shaped volumetry is inspired by modern architecture and is […]
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Location: Taiharuru, Auckland, New Zealand Architects: Crosson Architects Photography: © Simon Devitt A lifetime spent in the boat-building industry provided the inspiration for this project. The location at the margin of the bay and exposed to the elements – wind and ocean called for a rugged response. Just as early Polynesian explorers turned their sea-craft upside down to […]
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Location: Hillsborough, California, United States Year: 2015 Architects: Aidlin Darling Design Interiors: Gary Hutton Design Landscape Architect: Lutsko Associates Lighting Designer: Eric Johnson Associates Photography © Matthew Millman This sustainable home celebrates the intersection of earth and sky. One enters below grade and ascends vertically through the ground to arrive in a series of glass pavilions, anchored by rammed earth walls […]
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Location: Aarwangen, Switzerland Area: 322 m² Year: 2014 Architects: Philipp Architekten Photography: © Jose Campos The characteristic of the narrow, steep hillside plot is its tapering, triangular shape. The view sweeps far and wide over an extensive, natural landscape towards the valley. The layout of the stretched building follows the property line. Surrounded by small residential streets, […]
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Location: Earlwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2014 Architects: Architect Prineas Photography © Chris Warnes ‘House. Koller’ is a renovation and extension for a Swiss couple and their two children. For them, the choice of timber was a nostalgic one. The new timber pavilion plays with traditional Swiss building methods. It serves as a little reminder of the […]
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Localisation: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Interior Design: Madeleine Blanchfield Architects Photography: © Robert Walsh This project was to remodel the interiors of a large art deco house. The existing planning was convoluted so we created vistas through various rooms and a circular vestibule to tie together unconnected spaces. Simple materials in keeping with the existing […]
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Location: Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia Year: 2014 Architects: Pleysier Perkins Architects Builder: Spence Thomson Photography: © Brendan Finn This large L-shaped house wraps an existing pool and features rammed earth with contrasting dark coloured walls. Extensive glazing opens the interior to the terrace and maximizes the sweeping rural views. A dramatic central hall, fully glazed at […]
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Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico Area: 2,500 square feet Award 2017 Winner Harnar Architecture Award Architect: Specht Architects Landscape Architect: James David Interior Design: Norine Hayes Contractor: Wolf Corp Photography: © Taggart Sorensen This ridgetop house in Santa Fe is organized around two perpendicular board-formed concrete walls. The walls are an element of continuity, linking interior and […]
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Location: West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom Area: 284 m2 Year: 2014 Award 2016 RIBA House of the Year Awards Shortlist Architects: John Pardey Architects Landscape architect: Anthony Clarkson Landscape Structural Engineer: Barton Engineers Photography: © James Morris A wonderful one-acre walled garden forms the main part of the site, which sits just off the main road between Reading and Oxford in […]
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Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil Area: 415 m² Year: 2016 Architects: AMZ Arquitetos Authors: Pablo Alvarenga, Manoel Maia, Adriana Zampieri Architects: Gabriel Rocchetti, Carolina Calmon Interior design: Marina Linhares Structure Engineer: Ney Constantini Contractor: DMR Photography: © Maíra Acayaba Built in the 1950s, the house was the object of a renovation project. It might have looked old and dark […]
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Location: Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia Year: 2015 Architects: Matyas Architects Builder: Tucker Construction Group Photography: @ Tatjana Plitt All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Tatjana Plitt MATYAS ARCHITECTS Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based in Middle Park, Melbourne. The practice was established by John Matyas […]
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Location: Casablanca, Morocco Area: 450 m2 Year: 2016 Awards Middle East Architect Awards 2017 Residential project of the year Short list Mediterranean Mimar Sinan Prize 2016 Lauréat avec Saad El Kabbaj et Mohamed Amine Siana Architect: Driss Kettani Architect Landscape: Atelier Bertrand Houin Photography: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG This house is projected on a north-south oriented plot […]
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Location: Maia, Portugal Year: 2016 Architects: Helder Coelho Arquitecto Photography: © José Campos All images courtesy of Helder Coelho Arquitecto | © José Campos PLANS Helder Coelho Arquitecto The HC was founded in 2004 by Helder Coelho after a long experience of work that began in 1996. The company specializes in the development of […]
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Localisation: Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil Year: 2017 Architects: Bernardes Arquitetura Interiors: Bernardes Arquitetura Team: Thiago Bernardes, Dante Furlan, Camila Tariki, Fausto Sombra, João Faim, José Miguel, Marcelo Dondo, Ana Paula Endo, Antonia Bernardes, Marina Salles, Mariana Cohen Landscaping: Cenário Lighting: Estúdio Carlos Fortes Luz + Design Photography © Fernando Guerra All images courtesy of Bernardes Arquitetura | […]
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Location: Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Architects: Matyas Architects Furniture and Styling: Nina Provan Builder: LBA Constructions Windows: T H E R M E C O Photography @ Derek Swalwell All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Derek Swalwell MATYAS ARCHITECTS John Matyas Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based […]
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Location: Sorrento, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Architects: Matyas Architects Builder: LBA Constructions Windows: T H E R M E C O Photography: @ Tatjana Plitt All images courtesy of Matyas Architects | © Tatjana Plitt Matyas Architects Matyas Architects (formerly John Matyas Architects) is a medium size architecture and interior design practice based in Middle Park, Melbourne. […]
