Recently we were given the opportunity to design a home with ageing in place at the forefront thanks to two design-loving and passionate clients who were ready to sell up their family home and move closer to Mt Eliza village.
Project name
Mt Eliza House
Architecture firm
BENT Architecture
Location
Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Design team
Paul Porjazoski, Rob Chittleborough, Merran Porjazoski, Michael Germano, Tilde Sheppard
Interior design
BENT Architecture
Structural engineer
Marcon & Tedesco O'Neill P/L
Construction
Bede Debenham
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
A luxuriant forest of Jeffrey and sugar pine mixed with white and red fir covers this two acre site at roughly 6,300 feet above sea level in the Martis Valley near the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Gently sloped, the site falls toward the south with views to the Northstar California ski resort.
Project name
Forest House
Architecture firm
Faulkner Architects
Location
Truckee, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Gregory Faulkner, Principal. Breanne Penrod, Project Manager
Interior design
Rory Torrigiani, Natalie Zirbel
Civil engineer
Shaw Engineering
Structural engineer
CFBR Structural Group
Environmental & MEP
Sugarpine Engineering (Mechanical Engineer), Sugarpine Engineering (Electrical Engineer), Collaborators NV5 (Geotechnical Engineer)
Lighting
Faulkner Architects
Construction
Glennwood Mountain Homes
Typology
Residential › House
The Flowing house is supported by tall cliffs that surround the landscape and it rises above the desert. The flowing design of the project makes it possible to reach any place on the house from anywhere. Divided in 4 sections, the main center area leads to the other 3 sections: A pool, a heliport, and a lookout with beautiful views of the landscape...
Project name
Flowing House
Architecture firm
Omlight
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Unreal Engine, Adobe Lightroom
Principal architect
Oscar Miranda
Visualization
Oscar Miranda
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Amigo is located in a residential area of the city of Villa de Merlo, San Luis. It is a house for permanent residency which was designed for a friend who is passionate about gastronomy, folk music, and mountainous landscape.
Architecture firm
Estudio Mono
Location
Merlo, San Luis, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Ivan Baez, Alejandro Alaniz, Christian Barrera
Design team
Ivan Baez, Alejandro Alaniz, Christian Barrera, Patricio Cuello
Built area
126 m² covered and 66 m² semi-covered
Structural engineer
Sara Boccolini
Material
Brick, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
This digital building is an architectural ring supported by two mountains, the ring rises above a river, it has a circular pool on the upper floor, the bottom of the pool is transparent and allows you to see the vegetation and the river below the main ring. At night the warm lights contrast with the blue tones of the context.
Architecture firm
MORFA Architecture
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Javier Zubia
Visualization
MORFA Architecture
Typology
Residential › House
mwworks designed a small cabin called the Little House, a 1,140-square-foot retreat nestled into the forest overlooking Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. "The small footprint ultimately served as an effective tool to govern the design process," notes the architects. "Focus was placed on the essentials...extras were edited out...
Project name
Little House
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Seabeck, Washington, USA
Interior design
Avery Cox Design
Landscape
Johnson Southerland
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Construction
E&H Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a rural site on Whidbey island, a local family sought a new home and retreat on their family farm. Out of respect for turn-of-the-century agricultural buildings on the property, the home tucks into the edge of a densely forested hillside, overlooking chicken sheds, a weathered red barn, cattle fields, and a fishing pond.
Project name
Whidbey Island Farm Retreat
Architecture firm
mwworks
Location
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA
Design team
Steve Mongillo, Drew Shawver, Eric Walter, Briony Walker, Suzanne Stefan
Structural engineer
PCS Structural Solutions
Landscape
Kenneth Philp Landscape Architects
Construction
Dovetail General Contractors
Material
Wood, stone, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › House
The property is located in the municipality of San Pedro, Nuevo León, approximately in the valley of Monterrey. This starting point defines the configuration of the project. The privileged environment, with a slight slope that descends to the south and some main views that open in the same direction, allowed the project to adapt naturally.
Project name
Magnolia House
Architecture firm
Pablo Vazquez
Location
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Blender, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Pablo Vazquez
Visualization
Pablo Vázquez
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Residential › House