Breathing new life into an old building. From our first meeting with the owners, it was clear what conditions their future home should meet: “It should be fresh but also unpretentious.”
Project name
Reconstruction of mill, Central Bohemia
Architecture firm
Stempel & Tesar architekti
Photography
Filip Šlapal, Václav Šedý
Principal architect
Ján Stempel, Jan Jakub Tesař
Built area
147 m² (Building footprint), 241 m² (Usable area)
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Built in 1973, this 4,930 square-foot residence in Phoenix, Arizona, was dark, outdated, and missing a connection to its incredible backdrop of Camelback Mountain. This renovation designed by 180 Degrees Design + Build in collaboration with CBTWO Architects focused on a personal expression of modern, whimsical design and creating an intersection be...
Project name
Brandaw at Echo Canyon
Architecture firm
180 Degrees Design + Build, CBTWO Architects
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Photography
An Pham Photography
Principal architect
James Trahan, John Anderson, Troy Vincent, Garth Brandaw
Structural engineer
Cartwright Architects & Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Otterbein Engineering
Lighting
Woodward Engineering
Supervision
180 Degrees Design + Build
Tools used
AutoCAD, Google SketchUp
Construction
180 Degrees Design + Build
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Jaboby is a renovation and extension to an 1890s Federation house located on a beautiful tree lined street in St Kilda West with direct access to Jacoby Reserve, a small neighbourhood park.
Architecture firm
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Location
Saint Kilda West , Australia
Photography
Derek Swalwell
Principal architect
Lucy Clemenger
Design team
Lucy Clemenger Architects
Interior design
Lucy Clemenger Architects with Studio Stamp
Construction
Morcon Constructions
Material
Terracotta tiles, timber lining boards, pale oak floors and joinery, deep sea green tiles, soft carrara marble
Typology
Residential › House
The new home increases in size and maintains scale by going vertical to seamlessly blend in with neighboring historic and eclectic homes. Montalba Architects completed construction on Founding Principal David Montalba’s personal residence thoughtfully designed around a vertical courtyard concept.
Project name
Vertical Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Montalba Architects
Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal architect
David Montalba
Collaborators
M&M & Co. (Surveyor), Grover Hollingsworth and Associates (Soil)
Civil engineer
Wynn Engineering
Structural engineer
The Office of Gordon Polon
Environmental & MEP
PBS Engineers
Landscape
Elysian Landscapes
Lighting
Sean O’Connor Lighting
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Efficiency Lab for Architecture PLLC, a firm comprising a team of architects, planners, designers, and educators committed to a better understanding of efficiency in the built environment, is proud to unveil the Telluride Glass House, nestled into the steep cliffs of the Telluride Box Canyon in Colorado.
Project name
Telluride House
Architecture firm
Efficiency Lab for Architecture
Location
Telluride Box Canyon, Colorado, United States
Collaborators
Trautner Geotech (Geo-Hazard Engineer), Tommy Hein Architects (AOR)
Interior design
Gachot Studios
Civil engineer
Uncompahgre Engineering
Environmental & MEP
Bighorn Consulting Engineers
Landscape
Caribou Design Associates
Construction
Finbro Construction
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Photographer Naser Nader Ibrahim recently photographed the fanciful home designed by the renowned architect Danilo Veras Godoy in conjunction with the owner and her young children, one of several nestled in the cloud forest on the outskirts of Xalapa, Veracruz.
Project name
Casa de Los Milagros (House of Miracles)
Architecture firm
Danilo Veras Godoy
Location
Zoncuantla, Coatepec, Veracruz, Mexico
Photography
Naser Nader Ibrahim
Principal architect
Danilo Veras Godoy
Material
Ferrocement, earth-colored mosaic glass, wood, glass
Construction
Local workers
Typology
Residential › House
When the clients asked us to help them design a new extension suitable for themselves and their two children, they wanted us to update the property in a way that would maximise the available space and reconnect different areas while leaving them clearly defined.
Project name
Framework House
Architecture firm
Amos Goldreich Architecture
Location
Greater London, United Kingdom
Photography
Ollie Hammick
Principal architect
Amos Goldreich
Collaborators
Building control: PWC. Party wall surveyors: Thomas and Thomas. Cabinetry: Holte
Structural engineer
SD Structures
Construction
AODS (General contractor)
Material
Bathroom: Various Products, CP Hart. Glazing (Door / Window): Idealcombi. Glazing (Rooflight / Pocket Window) : 1st Folding. Tiles: Calma Nuvola. Kitchen furniture: Holte. Bricks: Bespoke Brick Company. Pavers: Chelmer Valley
Client
Tom and Jennifer Allen
Typology
Residential › House, Extension, Refurbishment
The owners purchased a small house on a secluded lakeside lot in La Malbaie. For its first three decades, the house was used as a hunting lodge, then it became the summer home for the Sisters of Charity.
Project name
Les sœurs (The Sisters)
Architecture firm
Anik Péloquin architecte
Location
Malcom Frazer Blvd, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Louis Prud‘homme
Principal architect
Anik Péloquin
Collaborators
Ébénisterie Adélard Tremblay et fils (Cabinetry)
Interior design
done by the clients
Structural engineer
Donald Arseneault
Construction
Construction Éclair
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
