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Cabo de vila is a house for a young couple that wanted a house that doesn't look like a regular house. When we first meet the place for the house, the approach to the location give us the central mote for the project. We wanted a shape that can fill the void left by the valley and at the same time we wanted this new shape to embrace and reflects th...
Project name
Cabo de Vila House
Architecture firm
spaceworkers®
Location
Paredes, Portugal
Photography
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG, Building Pictures (video)
Situated on the slopes of the Orakei Basin in central Auckland, the site which lies at the end of nearly a half-kilometre of challenging driveway that winds around another 12 properties and sits on the steep slope of a volcanic crater—had every difficulty you could imagine but it is spectacular, sheltered and central,” says Architect Wendy Shackloc...
Project name
Roads End (End of the Road)
Architecture firm
Wendy Shacklock Architects
Location
Orakei Basin, Auckland, New Zealand
Photography
Patrick Reynolds Photography
Situated on ten acres at the meeting of two rivers near Whitefish, Montana, Confluence House is a fly fisherman's dream. Conceived as a getaway for family and friends, the home’s design is derived and influenced by the geophysics of the surrounding landscape; becoming a seamless addition to the natural environment, rather than an interruption. View...
Project name
Confluence House
Architecture firm
Cushing Terrell
Location
Whitefish, Montana, USA
Photography
Karl Neumann
The dwelling is lies in a longitudinally shaped land, with a pronounced slope and situated in La Calera. The client’s interest was to preserve the view over Sierras Chicas, to protect himself from the west and to have a one-story house, which led to the placement of two separate bedrooms, each of them with its own independent entrance.
Project name
Casa TO (TO House)
Location
Cordoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
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)
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
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
Architecture firm
InForm
Location
Red Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Photography
James Geer
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
Photography
Andrew Chung