Inspired by Vancouver’s prominent “West Coast Fusion” culture, Floating House is a contemporary mix of eastern and western influences, designed by Arno Matis Architecture. The composition appears to float on a large reflecting pool within an oriental garden setting.
Project name
Floating House
Architecture firm
Arno Matis Architecture
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Michael Elkan, John Sinal
Principal architect
Arno Matis
Interior design
Arno Matis Architecture
Structural engineer
Fast + Epp
Landscape
Paul Sangha Limited
Lighting
Sistemalux, Baccarat, Eurofase
Visualization
Arno Matis Architecture
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Colima-based architecture firm Di Frenna Arquitectos led by Matia Di Frenna Müller has recently completed ''Casa Mao'' a single-family house located in Colima city, Colima, Mexico.
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Colima, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Lorena Darquea
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana De la Mora
Collaborators
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Juan Guardado, Mariana de la Mora
Structural engineer
Juan Guardado
Landscape
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Material
Brick, Steel, Glass, Concrete, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Assembledge+: Composed of three pavilions connected by a series of glass hallways, the single-story residence seeks to create a residential oasis in the heart of Los Angeles. The Western Red Cedar lined guest house/garage pavilion establishes a datum line that carves and connects the two larger volumes of the living and sleeping pavilions, comprise...
Project name
Laurel Hills Residence
Architecture firm
Assembledge+
Location
Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
Photography
Matthew Millman
Principal architect
David Thompson
Design team
David Thompson (Principal-in-Charge), Gregory Marin (Project Manager), Raul Aguilera (Project Architect), Can Jiang
Interior design
Susan Mitnick Design Studio
Structural engineer
CM Peck
Landscape
Fiore Landscape Design
Material
Wood, steel, concrete, glass
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by SAOTA, a South African architecture studio known for advancing the possibilities of 20th-century modernism, this home represents the tradition of the terrace, with its emphasis on an outdoor orientation, but in a context and climatic condition vastly different from the origin of the type.
Photography
Sergey Ananiev
Design team
Greg Truen, Roxanne Kaye & Philippe Raffner
Collaborators
Max Kasymov & OKHA (Bespoke furniture), Troy Advisory LLP (Project Manager)
Interior design
Max Kasymov & ARRCC
Environmental & MEP
Alexander Boenich
Landscape
Klukva Landscaping
Lighting
Kseniya Rudkovskaya
Construction
Alexander Stroikov
Material
Silver-grey metal cladding, stone, glass, wood, concrete
Typology
Residential › House
The architect and designer (Sanders Architecture and Britt Design Group) call this Texas ranch “Rocking 8” it is located on a remote 300,000 acre ranch, home was designed around stunning vistas and rock formations.
Project name
Rockin’ 8 Ranch
Architecture firm
Sanders Architecture
Location
Brown County, Texas, USA
Principal architect
Chris Sanders
Interior design
Laura Britt, Britt Design Group
Construction
David Wilkes Builders
Material
Stone, Glass, Steel, Wood, Concrete and plaster
Client
Royce and Judy Mitchell
Typology
Residential › House
Conceived and designed by entrepreneur Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza, along with the Mexican architecture studio PRODUCTORA, the Casa Bautista project located in the heart of the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve finds expression in a sculptural house that merges with its natural surroundings, seeming to emerge from the sea like a rock and float over the treet...
Project name
Casa Bautista
Architecture firm
PRODUCTORA
Location
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Tulum, Quintana Roo
Principal architect
Abel Perles, Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime, Wonne Ickx
Design team
Carlos Bedoya, Victor Jaime, Wonne Ickx, Abel Perles
Collaborators
Alejandro Ordoñez, Josue Palma, Daniela Dusa, Antonio Espinoza, Gerardo Aguilar
Structural engineer
Kaltia
Typology
Residential › House
Tim Ditchfield Architects: Inspired by a journey to Palm Springs and the spirit of mid-century modernism, this project was a pilgrimage in design. An exercise in restraint, the floor plan seeks not to maximise built area, but create generous indoor-outdoor spaces throughout the site for any occasion or time of day and carefully curate a sequence of...
Architecture firm
Tim Ditchfield Architects
Location
Noosa Heads, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Scott Burrows
Principal architect
Tim Ditchfield, Oskar Booth
Design team
Ben Murray, Cecilia Amitrano, Tim Ditchfield, Oskar Booth
Collaborators
Peter Dawson
Interior design
Tim Ditchfield Architects
Structural engineer
SCG Consulting Engineers
Construction
GV Emanuel Constructions
Material
Concrete, Stone, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Arielle Condoret Schechter, Architect, PLLC, AIA: The Baboolal residence is a net zero house is for a multicultural family of four. The husband is Indian originally from South Africa and the wife is American. They are both in high stress professions: he is a pediatric anesthesiologist and she is a pediatric nurse. They have two small children and p...
Project name
Baboolal Residence
Architecture firm
Arielle Condoret Schechter, Architect, PLLC, AIA
Location
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Principal architect
Arielle Schechter
Design team
Arielle Schechter
Interior design
Arielle Schechter
Structural engineer
Brian Moskow, Red
Environmental & MEP
Apex, NC
Landscape
Jean Bernard, Petalstone
Lighting
Arielle Schechter
Supervision
Jay Bauer, NewPhire Building
Material
Wood Frame; Prefab wood roof trusses; Steel columns
Typology
Residential › House
