A Minimalist Chalet with Spectacular Views

Chalet Anzère
designed by SeARCH, Anzère, Switzerland


This spectacular "Swiss chalet” is a picture perfect retreat located in Anzère, Switzerland. Designed by SeARCH, the spectacular Swiss Alps minimalist chalet was built on a steep hillside plot and features three-levels, guest house downstairs, the main living areas in the middle and a private apartment on the top level. All floors open to a wide terrace with spectacular views over the due to wooden windows and doors with highest tecnology standard over the snowy hills. The garage, accessible from the lower road, is connected to all levels through an elevator that was carved into the mountain.

The 'traditional' chalet, originating from ‘chahtelèt’ (shepherd's hut) consists of a solid wooden house with shutters and gable roof, resting on a stone foundation.

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Renovation of a Heritage Home

A Contemporary Addition For A Heritage Home
LSA Architects, Melbourne VIC, Australia

Sitting proudly in a row of grand Federation residences this house combines the appeal of the heritage dwelling with a bold rear contemporary addition. Created around a love of entertaining and family, the seamless link between the spaces allow for effortless flow with the strong use of texture and form.

Mindful of the heritage context, one of the underlying principles of the project was to slowly reveal the contemporary additions to the home. The formal gardens, heritage facade and bedroom zones of the stately Federation design welcome you and then the home opens up to reveal a thoroughly modern and playful rear family area.

Designed for a professional chef and his family, entertaining and lifestyle were at the core of the clients brief. The kitchen is the heart of the new interior with emphasis on the dramatic marble island bench and splashback. The dining, living, outdoor entertaining, pool and garden areas radiate off this central space.

The dining room and outdoor sitting area are enveloped in the oak lined Curve, this provides protection from the elements but offers intimacy allowing for the desired ability to entertain all year round. All rooms overlook the sapphire blue pool and lawn area. This is a home where formality, fun and family are melded into a cohesive whole.

The rejuvenated design has transformed the way the house is used and lived in. The south facing rear yard has been drawn into the house achieving a dramatic increase in light and extending habitable spaces as uses change. Whilst providing the clients wish for grand open spaces, the design team has been mindful not to create cavernous areas and jarring intersections.

The considered use of external spaces to the rear of the property has allowed the family to enjoy the substantial area to it greatest use with minimal maintenance.

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Rustic Walls and Modern Windows

The Timeless Nature of Stone
Vigário House by Bruno André Architect
Paredes, Portugal

Rustic Walls and Modern Windows

The project is the outcome of the privileged context of the existing ruins, setting the conditions that unfold the new architecture narrative.

The new organism adapts itself to the old stone walls, filling the existing interstitial spaces, unifying the mass and providing a contrast backdrop against the rough stone surfaces – the main characters in the narrative – in a close dialog between the old and the new.

The stone ruins are the main element in the plot, being the new body a silent ally and a neutral stage. On the other hand, the new body translates a gesture that respects the nostalgia and history of the past, thus avoiding its loss and its fall into oblivion. At the same time, the new intervention uses the past for its own benefit, taking advantage of the geometry, textures and visual properties.

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Magnificent Naturally-Cooled Residence

Terry & Terry Architecture
San Francisco Bay, USA

Terry & Terry Architecture rebuilt an existing home damaged in a 1991 Oakland fire as a beautiful residence offering staggering views of San Francisco Bay. The architects designed Skyline House for a young family who wanted an open-plan home with ample ventilation to provide natural cooling.

The house sits on a property dominated by large redwood trees, which inspired the use of timber cladding and other natural materials. The designers started off by working with the existing floor plan. They transformed the kitchen area to open out and lead to the front yard garden with an outdoor dining area.

The home is situated to take advantage of the bay breezes and the interior roofline flows to both convey the breezes through the home and to recreate the appearance of undulating fog.

A wooden tube-like envelope hugs the open common space and visually connects the garden to the front viewing deck at the rear. This form takes advantage of the winds to facilitate natural ventilation, with the main living space acting as a connection between two contrasting outdoor spaces.

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Mediterranean Beach House with Stainless Windows

By BLANKPAGE Architects, Aamchit, Lebanon

Conceived as a layering of decks, the beach house seeks to maximize its relationship with the sea through a visual and compositional celebration of horizontality in general and the mediterranean horizon in particular.

The slabs are held by a minimal steel structure made of equally sized square columns on a regular module, as well as a discreet glass enclosure with and wooden louvers in varying horizontal and vertical rhythms allowing for a relative level of privacy and shade.

