The site sits at the end of a narrow access lane well below the main street level. The terrain is steep and looks across Woodford Bay to uninterrupted views of the harbour bridge and city skyline.
An architectural concept, a house among the canyons. Is it possible to build a house of difficult terrain? The ravines and deep drops of canyons can be used as a habitat for a retreat from nature. Deserts have their own charm, where you can gaze out from the heights and rest on the heights immersed in meditation.
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The house is composed of 2 'L' shaped blocks stacked on top of one another. The short ends of each 'L' extend to the north to create a courtyard at ground level. The living spaces are arranged around this courtyard to maximise access to sunlight and to create a strong relationship between internal and external spaces.
While creating this unique design for Maersk, PLH Arkitekter's interior design team has drawn upon its extensive expertise in lighting design and created a total of 13 zones, where the contrast between brightness and darkness, indoor and outdoor lighting helps to divide the room into smaller spheres. An intelligent system controls the lighting so that it follows the rhythm of the day and the seasons.
Designed for a very special client, this coastal Malibu residence was carefully conceived to be a guest house and entertainment area. Built around an astonishing tree, the project envelops the surrounding landscape and integrates the built environment with it. The sinuous roof creates shade where necessary and brings natural light inside through skylights.
We created this project for our client, as for a person who works at home, loves cooking and does not like unnecessary details in the interior, as, by the way, we do. The basis of the interior is the bedroom, which is separated from the kitchen-living room by a glass partition and at the same time seems to be an integral part of one large space. The bedroom is dominated by wood, because this room should be the most comfortable in the apartment.
The human race has always been known for big building projects. From the pyramids in Egypt to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, these man-made wonders are getting taller and taller.