Located in the verdant Laurentians in Quebec, the Estrade Residence reveals itself discretely on the shores of Lac de la Cabane in St-Adolphe d’Howard. It is by studying the steep and rocky topography of the place that MU Architecture decided to highlight the peculiarities of this site with an adapted and captivating architectural intervention.
Project name
Estrade Residence
Architecture firm
MU Architecture
Location
Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Ulysse Lemerise Bouchard (YUL Photo)
Design team
Jean-Sébastien Herr, Charles Côté, Jean-Philippe Bellemare, Pierre-Alexandre Rhéaume, Floriane Deléglise
Construction
Paul Lalonde et fils
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal, Stone
Typology
Residential › House, Extension, Refurbishment, Extension, Refurbishment
McIntyre House is a distinguished mid-century residence in the San Francisco Bay Area that has been remodeled by Richard Beard Architects and The Wiseman Group.
Project name
Mcintyre Residence
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, California
Photography
José Manuel Alorda
Interior design
The Wiseman Group
Landscape
Strata Landscape Architecture
Lighting
Hiram Banks Lighting Design
Construction
Louis Ptak Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a sloping site set amongst the gum trees in Red Hill, the design is a direct response to its surroundings. Working with the natural topography, the house is divided into a series of stepped floor plates around a central courtyard. The tiered floors zone the interior spaces which offer unique views of the surrounding native bushland.
Project name
Red Hill House
Location
Red Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Principal architect
Ross Berger
Structural engineer
BDD Engineering
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Brick, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Castle Cove alterations is a rear extension project of a family home in northern Sydney. The project involved the renovation of a 1970’s home to render it more suitable to the needs of family. The existing home did not relate to the sites slope or orientate to take advantage of passive solar design.
Project name
Castle Cove Alterations
Architecture firm
Chung Architects
Location
Castle Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Andrew Chung
Design team
Chung Architects
Interior design
Chung Architects
Built area
20 m² extension, total renovation 35 m²
Civil engineer
Fly Engineering
Structural engineer
Fly Engineering
Construction
Timber frame on concrete slab
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level.
Project name
Lookout House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner
Interior design
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
MSA Engineering Consultants
Lighting
CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC
Construction
Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
ROMA Rooftop comprises an outdoor space transformed into the rooftop of an existing residential building, which seeks to create a calm and habitable space for the upper terrace of an apartment in Mexico City's Roma neighborhood.
Project name
Roma Rooftop
Architecture firm
Marc Pascal ODA
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Photography
Camila Cossio, Maureen Evans
Principal architect
Marc Pascal Pontón
Collaborators
Carlos Resendíz (1st stage)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Landscape
Aldaba Jardines / Thalía Davidoff
Typology
Residential › Apartment, Rooftop
The project used an already existing base (which turned out to be a complex task) to build a chalet that will be occupied for a large part of the year, thus requiring real planning options. The choice of location for Caraccard, and its architectural choices, are attributable to several factors, including, among others, the steep terrain and breatht...
Architecture firm
Chevallier Architectes
Location
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
Photography
Laurent Cousin & Solène Renault
Principal architect
Renaud Chevallier
Design team
David Castagna, Thibault Forissier, Sophie Rubin
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The clients are a couple of environmental scientists who, along with their two sons, relocated from the Oakland Hills to the summer climate of Orinda. Their commitment to sustainability, including a request for net-zero energy performance annually, was evident throughout the design process. A three-bedroom program began as a remodel of a 1954 ranch...
Project name
Miner Road House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Orinda, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography; Drone Promotions (aerial)
Design team
Greg Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Owen Wright, Darrell Linscott, Richard Szitar, Pete Austin, Ben Lueck, Glenn Lutz
Collaborators
Bob Hodas Acoustic Analysis (Acoustics), Garrett Faulkner (3D Model)
Interior design
Faulkner Architects with DZINE Concept
Civil engineer
Lea & Braze Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Davis Energy Group
Landscape
Thuilot Associates
Construction
Ethan Allen Construction
Typology
Residential › House