Given the inclined nature of the site, the house is approached by car on the street level just below the upper deck. At the external landing entrance, the circulation interconnects the three levels of the house. The upper platform contains the master bedroom that opens up on an elongated lap pool and expansive sun deck.

The middle platform houses two bedrooms and a family living. Finally, the lower deck serves as a reception area that extends outdoors towards the sea through an infinity pool as well as a staircase to the shore.

In addition to the inner circulation core, a smooth promenade formed by a system of external ramps and staircases connects the platforms, linking the various levels of the rocky landscape that stretches between the street all the way to the sea.

The rhythms of the steel structure, wooden decking and louver systems create a multiplicity of overlapping patterns of shadows that vary in direction and length all through that vary in direction and length all through the day rendering the simple structure at once complex and alive.

At the particular moment of the sunset, the house, oriented almost due west at the elevation that faces the sea, acts as photographic diaphragm that invites the rays of the setting sun into the depths of the house, dashing the prototypical spaces in a horizontal glow of deep red.

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Natural Material, Large Windows, Wood

Open Tropical Home
HYLA Architects, Singapore

Located in the Greenbank Park neighborhood of the small city-state of Singapore, this tropical home is a truly serene space that celebrates its natural surroundings along with stunning design.

The house was concepted and built by the team at HYLA Architects. It is marked by a number of unique elements, particularly the central courtyard and the use of beautiful, natural materials particularly wood paneling and slats throughout the house.

One of the most notable features in this modern home is the interior courtyard.  It’s two story height allows it to be enjoyed from almost any space in the home. The architect points out that in addition to the natural light infusion, it “acts as a buffer against noise from a major road a distance away.” Of course, it is also just plainly beautiful with its frangipani tree and small pond.

In any tropical environs it can be a challenge to create a space that allows for plenty of airflow, celebrating the natural surroundings while still maintaining a comfortable temperature for inhabitants.  To address this, in addition to the open central courtyard, there is plenty of open air space in the home, including an outdoor bath.

Large windows slide open and the living room opens out onto a covered veranda.

On the second level, bedrooms, a private screening area, and even a home office maintain the clean lines and simple designs of the rest of the home. The space is gorgeous as well as restful, the perfect tropical retreat.

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Minimal Impact on the Surrounding Environment

Casa Itzimná in Mexico
Reyes Ríos + Larraín Arquitectos, Mexico


Located on the mexican peninsula of yucatan, this single storey structure uses a hybrid construction system to ensure a lightweight dwelling that has a minimal impact on the surrounding environment.

Casa Itzimná, designed by local practice reyes ríos + larraín arquitectos, combines the use of steel elements with cellular concrete, ensuring the creation of a sustainable and hospitable abode.

The home’s layout is articulated around an elongated kitchen-diner flanked with floor-to-ceiling glazing. A sheltered external terrace surrounds the property’s primary living accommodation, culminating in a sheltered patio, which encourages communal outdoor living.

An additional area of the home acts as a service area, while a garage provides enough space for three parked vehicles.

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Sustainability Requires Long Term Vision

VILLA 4.0
Dick Van Gameren Architecten, Hilversum, Netherlands

Sustainability requires long term vision, not short term solutions, a concept mastered by Dick Van Gameren Architecten.

Their 4.0 House completely reinvents an existing residence while reusing as many components of the original structure as possible.

By rethinking the space and improving building performance, the house works with its surroundings, not against them.

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Vibrant, Modern and Highly Functional

Casa Mirante by FGMF Architects, São Paulo, Brazil

Hidden within a condominium complex in Aldeia da Serra, close to São Paulo, Casa Mirante is designed for a young couple with small children.

On approaching the property from the exterior, the house appears discreet and understated at first glance, but immediately on entrance, Mirante’s bright and spacious interior unfolds. Greatly inspired by South American modernism, the architects opted to utilise a patinated steel for the majority of the home’s structure, supporting it with the strategic placement of concrete slabs and stainless steel framed glass.

The Mirante’s interior program was devised in two parts. First was the ground floor and the home’s entry point, and a slightly higher level which houses the property’s kitchen, laundry area, bathroom, living rooms, pool area and its accompanying balcony. The second section is subterranean, inserted into the sloping landscape of the site and containing a home theatre, wine cellar, guest room and an office accompanied by a balcony.

