A Retreat that Speaks in Stillness on Whidbey Island, Washington. Floating above a meadow, Whidbey Uparati seeks to minimize visual and physical impact on the natural landscape by blending into the site rather than asserting itself upon it. Upon approach, the meadow vegetation and flowering trees surround a winding path up a steady slope to the hou...
Project name
Whidbey Uparati
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman, Jody Estes, Nikki Sugihara
Collaborators
Builder: JADE Craftsman Builders LLC. Structural Engineer: J Welch Engineer
Visualization
Wittman Estes
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the beauty of traditional Chinese roofs, the Rén House reinterprets and reappropriates it in a modern tropical house, while 人缘 rén yuan, meaning human relations, is celebrated through the open and connected central spaces leading to the private spaces.
Architecture firm
EHKA Studio
Location
Jalan Senandong, Singapore
Photography
Finbarr Fallon
Principal architect
Hsu Hsia Pin (EHKA Studio)
Design team
Hsu Hsia Pin, Eunice Khoo, Amoz Boon
Collaborators
Carpenter: INTER-TEAM Design Construction
Interior design
EHKA Studio
Completion year
July 2021
Structural engineer
TNJ Consultants LLP
Environmental & MEP
Hong Rong Construction Pte Ltd
Landscape
Hawaii Landscape Pte Ltd
Visualization
EHKA Studio
Tools used
SketchUp, Autodesk, Enscape 3D
Construction
Hong Rong Construction Pte Ltd
Material
Stone, metal, timber, glass, textured paint
Typology
Residential › House
The Kara House is a project located in Türkiye and according to the client's needs, It is designed in a minimal way and all the needs have been met in addition to the simplicity and compactness of the space.
Architecture firm
TT Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Tina Tajaddod
Design team
Tina Tajaddod, Mohsen Rahimi Tabar
Visualization
Tina Tajaddod, Mohsen Rahimi Tabar
Typology
Residential › House
Canadian homeownership costs overwhelming you? Learn how downsizing your house can help. This article discusses housing downsizing and why many Canadians are utilizing it to solve their financial problems.
Homes are made with a lot of passion, which is why you would want your house to stand out from the rest. But while trying this, you might get short of ideas to make an exceptional home setup. Therefore, don't be afraid of using different tactics and implement the ideas mentioned above to get the desired results.
A house for Pablo Picasso, an imaginary concept of creation, statement of art by Peter Stasek. The geometry of the house consists of two axes crossing each other. The horizontal axis as a source of creative energy obtained through the protruding strands at the back of the house from the surrounding nature, and the vertical axis as an imaginary arti...
Project name
A House for Pablo Picasso
Architecture firm
Peter Stasek Architects - Corporate Architecture
Location
Cup d´Antibes, France
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Grasshopper, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Peter Stasek
Design team
Peter Donders – furniture design
Visualization
South Visuals
Typology
Residential › House
Nestled away in the Kootenay mountain range, this compact ski cabin aims at connecting family members to each other and to the unbound natural landscape that surrounds it. The entire design process was very much family-oriented. Home owner, Sandra Bassett employed her sister and brother-in-law of Twobytwo Architecture Studio to design a cabin where...
Project name
Columbia River Valley Lookout
Architecture firm
Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Hayden Pattullo
Principal architect
Jennifer Bassett, David Tyl
Design team
David Tyl & Jenny Bassett
Interior design
Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Structural engineer
Chris Urbinsky
Environmental & MEP
Phylrich (Plumbing)
Lighting
Luminaire Authentik, Ray Lighting Studio
Construction
Zimmerman Construction
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Quinta Vinícola Saramagayo is integrated into the monumental landscape of Alto Douro, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the most relevant features of the Alto Douro Vinhateiro landscape are its narrow and winding terraces where the vineyards are based, built over centuries of evolution of the knowledge of wine production. This house aims to inte...
Project name
Saramagayo House
Architecture firm
MJARC Arquitetos Associados Lda
Location
Mesão Frio, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Design team
Maria João Andrade, Ricardo Cordeiro
Collaborators
Ana Azevedo, Barbara Bernardo
Visualization
9 Squares Visualization
Status
In Progress, Licensing
Typology
Residential › House
