The Munro House located in St. Lucia – Brisbane QLD Australia, designed by Brisbane based architecture firm Base Architecture. The proportions of this house have been dictated by the restraints of the site. A flood level two meters above natural ground and the 405m2 area of the site meant that this home had to be developed across three levels. Living occurs on the mid level and opens to both a rear deck and central courtyard deck to provide a connection to the outdoors where close proximity to the landscaped yard …

The Germann House was designed by marte.marte Architekten, divided with two incisions which sits prominently on a relatively level hill, guide guests to a small entrance niche and offer a view of the introverted courtyard to the north. The hard shell opens up towards the valley and the south side, and the extensive glazing reveals the scenery and mountain panorama. The terrace faces the pond and small integrated stream, which blend in with their natural surroundings, lends the courtyard a sense of an open air living room and connects the …

The Casa Son Vida is a ultra luxurious villa in exclusive community in Palma de Mallorca, designed by Tec Architecture and Holland interior designer Marcel Wanders Studio for Cosmopolitan Estates, Ltd. The 8,500 square foot luxury residence transgresses the constraints of site and context, redefining luxury architecture as it is typified by the traditional and prolific Mediterranean and Tuscan styles otherwise found on the island. This act of defiance is accomplished by creating an entirely new structure that erupts unexpectedly from the walls of the existing Mediterranean home.
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Designed by Seattle based architects Peter Cohan, this contemporary house responds directly to the predicament posed by the site that its most desirable location, at the edge of the bluff, is also its most fragile. Two concrete walls mark the site and define its major exterior and interior spaces. The first follows the long northern boundary, cupping at the end to form an outdoor hearth. The second parallels the first, until it bends in the middle and angles to the southeast. Together they form a Y that opens to the …

This breathtaking beach house located in sloping site beach line, approximately 50 km from Lima Peru. This modern house was designed by JSª architects, a team of architects from Mexico City. The rectangular field has an area of 389 m2 and spectacular seascape views. Respecting the rules of the project is complex 2.00mts rebuff to the pier height with a common area that includes pool, lounge, patio, kitchen and services. The concept of joint departments as separate volumes superimposed, generating compositional diversity between indoor and outdoor. Each of the living …

The main project restoration of Elm and Willow House involves an existing “Edwardian house“, whilst the rear of the property underwent a level of demolition and construction for a new addition. The two mature Elm and Willow trees became the constraints of the project. They affected the arrangement of the new addition, and together with passive solar orientation, the result is a U-shaped plan enclosing a north-facing courtyard. The transparency and openness of the new addition is a deliberate counterpoint to the introverted Edwardian house with its dark central corridor. …