After entering the main living space via one of the home’s many runways, the large lounge greets guests. A series of small walkways connect the rest of the property and out onto the stunning infinity pool and balcony, which offers far-reaching vistas over the neighbouring lake and the surrounding picturesque landscape.

FGMF focused on implementing sustainable solutions throughout their design. Irrigation systems collect rainwater for reuse within the surrounding garden, the roof’s solar heating panels provide the home with energy and steel was chosen for the outlying structure, due to its low environmental impact.

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More Light and Better Views

A Mountain Chalet in the French Alps
by Chevallier Architectes, France

Chamonix-based practice Chevallier Architectes has completed the renovation and extension of a self-built mountain guide’s house in the French Alps.

After the residence was acquired by new owners, the dwelling was required to provide its occupants with more light and better views. Surrounded by natural rock faces, "Chalet Solelyâ" appears as a fortress, nestled into the rugged terrain.

The site’s new addition is an open-plan living room consistent with the scale of the entire building. The space, a volume made of glass and polished black aluminum, deliberately contrasts with the original timber construction. This visual juxtaposition is continued programmatically, with the existing structure housing private spaces and bedrooms, and the new wing containing communal areas designed for socializing.

From an environmental perspective, significant work went into optimizing the use of solar energy. South facing façades oriented towards the sun have been opened up, while the building has no north-facing openings. The existing structure was insulated and renovated with high-performance solutions. The project is is the first home in the region with a green roof deck.

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Arched Windows and Doors - Church-like Effect

A Delightful Family Abode
by Nauta Architecture & Research, Avetrana, Italy

Offering privacy towards the street and opening upon an interior garden, the house was lacking in light, so the architects installed a, sometimes unconventional, series of arches throughout the dwelling. The arches serve as external windows, letting in natural light, but also as internal windows that connect entire rooms. The effect is almost church-like: vaulted, open and restrained.

According to the architects, a local mix of hydraulic mortar and terracotta grit (‘coccio pesto’) was used for the floors, while the walls are covered in masonry and stucco, and travertine is used for the other surfaces.

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Optimum Views and Benificial Solar Orientation

Optimum Views and Benificial Solar Orientation
House In Costa Brava, Spain
by Garcés - De Seta - Bonet Arquitects


Barcelona-based architect Jordi Garces of Garces-de Seta-Bonet Arquitects has completed the ‘casa costa brava’ on a steep inclining site parallel to the coastline with optimum views of the ocean and a beneficial solar orientation.

The residence is organized in a linear fashion to take advantage of natural light in all rooms due to huge windows and doors. The subterranean level containing the gym and other recreational functions spills out to a rectangular infinity pool extending into the landscape and covered by a wooden pergola.

The verticality of the property breaks the dwelling into four separate floors each with different programmatical elements, all of which look towards the sea.

Small gardens and mini-courtyards are created between and on top of the clustering of masses making a structure that can be lived in and lived on, plastered in white stucco to maintain a mediterranean aesthetic that acts as a sort of blank canvas allowing the resident to appreciate the contrasting beauty around them.

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A Subtle and Hidden Marvel in Spain

M HOUSE BY MDBA & GUALLART ARCHITECTS
La Nou de Gaià,Tarragona, Spain

A Subtle and Hidden Marvel in Spain

Building a modern house in La Nou de Gaià, a small Mediterranean village, untouched for centuries, can be really tricky. But when you think about it, it only comes with two constraints: blend in and maximize the geographical context. A quick look at the M House, and it’s easy to see MDBA & Guallart Architects did just that.

On one side, the M House faces the village plaza, the church and other houses and therefore needs to blend in while still hinting at modern architectural lines and textures. The shape of the door and the balconies are reminiscent of classic Spanish houses, while the purity of the house’s shape pushes it into the modern era. However, on the courtyard side, the house has straight, cutting lines and decks, as well as huge windows that capture all the sunlight you can possibly get and give a stunning view of the valley. Inside, the philosophy is exactly the same: rough, old stones contrasting smooth wooden floors and open stairs, mixing textures and eras in a beautiful way.

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Optimizing Privacy and Contact with Nature

CASA GARCIAS BY WARM ARCHITECTS
Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico

Optimizing Privacy and Contact with Nature

Optimizing privacy and contact with nature is a central theme of the majority of current residential projects. A direct reaction to growing population and limited space, we are frequently seeking a haven of our own. The Casa Garcias by Warm Architects is one such project.

