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Casa Rancho Avándaro: A Weekend Retreat in Valle de Bravo, Mexico by Chain + Siman
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In the environs of Valle de Bravo, Casa Rancho Avándaro is a weekend retreat designed primarily to make the most of its extensive natural surroundings. The house is a commanding presence on the landscape, striking a balance between the well-tended gardens and the imposing stone buildings.
Project name
Casa Rancho Avándaro
Architecture firm
Chain + Siman
Location
Valle de Bravo, State of Mexico, Mexico
Photography
Rafael Gamo, Jaime Navarro
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PIG House in Hangzhou, China by Li Wenqiang / PIG DESIGN
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PIG HOUSE, the office of PIG DESIGN, is located in an old residential area in Binjiang, Hangzhou. It adjoins the bank of Qiantang River, and faces the West Lake across the river. In order to break away from traditional office buildings' indifference to the local environment and lack of cultural significance, Li Wenqiang decided to transform a detac...
Project name
PIG House
Architecture firm
PIG DESIGN
Location
Hangzhou, China
Photography
Qi Shuoqian
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O2 Studio designs Khao Yai House in Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
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'Baan Khao Yai' is a private vacation home of 'Bhumichitra' family who needs a place to escape the hustle and bustle of the capital and vacation in the project 'Khao Loy Resort', not far from Khao Yai National Park. The goal of the design is for the building to be humble and blend in with the surrounding environment.
Project name
Khao Yai House
Architecture firm
O2 Studio Co.,Ltd.
Location
Khao Yai, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Photography
Kingkong Foto
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AR Arquitectos designs Black House in La Pankana, La Calera, Córdoba, Argentina
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A House designed on a typical small mountain terrain of Córdoba. Located in La Pankana, in the town of Calera, we project a single-family home where the principal idea was to break with the traditional premises. The point of attention was placed on the choice of concrete as the protagonist material in all its senses.
Project name
Black House
Architecture firm
AR Arquitectos
Location
La Pankana, La Calera, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
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Little House on the River, Mayu Sumaj, Argentina by Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
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Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos deisgns a minimal and sustainable house in San Antonio river, Córdoba Argentina. “a reflection on our landscapes and a return to the essence of childhood to inhabit, play and explore, the refuge, the tree house, summer, the metaphorical value of the created territory, the awareness of the lived place, the passage of time...
Project name
Little House on the River, Mayu Sumaj, Argentina
Architecture firm
Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
Location
Mayu Sumaj, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez
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Hampton House, Victoria, Australia by Architecture Works
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The client originally bought the property with a view to demolishing the original weatherboard Edwardian, however post purchase the house was then the Heritage listed, meaning we were compelled to retain the facade. The brief then changed to how can we create a contemporary light filled family home that would accommodate a family of 5 and cater ent...
Project name
Hampton House
Architecture firm
Architecture Works P/L
Location
Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Timothy Kaye
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Memphrémagog Lake Residence in Magog, Canada by MU Architecture
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Located on the shores of prestigious Lake Memphremagog, in the Eastern Townships Region of Quebec, this residence sits atop the lake’s steep shores, projecting itself onto a peaceful bay and providing impressive views of the surrounding environment. Inspired by a bird’s unfolded wing, the residence’s distinctive, undulating, and architecturally con...
Project name
Memphrémagog Lake Residence
Architecture firm
MU Architecture
Location
Memphremagog Lake, Magog, Québec, Canada
Photography
Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard
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Under the Top, reconstruction and extension of a family house in Prague, Czech Republic by No Architects
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The southern slopes of the first large suburb in the capital city of Prague have always attracted people to posh residential living. However, the romanticizing delirium of typical construction with steep roofs, ostentatious stone soffits and superfluous brick cladding used to be a laughing stock for modernist architects in their time, who dreamed o...
Project name
Under the Top
Architecture firm
No Architects
Location
Prague, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
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