Set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon in Pacific Palisades, the San Remo Residence organizes stacked volumes toward the North with panoramic views of the natural landscape and the Getty beyond. The parti of the house is composed of two vertical and horizontal volumes on a stone limestone plinth, rooted into the rugged hillside
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Photography
Manolo Langis
Principal architect
Russell Shubin, Robin Donaldson, and Mark Hershman
Design team
Christine Reins, Juan Carlos Ornelas
Interior design
Magni Kalman Design
Landscape
Bosky Landscape Architecture
Construction
Tyler Development Corporation
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
A farm project located in the east of Saudi Arabia in Al-Ahsa Oasis, a combination of nature and modern design. The house is the axis around which the daily life of the family revolves. Simple eco-conscious design focuses on functionality and creates a healthy living environment for the family.
Project name
Farm Project
Architecture firm
Ali Almussa
Location
Al-Ahsa Oasis, Saudi Arabia
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Ali Almussa
Visualization
Hamidreza Meghrazi
Typology
Residential › House
The clients own and operate a Los Angeles area retail gallery featuring a curated collection of west-coast artists. They desired a retreat with the feel of a contemporary art gallery, with plenty of wall space to display a rotation of their collection while also capturing expansive views offered by the site.
Project name
Collector’s Retreat
Architecture firm
Heliotrope Architects
Location
Orcas Island, Washington, USA
Construction
The Green Construction Company
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The 7,000-square-foot dwelling is comprised of a series of gabled forms, an exterior palette of cedar shingles and stone references the rugged surrounds while oak, fir, and cedar wrap the interiors in rustic warmth.
Project name
Westridge Residence
Architecture firm
Richard Beard Architects
Location
Portola Valley, California, USA
Principal architect
Richard Beard of Richard Beard Architects (designed by Richard Beard when he was a Principal at BAR Architects)
Landscape
Arterra Landscape Architects
Construction
Alftin Construction
Material
Stone, Wood, Concrete, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
A private house was designed for the city of Sochi, Russia. The main thesis embedded in the concept and image of the house: Wholeness / Autopoiesis / Calligraphy; "A residential building reflecting content, aesthetics, natural structures." The living image opens gradually, seamless facades give the impression of a continuous change in the outlines...
Project name
House Membrane
Architecture firm
Niko Architect
Principal architect
Nikolaev Stanislav
Visualization
Igor Vasilyev
Typology
Residential › House
A hidden jewel in Santa Cruz, Surf House brings a polished bohemian feel right up to the edge of one of the state’s best surf breaks. The clients approached Feldman Architecture to design a family home in an unassuming neighborhood - aware of the feel and scale of the surrounding structures. The clients were well-versed on the nuances of the site a...
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Photography
Joe Fletcher Photography
Design team
Caroline Arpa, Humbeen Geo, Leila Bijan Kuehr, Jessica Gill
Collaborators
Arborica (Sawyer), Allison Harding (Art Consultant)
Interior design
Commune Design
Structural engineer
Strandberg
Landscape
Ground Studio Landscape Architecture
Construction
RJL Construction
Typology
Residential › House
On this 713 sq.m plot, located in a residential condominium, there is a solitary pequi native tree, legally protected and very representative of the Central Brazilian region of the Cerrado. Adjacent to the lot, a green non-buildable area, still flourishing, promises to become a densely wooded forest, a common green space to the residents of the con...
Architecture firm
ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Location
Asa Sul, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Principal architect
Eder Alencar, André Velloso
Design team
Maria Clara Gabriele, Marcelo Braga
Collaborators
Luan Torres
Civil engineer
André Torres
Structural engineer
André Torres
Landscape
Mariana Siqueira
Construction
Centra Engenharia
Material
Structure and floor in cast-in-place concrete, glass and aluminum frames, movable steel and wood panels
Typology
Residential › House
Metamansion Concept Between Hills is a project that adapts to two cliffs through a well-defined contrast due to its shape, adapting to these hills weaving a structure that connects these two distant worlds, it is based on the metamansion nft keys collection under the concept of an architecture futuristic and immaterial destined for the new world of...
Project name
Metamansion between Hills
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Collaborators
Keys Company
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
