Apartment and House

Eco Wood House, bio-construction in El Cabanyal (Valencia) by Fernando Olba

Fernando Olba Arquitectura + Urbanismo has designed a wooden house in the Cabanyal district of Valencia, Spain. This is how the studio tells us,Construction of a new two-storey house in the old fishermen neighbourhood of El Cabanyal in Valencia. The dwelling is built in the space left by the demolition of an old semi-barraca (Old vernacular construction linked to the orchards surrounding Valencia, made out of bricks, wood and straw roofs)...

Richard Beard Architects designed the Blue Oaks Residence to enjoy the surroundings

Richard Beard Architects projected the Blue Oaks Residence in Geyserville, California. This house features interiors by BAMO Interior Design, that reflect the client's extensive travels.The structures are simple and straightforward, reminiscent of the ranches, farms and vineyards that typify the Anderson Valley north of San Francisco. Hillside setting is populated with oaks and madrone trees...

New Àtic Blanc project by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

Located in the center of Valencia, the project seeks to reinterpret the approach of this type of housing, recovering the potential of disused roofs. Fran Silvestre Arquitectos like to think that each building takes away an open space from the city and gives it back on the roof.The central access of the house allows the program to be organized in an orderly manner, on the one hand the day area, where a continuous space is articulated for the kitchen, dining room and living room...

Retro chic Garnier Residence in Montreal by Dupont Blouin Architects

Inspired by the “mid-century modern” style, the Garnier residence located in the trendy Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood in Montreal Qc is an atypical renovation where the beauty of the materials is at the service of singular spaces that redraw the boundaries between public and private. Designed for a couple and their young children, the former triplex gives pride of place to reception areas...

Viewfinder House in Truckee, California, by Faulkner Architects

“Can all of the rooms enjoy this view?” was Faulkner Architects client's question on its first site walk. They were looking at the Pacific Crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the distance. This question formed the seed of its conceptual approach to the design of the house. They organized the family-driven program of 7,200 square feet into a simple two-part scheme. The lower-level base follows the street geometry, while the upper levels are twisted slightly to align with the view...

AVM House by Horma. Carve a volume to define a void

A new residential architecture and interior design project carried out by Horma - Estudio de Arquitectura perceived as a set of sculpted volumes. So they explain us the project,The project starts with an urban singularity that allows locating the house attached to one of its boundaries. The implementation of the proposal already starts from the advantage of knowing the location of its neighbors and is positioned on its opposite side in order to achieve clearer views and more fluid ventilation...

Yoga house in Ruzafa, a 1915 house renovation by Adrián Torres Astaburuaga

In the popular neighbourhood of Ruzafa in the city of Valencia, Spain, the rehabilitation of this bourgeois house has aimed to maintain the heritage values of a house classified with heritage value, but adapting it to contemporary living conditions.The work entails opening up the day part, maintaining the layout of the old partitions by inlaying wooden strips in the old hexagonal hydraulic tile floor, which has in turn been recovered...

Kauhale Kai by de Reus Architects, a home of modern tropical pavilions on the Big Island of Hawaii

This private residence sits within the Mauna Kea Resort on the island of Hawai’i, a place full of memories for the client who recalls family vacations to the famous hotel. The clients share an affinity for Hawaii and Polynesia, for modern art and design, and for the beauty of natural materials and craftsmanship. They enlisted the de Reus Architects firm to design a modern tropical home that their family would enjoy for years to come...

New project N160 by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos studio presents the first of a series of projects with the spirit of limiting resources. So they explain us, We have always been fascinated, which are texts in wicha letter is systematically omitted. This limitation is an effort to find the appropiate lexicon...

Lookout House by Faulkner Architects. An homage to the volcanic activity that defined the landscape

Lookout House is a minimalist home, designed by Faulkner Architects, set on the forested shoulder of an extinct volcano and ski hill in Truckee, California. CCL Concept Lighting Lab provided interior design counsel and lighting design. The concrete house uses red-orange colored glass as a reference to cooling magma and an homage to the volcanic activity that defined the landscape...

House for a family of musicians by Baum Lab

Patio House restoration from the 18th Century. A project developed around the central void Award-winning Sevillian architecture studio, Baum Lab, presents the project “House for a family of musicians”, nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2022. The studio explains us the development,The patio organizes the whole house and the light spills down to the ground floor...

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