Faulkner Architects reveals Viewfinder House in Truckee, California, a home designed to capture dramatic mountain views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Project name
Viewfinder House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Principal architect
Gregory Faulkner
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Principal, Breanne Penrod, Project Manager
Collaborators
Geotechnical Engineer: NV5
Interior design
Rory Torrigiani, Natalie Zirbel
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
Linchpin Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering
Lighting
Faulkner Architects
Construction
Glennwood Mountain Homes
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Casa 3 Piedras gets its name from the old tortilla mill that once housed inside its stone walls. This Yucatecan corner is surrounded by fruit trees creating a small colonial paradise within the city, ideal for relaxing and enjoying the space.
Project name
Casa 3 Piedras (House 3 Stones)
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Tamara Uribe Manzanilla, Manolo Solis
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Furniture by Artesano MX, and Art by LA sala and Alfredo Romero
Civil engineer
Alejandro Bargas Cicero
Visualization
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD
Construction
Workshop, Diseño y Construcción
Material
Pasta tiles, Concrete block, Stone, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Venus Bay is located in South Gippsland, a narrow peninsula of land with Bass Strait the southwest and Anderson’s Inlet to the northeast. Hide House in Venus Bay is located on the crest of a sand dune amongst coastal Tea Tree. The house enjoys views to the waterways of the inlet to the north and the grassy tidal plains to the east while turning its...
Architecture firm
MRTN Architects
Location
Venus Bay, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Antony Martin
Material
Wood, Terrazzo, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Owen and Tom, a young professional couple, engaged Sandbox Studio to transform their rundown Victorian terrace in Paddington, Sydney, into a modern home, while restoring its heritage character. We designed a minimalist alteration and addition, increasing the space and light without overdeveloping the site.
Project name
Paddo Terrace
Architecture firm
Sandbox Studio®
Location
Paddington, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Dain McClure-Thomas, Luke Carter
Collaborators
Megan Morton STYLIST (Stylist)
Interior design
Sandbox Studio
Civil engineer
Ross Engineers
Structural engineer
Ross Engineers
Visualization
Sandbox Studio
Construction
Ryan Jones Building Company
Material
Brick, timber frame
Typology
Residential › House
Located at the edge of a heavily wooded 3-acre plot in East Hampton, New York, The C+S house is a complete redesign and renovation of an existing 1970’s era residence and serves as a retreat for the Manhattan based clients; a graphic designer, and an art consultant and curator.
Architecture firm
AE Superlab
Location
East Hampton, New York, USA
Principal architect
Ahmed ElHusseiny
Collaborators
Brian Masuda
Interior design
AE Superlab
Construction
Wood frame over reinforced concrete basement
Material
Equitone Natura exterior rainscreen panels, Andersen E-series windows and doors w/ Low-e Glass, American white oak interior wood, Teak exterior decking
Budget
under $ 1,000,000 USD
Typology
Residential › House
To extend the kitchen, we dropped the level for height and drew on Italian inspiration: Renaissance and Tuscan. The clients gave clues from their home and social media styling, and set a vision of shared meals on a Tuscan veranda. We drew on the Italianate style of the terraced house using classic, perfectly proportioned Romanesque arches for frame...
Project name
A Tuscan Veranda (in London)
Architecture firm
Turner Architects
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Paul Turner
Design team
Paul Turner, Ashley Ford, Anna-Maria Papasotiriou
Structural engineer
Bini Struct-e Ltd.
Typology
Residential › House
The number sixty-nine is more than a sexually coded reference, which was not the inspiration for designing this space. However, neither the number sixty-nine nor the colors used are random. The inspiration for the interior and its numeric theme were paintings.
Architecture firm
No Architects
Location
Prague 3 – Žižkov, Czech Republic
Photography
Studio Flusser
Principal architect
Jakub Filip Novák, Daniela Baráčková, Ján Šefčík
Construction
Contractor: CZ interiéry
Material
Oak floor, ceramic tiles, lacquered MDF, oak veneer, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Renovation of a protected farm’ annex dating from the 19th century located in Montagny-les-Monts in Fribourg township.
This village is part of a region that was long known for its tobacco growing.
Project name
La Tabatière
Architecture firm
Noue Studio
Location
1774 Montagny-les-Monts, Switzerland
Principal architect
Noue Studio
Collaborators
Elise Rossier, Camille Boldt
Interior design
Noue Studio
Visualization
Noue Studio
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Blender, Octane Render, Adobe Lightroom
Material
Wood, bricks, terrazzo made of local stones
Typology
Residential › House
