Aldo Beach House transforms a 1940s beach house into a new multi-generational home—doubling the livable area while lightly touching the delicate ecology of the waterfront. Two shifting wings hover over the hillside and beach supported by thin steel columns and pin piles.
Project name
Aldo Beach House
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Hood Canal, WA, USA
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Ashton Wesley
Structural engineer
J Welch Engineering LLC
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a rocky, wind-swept south facing shoreline; this retreat home nestles into the landscape to harmonize with its surroundings and minimize exposure to weather. The home is a vacation retreat for a family of four, who desired a low-impact home with a strong connection to land and sea.
Project name
Lone Madrone
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, WA, USA
Design team
Joe Herrin, Mike Mora, Jonathan Teng
Interior design
Ore Studios (Interior Furnishings)
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Typology
Residential › House
Mid-ridge Villa has been settled between a slender but prosperous garden in the heart of the farmlands, for a family of three who are always gathering. A twelve-year-old child, the climax of the story, and her rebellious spirit, along with her constant training to become a professional swimmer and her occasional desire for isolation and privacy, ha...
Project name
Mid-Ridge Villa
Architecture firm
EZ Studio
Location
Qahdarijan, Isfahan, Iran
Principal architect
Pedram Ezadi Boroujeni
Design team
Foroogh Haddad
Collaborators
Majid Tahmasebi, Saeid Kazemi
Interior design
Pedram Ezadi
Environmental & MEP
Saadat
Lighting
Khorshid Gallery
Material
Brick, Glass, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Kua Bay Residence, a family retreat designed by Walker Warner Architects with NICOLEHOLLIS and Lutsko Associates is cut into the volcanic landscape to provide an elegant transition from lava to sea.
Project name
Kua Bay Residence
Architecture firm
Walker Warner Architects
Photography
Douglas Friedman, Laure Joliet, Marion Brenner
Principal architect
Greg Warner
Collaborators
John Pierson (Senior Project Manager), Dan Baciuska (Architectural Staff)
Interior design
NICOLEHOLLIS
Structural engineer
GFDS Engineers
Landscape
Lutsko Associates
Construction
Ledson Construction
Material
Basalt, Alaska Yellow Cedar and Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This project involved the expansion of a spacious single-story Outremont residence built in the 1960s. Situated on a site with a steep incline and majestic view, the two-floor expansion was designed to offer a generous window on the horizon.
Project name
Prince Philip Residence
Architecture firm
Thellend Fortin Architectes
Location
Montréal, Canada
Photography
Charles Lanteigne Photo
Principal architect
Louis Thellend, Lisa-Marie Fortin
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Bailey Residence offered a rare opportunity to renovate the interiors for one of the original 1970s Country House Condos at Central Oregon’s Black Butte Ranch – a beloved family home that had not been updated in many decades.
Project name
Bailey Residence
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Black Butte Ranch, Oregon, USA
Photography
Jeremy Bittermann
Principal architect
Jennie Fowler
Design team
Sarah Post-Holmberg (Project Architect), Tom Schmidt (Architect (CA)), Amelie Reynaud (Architect (CD))
Collaborators
Pat Thorne (Furniture Procurement)
Interior design
Janell Widmer
Built area
1,800 ft² condo renovation
Structural engineer
Madden & Baughman
Construction
Construction Management Services
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Stone
Client
Tim and Nive Bailey
Typology
Residential › House
Hajgoli is a quaint sleepy village on the outskirts of Kolhapur, where our client desired to build a home for his family. In spite of being 3 hrs. away from Goa, this village is connected to the the nearby major cities and hubs by only road ways. One of the challenges in construction was its remote location.
Architecture firm
Studio MAT Architects
Location
Hajgoli, Maharashtra, India
Photography
Kshan collective
Principal architect
Harsh Soneji
Design team
Harsh Soneji, Pratha Bhagat
Interior design
Studio MAT
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator
Material
Stamped concrete, sandstone, shera board.
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the Calamuchita Valley, this summer house has lake Los Molinos as the main landscape of its surroundings. The mountain range is also a protagonist when looking west, which incurres in an exiting balancing challenge between the beautiful view and the high-hitting sun in the afternoon.
Project name
SC House (Casa SC)
Architecture firm
Development Architectural Group
Location
Country Náutico “Costa Molinos”, Potrero de Garay, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Gustavo Daniel Bacile M.P. 5555
Collaborators
Marina Astro, Sami Samez
Structural engineer
Development Architectural Group
Landscape
Development Architectural Group
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Residential › House
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