Wind-dyed House was a residential building located halfway up a cliff, overlooking the ocean in Yokosuka Kanagawa, Japan. The acaa forms this house as low-lying as possible, while also allowing the architecture to become embedded in the surrounding landscape according to the contours of the terrain. The design of the walls plays an important role [...]
Posted on January 27th, 2012 under Cliff House Design | No Comments »
The Swellendam house is designed by GASS Architecture in rural South Africa: This new residential dwelling is situated in Swellendam at the door-step of the breathtaking mountains and valleys of Langeberg Mountains – a view so magnificent that the locals have named it “God’s Window.” It was because of this exquisite setting that simple forms [...]
Posted on January 21st, 2012 under Landscape House design | No Comments »
This House C:Z is designed by SAMI-arquitectos to take the various views from the highest point of the land in Ilha do Pico, Açores, Portugal. The house adapts traditional architecture to the terrain, separating four volumes by a living space, the walls of which are a continuation of the exterior façades and where only glass [...]
Posted on January 19th, 2012 under Hill House Design | No Comments »
The XV house is located on calm district near the old town of Cracow with beautiful view of Wawel and the mountains. The idea was build a house as high as possible to catch the view, and preserve spatial relations between all floors with the largest as possible opening of the space. The building distinguished [...]
Posted on January 8th, 2012 under Modern House design | No Comments »
Lake Lugano House by JM Architecture in Switzerland: Lying on the slope of a hill, on the shores of Lake Lugano , the villa consists of two volumes organized on different levels due to the particular topography of the site. Incoming search terms:Powered By Pligg rainwater collection systems, villa with private pool in lugano, architecture [...]
Posted on November 7th, 2011 under Villa design | No Comments »