Seriema House is located in Brumadinho, Brazil, designed by TETRO Arquitetura in 2024. Set in a serene, nature-integrated environment, this house balances an expansive mountain view and a dense forest, embodying an architectural poetry that features a winding wall that divides bright and lively welcoming areas from silent, shadowed retreats.
The Rehabilitation of an Old House marries tradition with modernity in Vélez-Málaga, Spain. This single-story house retains its historic facade, giving way to a large modern courtyard embraced by interior spaces. The design by local firm Terral Arquitectos integrates the original stone masonry walls and courtyard with new, carefully considered extensions that allow the historic building to remain intact while meeting the needs of a contemporary family.
In Cesena, Italy, Piraccini + Potente Architettura has transformed a disused mechanical workshop into a contemporary house that creatively balances the living and working needs of a family of three. Designed in 2022, the building combines work spaces like offices and yoga studios with family areas, responding thoughtfully to the presence of a five-year-old child, who can move safely and independently in the home environment.
Located at the confluence of two canals, the Windermere House, designed by OSPA Arquitetura & Urbanismo, maximizes the potential of its site in Windermere, Florida, United States. Completed in 2024, this house features a design that allows for a ground floor that is open and highly integrated with the landscape, utilizing a upper volume that appears to hover above a loose wood and stone base.
Cedar Farm in East Hampton, New York, designed by Oza Sabbeth Architects, is a sustainable house characterised by architecture inspired by utilitarian structures typical for the area. The home’s gabled structure and industrial shed roof system both highlight a blend with design features like a porte-cochère and expansive solar panel array for net-zero energy efficiency.
This Three Gables residence in Boulder, Colorado, designed by Studio B Architecture + Interiors, reflects an outdoorsy lifestyle amidst shared open space and mature cottonwood trees. The full-service house project harmoniously orchestrates the layout into three distinct gabled volumes, each serving a specific function—a sleeping pod, a living/kitchen/dining pod, and a hobby pod.
Located on the outskirts of the township of Wanaka, Sundance Rise house has a rural aspect that encouraged an open design, allowing in as much of the view as possible while still shielding the interiors from harsh elements. Designed by Condon Scott Architects, this house features walls and ceilings lined in birch ply, creating a warm interior, while the majority of the exterior showcases local schist stone, Corten steel, and timber weatherboards.
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