The idea of remodeling this house in the Dolomite mountains at the border between Italy and Austria started because of an uncomfortable living situation. This project was dedicated to give a solution for the client who would like to live in calm and comfortable situation. On the ground floor, the kitchen, dining room, living room and the stube were not proportioned to the size of the house and they couldn’t get enough light. To allow the maximum amount of light into the rooms, the façades have been replaced by a custom designed structural silicon curtain wall, with base and head mullions flush with the floor and ceiling, and large pop-out sliding doors to create interaction between indoor and outdoor. The garden is enclosed by a 2.5m tall wood wall with horizontal slats to emphasize the perspective and cast shadows of sunlight from above and of spotlights from below. [Read more...]
Dolomites House Remodeling in Minimalist White Interior by JM Architecture
Three Levels Beach House by Neeson Murcutt Architects
This house called ‘Whale Beach House’ is located in the south-east fold of a steep, thickly vegetated hillside, below a towering escarpment, and looks out along the beach to Careel Head, Sydney, Australia. The house is a three level weekend residence situated on quite problematic site. Even though the house is quite big almost all rooms have natural and cosy interior and are great place for living. The refined building detailing and landscaping were labour intensive, but felt by all parties to deliver enduring benefit. [Read more...]
Small Modern House Design by Ong-Ong Architects
Ong-Ong Architects designed the small modern house named “45 Faber Park” is two-storey house in Singapore. The clients was to maximise outdoor space whilst not compromising living areas. It was therefore essential that there would be sufficient space for the children to play outdoors as well as indoors.
The second storey of the house, representing a more private area, is cantilevered over the driveway. The cantilever gives the entrance to the house an enclosed, protected feel. The material used here is an alloy of titanium and zinc which gives this rectangular volume a dark matt finish. The external materials, chosen in subtle tones, define and reflect the more intimate space of the house. The arrangement of spaces on the second floor is a functional response to the needs of the inhabitants. In response to this, the spaces created were introspective and focused on privacy. In order to create pleasant sleeping areas the height of the ceilings was set lower compared to the ceilings in the social areas. Leading from the quiet family room upstairs is a green roof which provides additional outdoor space. It is equipped with a BBQ pit that overlooks the pool beneath. This space represents an ideal entertaining area or a contemplation garden.
In order to maximize space, the idea of pushing the mass of the building into the corner of the plot was developed. The concept of defining the bedroom areas and activity spaces as separate elements allowed for the final scheme to be reached. From the exterior, each element appears as a separate entity, however internally these have a strong connection to each other.
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Modern Korean House – Nok Sung Hun by IROJE KHM Architects
This house is consisted of two masses, one is main house and the other is guesthouse which is to be the representative image of this house.
The cozy outdoor space between the two masses and dynamic space of main garden interact through the open framed wall which function as picturesque frame and landscape formative element. [Read more...]
