Designed by Seattle-based architecture firm Wittman Estes, the Yo-Ju Courtyard House is located in Clyde Hill, Washington (a suburb of Seattle). Through a series of thresholds from opaque to transparent, Yo-Ju Courtyard House, which means “secluded living” in Mandarin Chinese, embraces the future of suburban density by establishing a private experi...
Project name
Yo-Ju Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes
Location
Clyde Hill, Washington, USA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Ashton Wesely
Interior design
Henrybuilt (Kitchen)
Structural engineer
Malsam Tsang Structural Engineering
Construction
DME Construction Inc.
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
This Cape Town pied-à-terre, near to the V&A Waterfront’s Silo Precinct, was conceptualised as a blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the most significant art museum in the world dedicated to artists from Africa and the diaspora but is also...
Interior design
ARRCC, OKHA (Interior Decor)
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Design team
INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM: Michele Rhoda, Daniel Du Toit, Maajidah Sait, Anna Lisa Cunningham Cooper, Leigh Daniels. OKHA DESIGN TEAM: Adam Court, Luka Parkin
Collaborators
TEXT by Graham Wood
Material
Bulthaup sand beige aluminium. Bestwood timber floor. Limestone porcelain floor & wall tile. Rain grey Feature marble. Clamshell Caesarstone. Duco white wall cladding. Plaster & paint
A series of family cabins hidden in the forest, overlooking Washington's Hood Canal and inspired by the native killdeer bird. The retreat is an expression of ‘tactile modernism’, connecting the family to the sensation and physical experiences of the Puget sound ecosystem.
Project name
Hood Cliff Retreat
Architecture firm
Wittman Estes Architecture+Landscape
Location
Hood Canal, Hansville, WA
Principal architect
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes
Design team
Matt Wittman AIA LEED AP, Jody Estes, Naomi Javanifard, and Erica Munson
Structural engineer
Strongworks Structural
Construction
Jack Colgrove Construction
Material
Wood, Glass, Metal
Typology
Residential › Rural Retreat
The concept behind the residence was to design a unique living space that was aesthetically appealing, comfortable to live in,open to outside and at the same time maintain a sense of safety and privacy in that residential neighborhood. The owner wanted a bright and well lit living space with a form that is new to that locality.
Project name
House of Ayoob
Architecture firm
3dor Concepts
Location
Taliparamba, Kerala, India
Photography
Prasath Mohan (Running Studios)
Principal architect
Ahmad Thaneem, Muhammed Jiyad, Muhammed Naseem
Design team
Rahul v,Thejas
Interior design
3dor Concepts
Structural engineer
Deframez
Environmental & MEP
Mussafer
Material
Mossaic, Concrete, Steel, Laterite
Typology
Residential › House
Stacked Dwelling is a weekend house in Igatpuri, standing on a compact 360 sq m linear plot. The narrative unfolds against the majestic backdrop of the Sahyadris. The name is derived from the organisational strategy which orchestrates the interior spaces as two small houses placed on a platform, albeit cohesive in design vocabulary.
Project name
Stacked Dwelling
Architecture firm
DIG Architects
Photography
Sebastian Zachariah
Principal architect
Amit Khanolkar, Advait Potnis
Design team
Advait Potnis, Amit Khanolkar, Subodh Pacharne, Pratha Bhagat, Fahim Khambati
Interior design
Advait Potnis, Amit Khanolkar, Subodh Pacharne, Pratha Bhagat, Fahim Khambat
Civil engineer
Yogin Kulkarni
Structural engineer
Yogin Kulkarni
Supervision
Rakesh Bacchau, Munnilal prasad
Visualization
DIG Architects
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray, Adobe Suite
Construction
Rakesh Bacchau
Material
Cement plaster, Paint, Tiles
Typology
Residential › House
Paralelogamo House is private commission for a family home located in the Cumbayá Valley in Quito, Ecuador. It has been resolved by two parallelogram volumes that resolve the architectural parti thru an ¨L¨ shaped configuration that allows the programmatic necessities to be resolved while maximizing the visual and physical connections to the remark...
Project name
Paralelogramo House
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Cumbayá, Ecuador
Photography
BICUBIK PHOTO
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Design team
Esteban Najas, Sebastián Montenegro, Martín Antelo
Collaborators
Fernando Salazar (Anitary/Hidraulic)
Structural engineer
Nicolás Morabowen, José Fernandez Salvador
Environmental & MEP
Rommel Antamba, Highlights (Electric)
Supervision
Andrés Lucero
Visualization
Najas Arquitectos
Construction
Najas Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a long and sloping site along the Mornington Peninsula, the McCrae Bush house is a dwelling that was inspired by its unique surrounding context of native bushland and the close proximity of Port Phillip Bay.
Project name
McCrae Bush House
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture
Location
McCrae, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Design team
Anthony Chan, Brett Hudson
Collaborators
Grimbos Building Surveyors
Built area
204 m² + 42 m² terrace
Structural engineer
Wright Design Pty Ltd
Landscape
Spitfire Designs
Construction
Croft Wootton Construction
Material
Recycled red ironbark, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
Skeletal Mansion is based on the metamansion NFT keys collection under the concept of futuristic and immaterial architecture destined for the new world of the metaverse, its shape based on the skeleton of a fossil that is inhabited inside, recreating a new experience in architecture and design, as well as spaces that have a relationship between lux...
Project name
Skeletal Mansion
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Design team
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Collaborators
Company Keys
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House