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Location: Lodévois, Hérault, France Area: 120 m2 Year: 2016 Architects: ARTELABO Photography © Marie-Caroline Lucat All images courtesy of ARTELABO | © Marie-Caroline Lucat PLANS ARTELABO ARTELABO is an architectural firm based in Gignac, at the north of Montpellier (Hérault). It is dedicated to the design, restructuring and / or rehabilitation of public or private […]
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Tipology: Single family house Location: Vis, Croatia Site area: 70135.0 m2 Area: 485.0 m2 Year: 2017 Architects: PROARH Photography © Damir Fabijanić The Issa Megaron project is dealing with questions regarding the context of the site boundary, envisioned on the plot that is read as a ‘’void ‘’, blank space-with deception that context is non -existent. Given that the “genius loci” […]
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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 […]
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Location: London, United Kingdom Total Internal area (apartment): 4598 sq ft / 427.2 sq m Total external area (terrace): 3195 sq ft / 296.85 sq m Year: 2017 Interior Design: Thomas Griem TG Studio Photography © Andrew Beasley Photography “I don’t want to create something that is just beautiful. For me, it should also work really well. Design […]
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Location: Palm Springs, California, US Area: 3,000 SF Year: 2016 Architects: LINEOFFICE Architecture, Jim Jennings Architecture Interior Design: Martha Angus Photography © Lance Gerber This collaboration with Jim Jennings Architecture and Martha Angus utilized a factory fabricated steel frame to create a simple yet elegant 3,000 SF getaway in the desert. Jim Jennings invited our office to collaborate on this home in Palm Springs, […]
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Location: Penafiel, Portugal Size: 1 177m2 Year: 2014 Architects: spaceworkers Coordinators: Henrique Marques, Rui Dinis Collaborators: Sérgio Rocha, Rui Rodrigues, Rui Miguel, Vasco Giesta, Pedro Silva Photography © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Based on the genetic of the place, the intervention holds, as the main goal, the creation of a contemporary space without disturbing the peace of the […]
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Location: Carmel, California, US Area: 10,000 sq ft Year: 2008 Architects: Sagan Piechota Architecture Photography © Joe Fletcher Perched atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean, this Carmel residence strives to appear as a natural extension of the landscape while resolving competing private and public concerns. The large area of the house is disguised by splitting the house […]
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Location: West Vancouver, Canada Floor Area: 409 sq. m Site Area: 731 sq. m Year: 2016 Architects: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses Finishes: Accoya wood and Atlas Meridian Glassworks Furnishings: Fireorb, Flos, Knoll, Kristalia, Living Divani, Paola Lenti Photography @ Ema Peter Photography All images courtesy of McLeod Bovell Modern Houses | @ Ema Peter Photography PLANS McLeod Bovell Modern Houses McLeod Bovell […]
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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 […]
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Location: Miami Beach, Florida, US Year: 2015 Architects: [STRANG] Architecture Photography ©Blue Ocean Photography Located on an artificial island in Biscayne Bay, this residence maximizes the waterfront views across Biscayne Bay and neighboring islands. Unlike many of the stark white boxes that have proliferated on Miami Beach’s waterfront sites, this house incorporates natural keystone and wood louvers […]
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Location: Prahran, Victoria, Australia Area: 315 sqm Year: 2017 Architects: Rob Kennon Architects Photography © Derek Swalwell This project explores a new typology for open connected living. Terraced floor plates and shifting ceiling profiles adjust to the sites topography to achieve spatial qualities appropriate to the program. Large doors retract into wall cavities allowing the spaces to extend […]
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Location: Hampton, Victoria, Australia Year: 2017 Architects: mckimm Photography by © Derek Swalwell the mills #project343 encompasses a pair of rectilinear volumes stacked atop one another, giving the home the identity of contemporary design. offering naturally illuminated spaces that provide functionality and carefully considered zoning, the mills project provides an introspective aspect and a welcoming home to […]
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CLIENT / PROMOTER: Algarve Property Concept Location: Luz, Lagos, Portugal Year: 2017 Architects: Mário Martins Team: Nuno Colaço, Márcia Nobre, Varsha Kolur, Hélder Lima, Ariana Silva, Tiago Martins, João Pratas, José Furtado Photography: © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG All images courtesy of Mário Martins Atelier | © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG Mário Martins Atelier Mário Martins was born in […]
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Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil Area: 1075 sqm Year: 2014 Architects: AMZ Arquitetos Authors: Pablo Alvarenga, Manoel Maia e Adriana Zampieri Team: Gabriel Rocchetti, Paula Saito, Paula Ferreira Leite Interior Design: AMZ Arquitetos Photography: © Maíra Acayaba Located at a green residential area in São Paulo, the program was split in three blocks (service, private and leisure spaces), […]
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Location: Khaldiya, Kuwait City, Kuwait Area: 2,500 sqm Year: 2016 Architects: AGi Architects – Nasser B Abulhasan, Joaquin Pérez-Goicoechea Interior design: AGi Architects, Gunni & Trentino Lighting: Irene Bas Photography: © Nelson Garrido As in the famous Lewis Carroll tale, Wall House is not what it seems. Is it a fortress that closes itself to the world? Or is it an isolated place […]
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Location: Alicante, Spain Area: 200 m2 Year: 2016 FIRST INTERNATIONAL PRIZE IN ITS CATEGORY ‘RESIDENTIAL HOUSING’ IN CEMEX BUILDING AWARD 2017 Architects: Singular Studio Interior design: Pepe Cabrera Photography: © David Frutos The idea from which the project developed, was born from a trip to the client’s country, where the need arose, in a certain way, to reproduce the architectural tradition of soviet brutalism […]
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Location: Santa teresa, Costa Rica Area: 961 m2 Client: Joya Villas Date of Completion: 2018 Architects: Studio Saxe Design Director: Benjamin Garcia Saxe Project Architect: Cesar Coto & Rogelio Quesada Project Coordinator: Laura Morelli Landscape: Vida Landscape Photography: Andres Garcia Lachner Steel and wood frames diffuse inside-out boundaries in Costa Rica surf town. Set in […]
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