The Fractured Residence designed by AIA Colorado’s 2010 Young Architect of the Year awarded Studio H:T in Boulder Colorado. The project creates spatial experience from the fracture implied by splayed property lines. The resulting volumetric fissure of the building mass organizes the horizontal circulation and creates the space of the stair cavern. The fracture also serves as a connector between the two entries of the long narrow dwelling, thus remediating the challenging circulation issues of building from street to street with a sectional shift of almost 40?. The unique spatial …

The ‘O’ de Squisito Boat House project was commissioned by Leen Vandaele, a prominent Belgian interior designer based in Dubai as a live work space to reflect her character. The house boat is an attempt to introduce architectural sensibilities into a nautical theme to create a sea-faring home. With its clean bold lines, this simple and streamlined structure of 20 x 6.7m includes an upper deck containing a concealed kitchen, living room and an entertainment room housing a grand piano.

The fundamental structure of the floating home is created from two …

The Monk’s Shadow Residence created with luxurious taste in desert land in Paradise Valley Arizona by Kendle Design Collaborative. The design of this home is a pragmatic response to an amazing yet challenging site. A narrow lot with 60’ of vertical elevation combined with a restrictive Hillside Zoning Ordinance made designing a conventional home impossible. The home is approached via a somewhat formal car court, devoid of views into or through the home. Upon passage through an oversized frosted glass pivot door guests are greeted by a linear gallery space …

Jayna Cooper designing and built house for herself on busy La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles. The 1,600-square-foot house satisfies all the zoning and site challenges (noise, privacy, security) to a T. Because the house is on such a high-traffic street, the city requires complete turnaround space for a car. With such a small property that means that almost the entire ground floor is dedicated to the driveway, carport, and turnaround space. she designed a structural steel system to cantilever a portion of the house and separate the stair tower …

Brazilian Architects Humberto Hermeto presents beautiful house design sited at irregular terrain in Nova Lima, Brazil. This building incorporate in two uses first as a big residence with five suites, generous living and leisure spaces; and second as a large gallery for the owner. The main entrance is marked by a void at the beginning of the portico. From there, different occupations under the cover create the enclosed areas such sauna, kitchen and bedrooms. These opened spaces are extended over the gallery coverage through a large deck, a pool and …

The Mosman House was built in 588 sqm site area in Sidney, sited on a battle axe block was designed to take maximum advantage of outstanding water views and maintain absolute privacy to the adjacent neighbours. This house replaced a small older style single level house and had to be skilfully designed to adhere to local approving authority’s view sharing policy and ensure minimal view loss to the neighbours behind.

The three storey house is concealed behind a timber battened garage door and entry gate to the street but then reveals …