Tag: luke moloney
2verandas by Gus Wüstemann // Zürich, Switzerland.
12th June
To Switzerland, today, to look at a wonderful (enormous) house on the northern shores of Lake Zürich by Gus Wüstemann Architects. The building comprises two houses – one of concrete, one of wood – at opposite ends of a large suburban plot. The design intent was to occupy the entire site and draw people through the garden by giving them a destination. I like this very much. The garden becomes somewhere to be, rather than something to look at. The residence (concrete) is up high. The pool house (timber) sits below. The former is a sort of glamorous bunker one can live in. The latter an airy rectilinear folly for outdoor braais on those long summer evenings of the northern hemisphere…
Bacopari House by UNA Arquitetos // São Paulo, Brazil.
14th May
If I had to nominate a favourite typology in domestic architecture (it’s a question we’re all asked most days), it would be the courtyard house. And this one, by São Paulo’s UNA Arquitetos, is a cracker. A good courtyard house does many things at once – holds the edges of a site, opens up a kernel of space in the middle, cradles privacy within, permits views across into other rooms and in so doing enlivens opposite ends of the home. I could go on…
The Cottage by Gray Organschi Architecture.
16th April
I like a couple of things about this project. One of these things is that it reminds me of the beautiful Killiney House by Ireland’s O’Donnell and Tuomey, a masterful cascade of concrete with wonky roofs and trees and views a lot like this. This example, in far off Connecticut, takes a similar architectural stance but deploys timber and a fab green roof to nestle into its thickly wooded setting…
Oh Kappetain, My Kappetain // Los Angeles Home of Architect Ray Kappe.
19th March
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – LA houses like this are what happens when modernist ideas go to the coast, unwinds by the beach, and unravels in all this louche, approachable brilliance. This is the sort of modern house you’d want to be your friend…
Refuge by Wim Goes Architectuur // House Extension in Belgium.
19th February
In a small town outside of Ghent, lies this interesting little extension by Wim Goes Architectuur. It was completed in 2008, but I think good things deserve a revisit. The building is a living room extension to an existing brick house. It captures many lovely components of the architecture of the region – unitised construction, modest scale, simple form, and water. Wouldn’t you love to sit on the end of this and dip your toes in the pond while someone passes you a waffle?