Located in Cancún, Mexico, the house is bordered on two sides by residential lots, one side by the road and on the remaining side by public green space. In creating a courtyard on the garden-facing side, the architects better integrated the house with the adjacent nature. The principle living areas were then oriented around the interior courtyard to optimize the views and privacy.

Concrete dominates the structure of the project in its various forms. From external stucco to polished concrete, varied shades and styles of the material were used throughout. Different tones were achieved by mixing regional additives. Even the stairs are made from concrete and seem suspended in space.

Since the clients had no children, the house was designed to be open and visually accessible. Double height atriums and mezzanines create interior views that keep the space bright and airy. Overall, the combination of materials, low density walls and the design strategy ensured an affordable house for the clients.

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A Modern Reinterpretation of a Traditional Portuguese Architecture

CASA NO PRÍNCIPE REAL BY CAMARIM ARQUITECTOS
Lisbon, Portugal

A Modern Reinterpretation of a Traditional Portuguese Architecture

Limited space is a ubiquitous challenge in urban settings. On the bright side, cramped conditions often lead to unexpected ingenuity. For the Casa no Príncipe Real in Lisbon, Portuguese architecture firm Camarim Arquitectos turned a tiny plot of only 41 square meters into a roomy, five-storey, single family home.

That architects circumvented the spatial confinements by assigning each floor a separate function and organizing the different spaces around a vertical atrium. Thanks to the openness of the atrium, natural light fills the space and air circulates easily, turning the atrium into a thermal chimney that encourages passive cooling in the warmer months. Angular stairways cut through the atrium and provide a continuous path from bottom to top.

The exterior of the home reinterprets the celebrated azulejo. A melange of flat tiles, bas-relief tiles and a perforated steel screen on the top floor recall the traditional blue ceramic decorations that define Lisbon.

The home is the first of its kind in Lisbon to made with a light steel construction system (LSF). The system was chosen for its superior thermal and acoustic properties and its adaptability to the small construction space.

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A Modern Extension with a Modular Courtyard

A Modern Extension with a Modular Courtyard
by CHRISTOPHER MEGOWAN DESIGN,
Melbourne, Australia

Located in Melbourne, Australia, the Convertible Courtyards House was conceived to perfectly adapt to the area’s notoriously changeable weather. The house is part of a series of heritage protected cottages, rife with unrealized potential that Christopher Megowan Design was tasked with unveiling. The project saw the addition of a kitchen, living area, dining area, bathroom, master bedroom and more.

To ensure that the newly added living space received enough natural light, the architects also created a central courtyard between the modern extension and the original structure. This central courtyard has a retractable roof that entirely covers the space and allows for the regulation of sun and rain, providing a protected connection to the exterior.

To further blur the boundaries, large double doors were placed on either side of the living room. To complete the perfect picture, the house has a whole host of eco-friendly amenities, including solar panels, sustainable and locally sourced timber and intelligent rainwater collection.

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A Sustainable House with a Breathtaking View

A Sustainable House with a Breathtaking View on the Ocean
by FOUGERON ARCHITECTURE, USA

The Fall House by Fougeron Architecture is a small piece of heaven. The 3-bedroom house is firmly anchored on the beautiful coast and gently follows its natural curve. With its massive windows you enjoy the breathtaking view over the ocean.

The Fall House’s interior was meant to be a haven, protected from the harsh sun and winds of the outside. The long volume following the land is intelligently composed of glass systems on the North side and copper on the South side. The copper protects the house from the local weather, while the windows and doors allow natural light to come in. Inside, the house is organized around a central glass library that separates the different living spaces.

On the side, a one-story block of concrete includes another bedroom. It is topped with a green roof that keeps this perpendicular wing well blended in the surrounding environment. The green roof also underlines the effort made to keep this house as sustainable as possible. Natural light, efficient heating and ventilation inside or an on-site wastewater treatment make the Fall House a bit more than a dreamy view over the ocean.

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Maximum Sunlight Access

Maximum Sunlight Access with Sliding Wood Doors

Invermay House by Moloney Architects, Australia
"Winner of the 2015 National Rising Star Design Award at the Australian Timber Design Awards"

The house is situated in the Invermay district to the north of the city and was designed for a family of six who wanted a residence that draws attention to its rural setting.

The plan was to have as many rooms as possible oriented north for sunlight access. The living area should be on the ground floor so that you could walk straight out into the landscape.

