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
Le Atelier Architects is a design practice with over ten years of experience that has made a name in working with budgets of all sizes. Their signature approach is based on seeing any constraint as an opportunity. Their most recent endeavour, however, stands out for the out-and-out well-heeled atmosphere enhanced by a selection of impressive furnit...
Project name
Concrete Interior
Architecture firm
Le Atelier Architects
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Sergey Kolchin
Design team
Sergey Kolchin; Anna Ovchinnikova; Natalia Senygina; Maria Bakhrameeva; Nadezhda Torshina; Gleb Kulikovskiy
Interior design
Le Atelier
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Hasselblad
Typology
Residential › House
This pristine contemporary home is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Sites like this don’t come much more spectacular. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock describes it as ‘a glorious site’.
Project name
Pearl Bay Residence
Architecture firm
MADDOCK (Design Firm)
Location
Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Principal architect
Gavin Maddock (Principle Designer)
Design team
Gavin Maddock, Gavin Dehn, Mark Mawdsley
Structural engineer
Hulme & Associates
Construction
McNeil Construction
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
