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
The project with villa use is located in the space between the trees. In this villa, according to the employer, the design team tried to make a visual connection with the garden space.
Architecture firm
Hoom Architectural Studio
Location
Karaj, Alborz, Iran
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mahmood Hoseinzadeh
Visualization
Siavash Shakibaei
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House
Remodeling your home can be fun and exciting. If you're thinking about adding an extra room to your house, or if you'd like to redo the kitchen and bathrooms, now is a great time. So, if you want some tips on how to successfully plan for a renovation, keep reading!
Photography
Nothing Ahead (cover image), Cal David
This project is located in Iran. The name of this villa is derived from the word Kahoh from the local language of Mazandaran region, which means dull and dark colors.
In its design, an attempt has been made to use the predominant color of opaque or dark, such as black, in the entrance part and the main view of the villa.
Architecture firm
Samir Eisazadeh Architect
Location
Mazandaran, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Itoo Forest Pack
Principal architect
Samir Eisazadeh , Hasan Seyedi
Design team
Hasan Seyedi , Samir Eisazadeh
Status
Under Construction
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
Like every project entrusted to us, the needs of the clients are the triggers that give function, shape and texture to the beginning of each idea. Raw housing was born from the intention of creating a refuge, a different idea in the neighborhood where it was built, which stands out without makeup or color, only with materials that prove to be stron...
Project name
Vivienda En Bruto (Gross House)
Architecture firm
IASE Arquitectos
Location
B° Las Cañitas – Malagueño, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Vilchez German, Maria Vega, Lucas Asensio
Material
Concrete, glass, wood, steel
Typology
Residential › House
A modern and restful house located outside the urban area and that in turn the land is in a high mountain topography that has some slopes that would be used to have a good view of the place and places of contemplation. The Cotopaxi house is inspired by the harmony of the landscape and the mountainous area of the area, a double height construction...
Project name
Cotopaxi House
Architecture firm
Arquitectura ID-ART
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Jonathan Panchi Blacio
Visualization
Jorge Panchi
Typology
Residential › House
A home is by far the biggest and most expensive investment you can own. Being an asset, the best part about owning a home is that you can sell it at a future date for a profit, perhaps to offset a huge financial challenge or even invest in another property.
