From the shell of an old barn comes "Casa Bona". The renovation project emphasises the contrast between the aesthetic lines of the existing building and the new construction elements included in the project.
Architecture firm
ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Location
Gàmbara, Brescia, Italy
Photography
Matteo Sturla
Principal architect
Ezio Zupelli
Design team
Ezio Zupelli, Carlo Zupelli, Francesca Dellabona
Collaborators
Matteo Sturla, Ottavia Zuccotti, Marco Bettera
Interior design
ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Civil engineer
Mauro Taglietti
Structural engineer
Mauro Taglietti
Environmental & MEP
Mauro Taglietti
Lighting
ZDA | Zupelli Design Architettura
Supervision
Mauro Taglietti
Tools used
Reflex Canon 5d
Material
Steel, Concrete, Glass, Wood, Brick
Typology
Residential › House, Renovation
Voith & Mactavish Architects converts an early 19th-century bank barn into a house for a Blue Bell family. The barn, which sits adjacent to the farmhouse the clients had lived in for 25 years, was initially planned as an entertaining space and guesthouse.
Project name
Blue Bell Barn
Architecture firm
Voith & Mactavish Architects
Location
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, USA
Photography
Jeffrey Totaro
Principal architect
Daniela Holt Voith
Design team
Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP
Interior design
Voith & Mactavish Architects LLP
Civil engineer
ProTract Engineering
Structural engineer
O’Donnell & Naccarato
Environmental & MEP
Gallen Engineering
Landscape
Victoria Steiger Garden Design
Lighting
O’Donohoe & Rose
Tools used
CAD, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Hallowell Construction Company
Material
Wood, Stone, Steel, Fiberglass
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the waterfront of Breton Bay is an alluring Craftsman inspired home that bestows farmhouse style living on the water’s edge. Designed and built by Shady Lane Construction, this 3,200 sq. foot home boasts elegant finishes, and one-of-a-kind views that create an exquisite experience for the residents.
Project name
McElhaney Residence / Bayview Farmhouse
Architecture firm
Shady Lane Construction
Location
Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Maryland, USA
Principal architect
Kevin McElhaney
Design team
Shady Lane Construction
Collaborators
McHale Landscape Design, Fantasy Tile, Cords Cabinetry
Interior design
Shady Lane Construction
Landscape
McHale Landscape Design
Lighting
- Kitchen Pendants (Visual Comfort Alexa Hampton Lily Light), Living Room Chandelier (Kate Marker Batalle), Master Bath (Serena & Lily capiz Scalloped)
Construction
Shady Lane Construction
Material
Wood, Stone, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Gables’ is a striking low impact village home. Designed to be our retired clients' forever home, the house is accessible, highly contemporary, low energy, sustainable and secure. The clients wanted it to be not too big for two, but big enough to accommodate village parties and wider family coming to stay.
Architecture firm
Chadwick Dryer Clarke Studio, Bartlow Barns
Location
Bartlow, South Cambridgeshire
Photography
Hufton and Crow
Principal architect
Robin and Delphine Dryer
Structural engineer
Michael Hadi Associates Mathai Mathew
Environmental & MEP
HoareLea JamesMack
Construction
Patrick B Doyle, James Robinson Henry Riley LLP
Material
Timber frame, woodwool insulation, concrete sheer walls
Typology
Residential › House
Jaco Booyens Architect together with SAOTA restores Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa. SAOTA specialises in contemporary architecture and has designed luxury homes around the world, however, when SAOTA Director, Greg Truen acquired the farm in 2016 it was important to him to...
Project name
Buffelsdrift
Architecture firm
Jaco Booyens Architect & SAOTA
Location
Ladismith, South Africa
Collaborators
OKHA, JNA Thatchers, Groen Karoo
Construction
Pro-Projects and De Kock Bouers
Material
Natural stone, clay, brick, wood, glass, metal
Typology
Residential › House
In today’s world, everyday life can seem to be taken hostage by over extravagance, complexities, and clutter. So much so, that when you finally make it back to your house at the end of the day, you’re left longing for a return to something much more simple and minimal even.
Photography
Surround Architecture (Cover image), Francesca Tosolini, Andrea Davis
Alison Brooks Architects completes a monumental house and living art gallery high above the Wye Valley.
Alison Brooks Architects’ latest house is set atop the highest point in Gloucestershire, overlooking the Wye Valley. The result of a ten-year collaboration, this new house and landscape project celebrates domestic living amongst an extraordina...
Project name
Windward House
Architecture firm
Alison Brooks Architects
Location
Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Alison Brooks
Design team
Alison Brooks, Wanja Wechselberger, Wei Shan Chia, Sophie Bates, Christopher Smaill, Sara Yabsley, Alex Nicholls, Christopher Curran, Antonio Callejon
Structural engineer
Akera Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Peter Deer & Associates
Landscape
Barker & Barker
Visualization
Alison Brooks Architects
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Construction
E G Carter & Co Ltd
Client
David and Jenny Clifford
The Porto-based architecture studio Paulo Merlini Architects led by Paulo Merlini and André Santos Silva has recently completed Rio House, remodeling of an old farmhouse located in Gondomar, Portugal.
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Gondomar, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio - www.ivotavares.net
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini, André Santos Silva
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Typology
Residential, Private House
