Sound House is a 5,500sf single-family home on a steep slope site in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood. The program for the house was unique, in that it needed to house a large blended family of two adults and six children living together for the first time.
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Jon Gentry AIA, Aimée O’Carroll ARB
Design team
Ben Kruse, Yuchen Qiu
Civil engineer
J Welch Engineering
Structural engineer
Swenson Say Faget
Construction
Thomas Fragnoli Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Brandon & Sarah Ebel
Typology
Residential › House
The Little Eaves House is another interpretation of regional architecture for modern design. The Lesser Polish Eaves Cottage, inspired by the architecture of Lanckorona, is an object with an area of almost 400 square meters, while the latest proposal of the BXB Studio is only 170 square meters of extremely functional architecture, which directly re...
Project name
The Little Eaves House
Architecture firm
BXB Studio
Principal architect
Bogusław Barnaś
Design team
Bogusław Barnaś, Bartłomiej Mierczak, Bartłomiej Szewczyk, Łucja Janik, Magdalena Fuchs, Wojciech Buchta, Urszula Furmanik, Justyna Duszyńska-Krawczyk
Typology
Residential › House
Song Nhue Tiny Apartment is a house for rent located on a small alley in Ha Dong District, Hanoi. This place used to be a small village by the river. Urbanization has rapidly changed the village. As the capital city of Vietnam, Hanoi is home to a large number of big universities. As a result, there has been a huge demand for the accommodation of un...
Project name
Song Nhue Tiny Apartment
Architecture firm
HCRA Design
Principal architect
Hieu Nguyen
Design team
Hieu Nguyen, Hoang Quyen, Ngo Chung
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Le Tuan Anh
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Construction
Pi concept design
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Inspired by nymphaea - ancient Greek and Roman monuments consecrated to the nymphs (especially those of springs) and the isle of Ogygia from Homer's Odyssey, the project seeks to transmit the imagery of classical antiquity through contemporary architectural language.
Project name
Villa Tsavkisi
Architecture firm
Arestea (www.arestea.com)
Location
Tsavkisi, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Vasily Gogidze
Typology
Residential › House
Set against Mont-Tremblant National Park, and nestled within the Devil’s River valley, the Farouche agrotourism site offers a singular and unique concept for the Laurentians region of Quebec. Making the most of the natural and untamed qualities of the territory of almost one hundred acres, the project combines a Nordic farm, a café-bar, four-season...
Project name
Farouche Tremblant
Architecture firm
Atelier L'Abri
Location
Lac-Supérieur, Québec, Canada
Photography
Raphaël Thibodeau
Design team
Stefania Praf, Charles-Édouard Dorion, Vincent Pasquier, Nicolas Lapierre, Francis Martel-Labrecque
Structural engineer
Alte Coop
Construction
Construction Pascal Rondeau
Client
Farouche Tremblant
Typology
Residential › Cabin, Nordic farm, Café-bar
Moving to a new home is an exciting adventure, but getting all your possessions there safely and without damage can be challenging. Luckily, there are effective ways to take care of your belongings during the move.
Building a home is an exciting milestone but also a substantial financial commitment that requires an informed decision. The last thing you want to do is make design choices that will be dated in just a few years. Thankfully, certain architectural features have timeless appeal and will always look good regardless of your style or budget.
Photography
Max Vakhtbovych
Imagine if your home could feel like living in a garden pavilion. At BENT Annexe II, it does! By retaining the character-rich front section of the home and creating a new, light-filled addition to the rear, this family of four plus Pippa the groodle are surrounded by lush greenery and can effortlessly utilise their backyard
Project name
BENT Annexe II
Architecture firm
BENT Architecture
Location
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Design team
Paul Porjazoski, Lana Blazanin, Robert Chittleborough, Merran Porjazoski
Structural engineer
Kersulting
Material
Wood, Metal, Brick
Typology
Residential › House
