Inserting the footprint of an old childhood home into a small plot in Bangkok, Thailand, Beautbureau designed a contemporary Thai three-bedroom house with black latticed pavilions. The new property, named #11 II, incorporates memories of the original two-bedroom, two-storied structure with design aspects like courtyards and terraces that mimic the vernacular Thai house known as Ruen Thai.
The Gu House is a house located in West Vancouver, Canada, designed in 2020 by splyce design. The residence follows a facade of contrasting black stained cedar cladding and white fiber cement panels. Formed in a faceted “C” shape, it creates an interior courtyard for the family while shielding them from noise and views from a nearby highway. The sheltering facade opens to the interior with one large, double height window in the vaulted kitchen space.