architecture

Case Inlet house by MW works
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opening up

Nestled into a forested slope along the eastern edge of the Case Inlet in the US state of Washington, this small retreat designed by MW works opens to a western view of the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound. Anchored by a weathered cedar clad bedroom wing, a bold concrete cantilever projects the living and dining into the dense forest...
the Cliff House concept by Modcape
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the Cliff House Victoria

We don't usually publish concepts however the Cliff House by Melbourne designers/builders Modscape forces us to think and dream.  As a five storey modular home clings to the side of a cliff. The design is a theoretical response to clients who have approached Modscape to explore design options for extreme parcels of coastal land in Australia. Inspired by...
Dialogue house by Webdell Burnette Architects
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Dialogue house

Located in Phoenix Arizona the Dialogue house by Webdell Burnette Architects is based on two volumes of light – one warm and one cool – one projected to the expansive horizon and one toward the canopy of the desert sky. Inspired by John Van Dyke’s ruminations on the phenomena of desert light specifically “colored air” and “reflected light” in...
Rainforest house by UNA architects
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a sensitive home

Nestled in the middle of pristine Brazilian rainforest, UNA Arquitetos have constructed a modest home. Located in the southern city of Joinville, the narrow house covers a huge swathe of land that sits at the bottom of a steep slope. Built with various prefabricated elements, the house features an outdoor swimming pool, exposed concrete, rustic saw-cut timbers and glass walls which frame...
Ranch by Turnbull Griffin Haelsoop
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Rancho Relaxo

Perhaps because of, or maybe in spite of, the fact that I grew up on the beach I have always been drawn to the countryside. Something about endless rolling hills and mountains makes me very happy. This white barn north of San Fransico by Turnbull Griffin Haelsoop also makes me very happy. It has large sofas for napping....
Waiatarua House by Hamish Monk Architects
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trading paces

The brief was for a new house on a challenging, steep site in a bush clad creek gully. One of the design challenges was to insert a bold intervention into a sensitive bush reserve whilst still maintaining a sense of modesty and poetic. Conceived by Hamish Monk Architecture the house was designed for a couple in their mid-sixties who had always...
little cabin by 2by4
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Best Things. Small Packages

Sometimes I like the grand, sometimes the humble. This week is a humble week. The thought of escaping to this tiny little cabin on a canal would be a dream. Design to perform the most basic necessities of a home, the cabin is clad in black timber on two sides and the roof, while at either end the wall are completely window giving the cabin...
Bacoc Hacienda by Reyes Rios + Larrain Studio
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Green with Pool envy

Award winning architect Salvador Reyes Rios recently designed this cutting edge villa called Bacoc Hacienda on the site of a Mayan platform in the Yucatan peninsula in south-eastern Mexico This 19th century hacienda has spent many years in abandonment. In the last few decades, its main house stood with preserved stone masonry without a roof, just an empty shell of what it was over...
Malibu house by Scott Mitchell Studio
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Malibu Magic

This project is special. Special because of the location, special because of the scale, special because of the end result and special to me in particular because it was one of the first site visits I ever made when I started out in interior design. I was fortunate to do work experience for Scott Mitchell Studio and a...
BUS by group mmmm
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do the Bus Stop!

Baltimore's bus system recently got a brand new Stop and meeting point in the form of three giant wood-and-steel letters: B-U-S. Courtesy of group mmmm. BUS is made with wood and steel, materials that are typically used to build urban furniture. The three letters of BUS are big enough to accommodate two to four people each and protect them from rain,...
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