The design response is a simple rectilinear form that cantilevers over the hillside. All living spaces are on the ground floor, with wide sliding wood doors giving access to the landscape.

Views into the tree canopy level start to open up as the house starts to edge out over the hillside. At the end of the cantilever there is a ‘view deck’ – a small gathering space for watching the sunset and the town lights.

The upstairs plan includes two large void spaces, one above the entry space and one above the downstairs living area. The void connect the spaces vertically, and operable skylights allow warm air to vent through the roof during summer. Upstairs, the sleeping areas are aligned in a row to give each space access to the winter sunlight with wooden window and door systems of the latest technology.

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Spring Time - Best Time for Remodeling Projects

Contemporary Remodel of a Classic Design Home by Klopf Architecture, San Francisco, USA

A Mid Century Modern House In California Got A Contemporary Remodel


The home owners loved the classic, original look of the home in Mountain View, California, but needed it updated for their contemporary lifestyle.

The new, natural wood exterior siding runs through the house, updating one of the classic design features of the "Eichler homes". In the late 1940s, Joseph Eichler was the only merchant builder in America who built modernist style homes on a large scale, designed by skilled architects and using quality materials.

Once you enter the home there’s a small courtyard separating the home office and the main house. Inside the home office, there’s plenty of light from the windows and floating shelves provide plenty of storage.

Across from the courtyard you can see into the main living area of the home. The barriers between the great room and kitchen were removed to create a large open plan living, dining, and kitchen area. Off the great room and at the side of the house, there’s an outdoor patio area with comfortable furniture and a large fireplace built into a concrete wall.

Back inside is the dining table, where sleek white furniture has been paired with pops of orange, and outside there’s another patio for outdoor dining.

In the large kitchen designed for entertaining, there’s a wall of built-ins and an oversized island. There’s plenty of storage and lots of counterspace for everyone to prep and cook together.

In the master bedroom, the bed now sits on a platform that’s tucked within a wall of built-in wooden wardrobes with leather handles. By replacing the master closet with these built-ins the designers were able to create a large master bedroom.

In the bathrooms, wood has been combined with white tiles on the walls and floor to create a clean contemporary look.

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Visual Extension of the Interior to the Exterior

Unique Views in Three Directions

Sinbad Creek, Swatt Miers Architect, Sunsol, California, USA

Sinbad Creek enjoys unique views in three directions – a beautiful upslope hillside with mature oaks and a giant walnut tree to the east, a canyon ridge to the west, and Mission Peak to the south. The owners wanted a modern home that would embrace its beautiful setting, taking advantage of the many vistas that the house affords.

Accessed from a driveway at the northern edge of the property, the design is organized around a linear circulation spine that runs from north to south. Major spaces are placed diagonally across the spine from each other, creating unique diagonal vistas through the house.

Ceiling heights vary, from a low, compressed entry to a two-story dining room, bringing additional spatial drama to the composition.

The alternating spaces enjoy hillside and canyon- ridge views, while the rooms at the south end of the linear spine, the living room on the ground floor and the second floor master bedroom, enjoy beautiful views of Mission Peak in the distance. Generous patios and terraces are located on the east and west sides of the house, for outdoor living and for enjoying the unique views in all directions.

The form of the house is at the same time simple and strong. Major spaces, with wall-to-wall glass, flank both sides of the vertical core. Deep, cantilevered roof and terrace overhangs frame views and visually extend the interior spaces to the exterior.

At the south end of the building, a double cantilever, with the upper level roof overhanging the second floor and the second floor overhanging the first, creates a dramatic visual thrust in the direction of the distant view of Mission Peak.

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Astonishing View of the Ocean

A Beach House on the Chilean Coast

You might not see it straight away, but hidden somewhere on the Chilean coast is the Casa Till by WMR Arquitectos. The local architects have achieved wonders to meet the expectations of their German clients. One might think their task was easy with such an astonishing view of the ocean, but things weren’t that simple.

First of all, the house being the only one for miles, the owners didn’t want to damage the beautiful natural skyline. The house has been made practically invisible from the road, in continuity with the ground level of the coast. In a way, we could say it burrows into the ground and tries to disappear into the nature. But when you see it from the other side, its hard angles and geometrical shapes contrast with the irregular surrounding landscape. On one side, we get the feeling the house is absorbed by nature while on the other, it expresses its full potential.

