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Located on Orcas Island, the Boathouse stands foremost as a threshold between water and land, an idea it embraces literally by providing upland access to those arriving by boat or seaplane, and figuratively through its location and form. It straddles the elements, providing an entryway as well as a dramatic spot for a morning cup of coffee or a cra...
Project name
Boathouse
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects (pbwarchitects.com)
Location
San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
Photography
Andrew Pogue (andrewpogue.com), Taj Howe (tajhowe.com)
Studio Terpeluk reshapes a 1970’s San Francisco hillside house mixing vintage redwood tones with a contemporary language of color. Nestled among the California city’s neighborhood known for its streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian style homes, Studio Terpeluk completes the renovation of a 1974 two-story house of an American creative couple on...
Project name
Redwood House
Architecture firm
Studio Terpeluk
Location
Noe Valley, San Francisco (California, USA)
Photography
Joe Fletcher
The Atherton pavilions consist of two accessory structures that are richly detailed and intimately connected to the landscape. Identical in footprint, height, and materials, one of the modest 450-square-foot structures serves as an outdoor kitchen and dining area while the other is a multifunctional space, used mostly for meditation and exercise.
Project name
The Atherton Pavilions
Architecture firm
Feldman Architecture
Location
Atherton, California, USA
Photography
Adam Rouse
The Wakecrest Residence is a residential renovation exercising the deliberate peeling back and distilling of an original 1962 enclosure organized around a dramatic 180-degree view over the Pacific Ocean in Malibu California. Exposing and refinishing particular features of the existing structure such as the irregular-width wood ceiling boards lining...
Project name
Wakecrest Residence
Architecture firm
ShubinDonaldson
Location
Malibu, California, United States
Photography
Benny Chan
The indignities a house has suffered over time at the hands of quirky owners can thankfully be reversed over time with the touch of a loving architect. This Mid-Century Modern had been disfigured by the addition of anachronistic moldings and strange modifications everywhere! The new owners hired Amato Architecture to create a multi-phase master pla...
Project name
15 Arlington Avenue, Kensington
Architecture firm
Amato Architecture
Location
Kensington, California, United States
Photography
Scott Lee
Set on the banks of the Snake River, in Wyoming, this estate provides a year-round residence for a local family, supporting their active and outdoors-oriented lifestyle.
Project name
Snake River
Architecture firm
CCY Architects
Location
Wyoming, USA
Photography
Aaron Kraft
Moon Over Modernism® will offer architecture enthusiasts entrée into Los Angeles’ world-famous residential gems—Case Study House #22 (Stahl House) and Sheats-Goldstein House. Benefitting USModernist®, America’s largest open resource for Modernist architecture, the weekend event occurs November 12-13, 2022.
Title
Moon Over Modernism Comes to Los Angeles
Category
Architecture
Eligibility
Open to public
Register
https://usmodernist.org/la
Our latest luxury speculative residence is perched high over Lake Austin in the Tarrytown neighborhood. We created a courtyard style home using two heavy mass volumes connected by a light glass volume that is surrounded by water features on both sides. These large mass volumes consist of masonry construction with a textured fluted block exterior
Project name
Matthews Residence
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
Tools used
ArchiCAD