Overlooking coastal anchialine ponds where ancient Hawai’ians raised fish, this 13,497-square-foot home for an extended family was designed so that all its major living spaces capture views of Uluweuweu Bay and Kikaua Point. The name Wai’olu comes from the Hawai’ian words wai (fresh water) and olu (pleasant) and means cool, attractive, soft, and ge...
Project name
Wai'olu Residence
Architecture firm
de Reus Architects
Location
North Kohala Coast, Hawaii
Design team
Mark de Reus – Project Architect. Dan Dzakowic – Project Manager
Interior design
Philpotts Interiors
Structural engineer
GFDS Engineers
Landscape
David Y. Tamura Associates, Inc.
Lighting
KGM Architectural Lighting
Construction
Oakes Management
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Located with the Dulwich Estate and in Dulwich Village Conservation Area, this modest Victorian cottage underwent a full refurbishment and extension. In it, a pair of perforated brick panels connect the considered interiors with its garden.
Project name
Block Colour
Architecture firm
Variant Office
Location
Dulwich Conservation Area, London, United Kingdom
Photography
Rachael Smith
Principal architect
Ashvin de Vos
Design team
Variant Office
Interior design
Variant Office
Structural engineer
Ian Harban Consulting Engineers
Supervision
Variant Office
Construction
DB Construction
Material
Brick, polished concrete, wood
Typology
Residential › House, full refurbishment, rear extension
Located on the East facing topography of the idyllic Whale Beach in Sydney's Northern Beaches, this Residential family home is a cross between Beach Bungalow and Coastal Plantation styled Architecture.
Project name
Whale Beach House
Architecture firm
Rama Architects
Location
Whale Beach, Sydney, Australia
Photography
Simon Whitbread
Principal architect
Rama Architects
Design team
Daniel Raymond & Thomas Martin
Interior design
Rama Architects
Structural engineer
VDM Consulting Engineers
Supervision
Peninsular Projects
Visualization
Peninsular Projects
Material
Dincel, Blockwork, Weatherboard, Metal Roof Sheeting
Typology
Residential House › Coastal Residential Home
When change occurs in a physical form, structure, or character, we call it metamorphosis. When it happens to an existing Canberra home in a quiet, leafy street of Duffy, we call it Meta-Morphology. A double-height void is the focal point of this contemporary family home in Duffy, Canberra. The owner's love of colour creates delight within.
Project name
Meta-Morphology
Architecture firm
Sandbox Studio®
Location
Duffy, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Principal architect
Luke Carter, Dain McClure Thomas
Design team
Luke Carter, Dain McClure Thomas
Civil engineer
Pierre Dragh Consulting Engineers
Structural engineer
Pierre Dragh Consulting Engineers
Construction
Taylor & Knowles
Material
Brick, metal cladding, Cemintel Barestone cladding, Spotted Gum timber flooring
Typology
Residential › House
Twin Peaks Residence is a mid-century San Francisco 1964 house that was remodeled by Feldman Architecture. The house was originally designed by San Francisco architect Albert Lanier (husband of renowned sculptor Ruth Asawa). The house has expansive views of San Francisco and features a fantastic rear garden. This most recent remodel takes the house...
Project name
Twin Peaks Residence
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
San Francisco, California
Collaborators
Cabinetmaker: Eby Construction
Interior design
Feldman Architecture
Structural engineer
Strandberg Engineering
Landscape
Ground Studio; Landscape Contractor: Frank & Grossman
Lighting
Kim Cladas Lighting Design
Construction
Upscale Construction
Typology
Residential › House
GRAFT’s design for a single-family house and two semi-detached houses combines the aspects of mobility, energy and healthy living with environmentally-friendly construction. The project’s holistic approach encompasses modern architecture, innovative building services and e-mobility as well as sustainability and physical health.
Project name
Holistic Living
Design team
Martin Franck, Arvid Wölfel
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer : Maul&Partner. Building Services: Buro Happold. Site Supervision : Energydesign Braunschweig GmbH. Building Physics : TU Braunschweig. Founding Partners : Lars Krückeberg, Wolfram Putz, Thomas Willemeit, Nils von Minckwitz, Anna Wittwer
Structural engineer
Niehus Winkler
Material
The ceilings, walls and roof are made of wood and earth
Typology
Residential, House
The task was to design an extension of a family house in the inner courtyard of a historic town house in the center of Nové Město na Moravě with use for occasional living of a family of four with the assumption of future use for permanent living.
Project name
House in the Courtyard
Architecture firm
IGLOO ARCHITEKTI
Location
Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Jan Pačka, Igor Šimon
Collaborators
Construction realization: Solstav; Realization of screed surfaces: Qualibau.
Site area
Gross Floor Area:149 m² - Usable Floor Area 122 m²
Material
Sand-lime blocks – masonry, KVH prisms – ceiling construction, Steel HEB profiles – column, ceiling construction, Cement screed – floors / walls, Larch wood – floors / windows, Stainless steel nets – railings, Titanium zinc – roofing
Typology
Residential › House
In the north of Amsterdam, a traditional ‘’Dijkhuis’’ (dyke house) has been transformed into a family home by Studio Modijefsky. This kind of building, as you might have guessed, is built next to a dyke. As building a dyke raises the ground level, it means that houses around it have a back area (and garden) at the lower, original level.
Architecture firm
Studio Modijefsky
Location
Amsterdam North, The Netherlands
Photography
Maarten Willemstein
Principal architect
Esther Stam
Design team
Esther Stam, Moene van Werven, Christel Willers, Aurélia De Chevigny, Ivana Stella, Beata Karlsson
Collaborators
design and execution of the kitchen unit & big living room cabinet with Koelhuis Frigo
Interior design
Studio Modijefsky
Typology
Residential › House
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