Gallery Post // Jardins House by CR2 Arquitetura in SĆ£o Paulo.CR2 Arquitetura designed Jardins House for a middle-aged couple and their daughter in SĆ£o Paulo. The project arose from the idea of creating a private sanctuary in the dense urban landscape of Brazil's busiest city. The large concrete box...
Stories on Design // Outdoor Rooms.In case you thought today's post is about "styling" your Verandas and Backyard Pergolas with a bit of lattice action, I'm afraid you're in for a huge dose of disappointment. Sorry / not sorry. If you're, however, in the market for amazing...
Gallery Post // Minna no ie by Mamm Design.This two-and-a-half storey dwelling is situated on a 4.5m wide by 12m long plot, wedged between houses in every direction. The design seeks to provide a space that seemingly expands beyond it's borders by inserting a six meter-high garden...
Gallery Post // Casa MaracanĆ£ by Terra e Tuma Arquitetos Associados.MaracanĆ£ House was built in the city of SĆ£o Paulo by the Brazilian architecture studio Terra and Tuma Arquitetos Associados. The house is made of blocks of light concrete, hosting the family of Danilo Terra, one of the studio directors....
Harbour Edge House by Fearon Hay Architects // Auckland, NZ.I don't know how you're feeling right about now, but for my money, as far as conformable luxury and understated elegance goes, things simply don't get much better than this. Harbour Edge House is Auckland-based Fearon Hay Architects' most...
House Riihi by OOPEAA // AlajƤrvi, Finland.Designed by Finnish Practice OOPEAA (Office for Peripheral Architecture), House Riihi consists of three buildings arranged around an inner courtyard, with vertical timber slats wrapping the exterior. The three structures, containing the...
PC Garden House in Japan by Kengo Kuma.Who feels like a cool drink of water? I felt like Iād had one after looking at Mitsumasa Fujitsukaās photos of this beautiful Kengo Kuma house. Itās a littler, newer, Katsura. Spare Japanese perfection, just enough brush strokes to...
Mƶlle by the Sea by Elding Oscarson // Sweden.Sweden ā top three in my list of places Iād be from if I wasnāt from here. Elding Oscarson ā similarly top-ranking in the sort of architects Iād be if I was in that league. So what joy todayās post brings ā itās a house in...
Sheats Goldstein House by John Lautner.Writing about this house is a bit like chucking in my two cents about Meryl Streep. Occupying a realm beyond mere fame, the scene-stealer of countless movies, you all have an informed and long-developed opinion, and nothing I have to say...
