Casa Pulpo is a Yucatecan house from the beginning of the last century that is located in one of the oldest neighborhoods of the city. The original bay houses a room and the living room, both retain their high ceilings with the traditional white metal beams and their wooden beams, whose treatment was based on leaving the wood exposed with reminisce...
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Collaborators
Galerista Yesenia Lope (Art)
Interior design
Artesano MX
Construction
Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero, Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Typology
Residential › House
The Eaves House exists at the interface between a residential neighborhood below and an undeveloped forested ravine above. The long and narrow cross-pitched site is asymmetrical with a pan-handle shape. Views to English Bay, the Vancouver skyline, and the Stanley Park peninsula are spread across the horizon to the south and south-east
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Principal designers: Matt McLeod, Lisa Bovell
Design team
Thomas Yuan, Alisha Maloney
Structural engineer
Ennova Structural Engineers
Construction
Postle Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Stucco, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Abadía House Project is located in the municipality of Zapopan, Jalisco. Developed within a private subdivision, near the walk area, the financial center of the city; This house emerges from a land that naturally presented a great unevenness, so that the project is planted a meter and a half above the sidewalk level with the intention of adapti...
Project name
Casa Abadía (Abadía House)
Location
Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Principal architect
Arturo Ferguson
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Seemingly floating over a suburban Brisbane street, the brick and timber façade of Clay Lantern House suggests the form and dappled light of its namesake. At different angles and times of the day, glimpses of movement and silhouette activate changes in the facade, connecting with the outside while maintaining privacy.
Project name
Clay Lantern House
Architecture firm
John Contoleon Architecture
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Brock Beazley Photography
Principal architect
John Contoleon
Collaborators
Tara Dehbozorgi (Photography Styling), Building Certification Consultants (Building Certifier)
Structural engineer
Northside Consulting Engineers
Supervision
Michael Kassolos
Construction
Kasso Constructions
Material
Face brick and timber
Typology
Residential › House
The Studio MEMM project for the Tree House emerged as a playful idea. In a moment of family expansion, with new grandchildren and nephews, the client understood that the ludic universe of the tree house could add to the experience of staying in Monte Verde, Minas Gerais
Architecture firm
Studio MEMM
Location
Monte Verde, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Principal architect
Marcelo Macedo
Design team
Studio MEMM – Marcelo Macedo
Collaborators
Drielly Nunes, CLT Brise soleil: Crosslam
Interior design
Drielly Nunes
Built area
18 m² (main volume: 12 m²; smaller volume: 6 m²)
Site area
Over 5 hectares
Civil engineer
João Trombada Construções
Lighting
Futura Iluminação
Supervision
Marcelo Macedo
Tools used
SketchUp, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, AutoCAD
Construction
Glued Laminated Wood / CLT - Crosslam Brasil
Material
Floor, ceiling and Columns and beams finishing: garapeira wood. Structure: concrete. Alluminum glazed facades. Brise soleil: CLT
Typology
Residential, House
Evolving as deliberately as the forest which surrounds it, the Paintbrush Residence stands as testament to the longevity of thoughtful design. Situated in a dappled Aspen grove outside Jackson, Wyoming, the treehouse-like project reorients the occupant to their place in nature, bringing them into a closer, more intimate cohabitation. Under CLB’s ca...
Project name
Paintbrush Residence
Architecture firm
CLB Architects
Location
Jackson, Wyoming, USA
Photography
Matthew Millman
Design team
Eric Logan, Sarah Kennedy, Maria James, Halie Dedering
Interior design
CLB Architects
Lighting
Helius Lighting Group
Construction
Leo's Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
TOME house does not respond to the archetype of common housing. Its irregular shaped terrain, spatial program and distribution combine to create a unique project, far from the common requirements, a design made by designers, for designers.
Structural engineer
Grado50
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
CESANTONI Tiles, COREV Wall plaster, LOSAN Melamine wood panels
Typology
Residential › House
Built in 1958 and originally designed by noted Pacific Northwest architect Roland Terry, this West Vancouver house no longer met the needs of contemporary living. Designed around a central courtyard, the L-shaped residence is divided into a private wing housing bedrooms and a public-oriented section holding the kitchen, dining and living areas. Pur...
Project name
West Vancouver Residence
Architecture firm
KOArchitecture
Location
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Photography
Sozinho Imagery
Collaborators
MetalPanels: Artemeisa Metal Fabrication. Artemesia Metal Fabrication, LLC (Metal Panels). Decorative Metal Arts (Steel Cabinets). Wood Cabinets: Schubert's Design Woodwork Ltd
Environmental & MEP
Norvan Plumbing (Mechanical/Plumbing), Feeny Power (Electrical/Technology)
Construction
RW Construction Services
Material
Kitchen: Venetian plaster; stainless steel and wood cabinets; frosted glass. Bath: reclaimed oak, blackened steel; cast glass sink; Venetian plaster. Living Area: rusted steel panels; Venetian plaster; blackened steel
Typology
Residential › House
