A single-family home in Pasadena received a thoughtful re-imagining when it was time for a remodel and addition. Medium Plenty updated and expanded the existing house and converted a detached garage into a stand-alone ADU. Careful orientation and shading devices provide relief from harsh summers, while maximizing natural light year-round.
Project name
South Pasadena House
Architecture firm
Medium Plenty
Location
South Pasadena, United States
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the vast wilderness of the Teton Mountain range, Dynia Architects designed this private residence to reflects both the intimacy and openness that one can only experience in the great outdoors. By leaning into the western landscape, they used locally sourced timber and incorporated natural elements in the interior design to help emphasiz...
Project name
Stone Creek Residence
Architecture firm
Dynia Architects
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Photography
David Agnello
Interior design
Dynia Architects
Civil engineer
Nelson Engineering
Lighting
Helius Lighting Group
Construction
Peak Builders
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled in the hills of the Fryman Canyon Estates area in Studio City, California, the Oakdell Residence is a remodel and addition to an existing 1960’s mid-century home. Originally built in 1957, the one-story, 3,900 square feet property remained a kind of a midcentury time capsule until rejuvenated by Assembledge+.
Project name
Oakdell Residence
Architecture firm
Assembledge+
Location
Studio City, California, USA
Photography
Lisa Romerein
Principal architect
David Thompson
Design team
David Thompson (Principal in Charge), Gregory Marin
Interior design
Lisa Strong Design, Susan Mitnick Design Studio
Landscape
Fiore Landscape Design
Construction
Dobkin Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Metal, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
We believe that in the relationship between being and place, it is the sensations that provide harmony. Contact with the nature of the elements transforms a being, making him identify with his environment and connect with his roots. A space composed of elements in their purest forms inspires a body to seek its essences.
Project name
Casa Elemental
Architecture firm
Estúdio Zargos
Location
Buritis, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança
Design team
Zargos Rodrigues, Frederico Rodrigues, Rodrigo Pereira, Debora Camargos, Pedro Rodrigues, Ika Okamoto, Nathalia Melo and Laís Parreiras
Civil engineer
Production and prop styling: Studio Tertúlia. Model: Leandro Rodrigues.
Structural engineer
Moa Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Ep Projects and Engineering (Building installations)
Landscape
Rodrigo Pereira
Construction
Laso Engineering
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Stafford, Oregon is a rural hamlet 15 miles south of Portland. Characterized by lush rolling fields and thick stands of Douglas Fir, the homes in this area are situated on large plots with long winding driveways. Stafford Residence takes it’s inspiration from the beauty of its bucolic setting as well as Scandinavian country homes which are typified...
Project name
Stafford Residence
Architecture firm
Ment Architecture LLC
Location
Stafford, Oregon, USA
Photography
Luke and Mallory Leasure
Principal architect
Solomon Berg, Adam Lawler
Built area
4700 ft² (356 m² + 87 m² garage)
Civil engineer
Hayden Engineers
Structural engineer
Hayden Engineers
Lighting
Design Within Reach DWR, Pablo Designs, Rejuvenation, Worley's Lighting
Construction
Patrick Huske of Ironwood Homes
Material
Exterior: Grey-washed vertical cedar siding, standing seam metal roofing and large black-framed windows and doors combine for a modern and restrained palate. The garage volume is clad in black standing seam metal to distinguish it from the main residence. Sliders and doors, the facade recedes to create shelter and covering and is signified by a material change to clear coated vertical cedar siding. Interior spaces were finished with smooth white walls, polished concrete floors and minimal white oak casework.
Client
Hilary and Jimmy Severson
Typology
Residential › House
The mckimm interior design team were engaged by former clients to bring a new dimension of materiality and functionality to certain spaces within their mckimm home. With the intent of enhancing the homes visual character, the new features offer sympathetic enrichments to existing spaces, creating additional layers that explore connection, tactility...
Location
Brighton, Victoria, (Melbourne), Australia
Principal architect
Lorenzo Garizio
Interior design
Sandra Ludon, Isabella Cini, Elena Rajani
Completion year
2020 renovation complete
Typology
Residential › House
Drawn to the extensive vegetation rather than the views to the ocean, the client’s brief asked for an experience “like camping amongst the trees, but without the tent”. Rather than optimising views to the ocean that may be lost over time as the foreshore vegetation matures, this home is thoughtfully woven between the existing stand of Brushbox tree...
Project name
Timbin House
Architecture firm
Conrad Gargett
Location
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Christopher Frederick Jones
Principal architect
John Flynn – Director, Conrad Gargett
Design team
Amit Sharma - Project Architect, Conrad Gargett
Interior design
Conrad Gargett
Built area
Ground Level -150 m² + 9 m² entry deck; Level 1-130 m² + 85 m² balcony
Structural engineer
Knight Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Exburo ESD Consultant
Lighting
The house uses a combination of strip and bulb based low-energy LED surface mounted lighting
Construction
Luke O’Connor Builder
Material
Roofing: Concrete Roof with insulation. Concrete walls with insulation. Internal walls and ceilings: Pasterboard wall lining with insulation + Exposed concrete ceiling. Glazing: MAGNUM™ Sliding Door Designer Series | Series 618, Powder coating colour is Dulux Electro range Ref - 906-8184k - Dark Bronze DLX116 All glazing Low E grey tint. Flooring: Polished concrete upstairs and downstairs with 10-millimetre bluestone aggregate, shallow grid, semi-gloss mechanical polish for longevity and penetrating sealer
Typology
Residential › House
Vértigo House is a perfect example of a project which arises from physical limitations and could only be the result of its unique site and the client’s willingness to invest in a parcel which was considered useless for its steep slope.
Project name
Vertigo House (Casa Vértigo)
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Nayón, Quito, Ecuador
Photography
Bicubik Photo
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Design team
Esteban Najas, Sebastian Montenegro, Martin Antelo
Structural engineer
Nicolas Morabowen, Jose Fernandez Salvador
Environmental & MEP
Fernando Salazar (Sanitary/Hidraulic), Rommel Antamba (Electric)
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