Inside, the view is simply breathtaking. Sliding & Folding Glass Door Systems allow a flexible configuration of the rooms and give space to the amazing natural tableau exhibited outside. On top of the long geometrical house is a large rooftop that shelters a beautiful sun terrace. This large space exposed to the sun also plays a role in providing energy for the house. Indeed, it turns out that nature hasn’t only been preserved visually – the house also has a very small carbon footprint. It’s powered by solar panels and local pine wood has been used in its construction. A beautiful and eco-friendly project.

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Open to Natural Light

The Hidden House
Dan and Hila Israelevitz Architects, Tel Aviv, Israel

Open to Natural Light

A house of contradictions, between sealed and closed, to open to natural light and to the outside area. Contradictions between colors and drama of volumes. All of these create interest in a house built on a relatively small plot.

A ground floor with maximal openness and lightness, an accentuated interior-exterior connection, which enables enjoying the pool and the exterior seating areas which are connected to the structure. A well-lit and open ground floor.

The required privacy was achieved through a mysterious facade, with only clues of cracks of light breaking through it, and this is the front facade. The facade is built of concrete beams and wood trellis.

The opaque looking was achieved through strip windows all along the structure and rooms, but not to prevent the rooms from being filled with light.

The drama effect is prominent and creates interesting light games during day and night.

Another element that creates separation and drama between the floors, is building an all glass wall without any divisions throughout the entire ground floor, along the long edge parallel to the pool.

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Outdoors and Indoors Got Married

Glass House, AR Design Studio, Hampshire, UK

Outdoors and indoors got married; glass officiated the ceremony. That’s basically the dialogue of AR Design Studio’s Glass House, a contemporary extension built onto a traditional English manor house in Winchester.

The crisp, white interior is a protected space that is flooded with sunlight thanks to an architectural glass box structure and numerous skylights and windows. The transparent tendencies and frameless nature of this home make it feel feather light.

Not wanting the house to waft away in the breeze, the architects anchor it to solid ground with a floating glass staircase that makes a strong yet airy impression and stays in rhythm with the rest of the structure.

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New and Old are Merging Together!

Stone House Transformation
Project by Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects

This is an example of a beautiful refurbishment of a stone village house in Scaiano, Switzerland.  Some of the traditional features were incorporated into the new design of the house.  Lots of concrete, wood and glass giving it a modern yet rustic feel in keeping with the original essence of the space.

The original substance of this historic stone house consists in a main building with a cellar with vault and two floors above with kitchen, living and sleeping spaces and a later added annex, also completely made in solid natural stone.

The stone walls were mainly maintained, just the joints had to be remade. The isolation is applied at the inside of the walls. All wooden beam floors were replaced with concrete floors, which reinforce the old walls additionally.

The main architectural target of the intervention was to carve out the force of the massive stonewalls and to gain this archaic simplicity of the volume of the historic building.

The glass façade in front the rooms, towards the lake, has been placed with a distance of about 60 cm from the old stonewalls. This glass front protects against the outside climate and it’s like a second skin behind the effective facade.

This concept allows on the one hand the authentic conservation of the historic stone façade, which tells the history of the house and on the other hand, it generates zenith light for the rooms with exceptional light reflections. It would not have been possible otherwise to get sunlight into the rooms, in such a village structure with narrow streets.

The new intervention is not contrasting the existing substance, new and old are merging together and creating a new ensemble!

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A Dialogue with the Sky

Casa Sardinera, Jávea, Alicante, Spain by Ramón Esteve

Fragmenting the Horizon

Located in a setting of great beauty and valuable landscape, in front of the Mediterranean Sea, between El Portixol and Cala Blanca, the Sardinera House lays on the top of a hillside, lined by a headland entering the sea on a bay of turquoise waters.

“A place of contemplation and relaxation that exalts the emotions offered by the surrounding natural environment”. This is how Spanish architect Ramon Esteve describes Casa Sardinera. This basic and uncontaminated space draws lymph from the light and nature typical of the Mediterranean and a landscape of unquestionable charm.

The interiors, patio and swimming pool stand out for the intense expressiveness of their materials, fruit of some highly textural finishes: concrete for the cantilevered external volumes, glass and wood in the interiors.

Glass corners in various dimensions create an optical illusion of spatial compression and expansion: in the living room, the impressive panoramic window of over two metres seems to dialogue with the sky while, in the bedrooms, the glass balcony interconnects the indoor and outdoor spaces, almost blurring any distinction between the two.

The swimming pool overhanging the turquoise water embraces the house and seems to touch the sea, offering a breathtaking view that has few equals.

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