Set in Brisbane, Australia, Toohey Forest House is a retreat designed by Bones Studio in 2024. The Montreal and Toronto-based studio embraces elements of Brutalism and tropical modernism, celebrating the existing house while incorporating a new pavilion that connects lightly through a glazed gallery.
This custom single-family residence is a renovation of an existing mid-century split-level home, purchased by an empty-nester couple located in Englewood, NJ, United States. The house’s material palette reflects the owners’ appreciation of the warmth of wood and stone elements, designed by Robert Gross Architecture in 2023. The residence employs highly energy-efficient strategies, including deep overhanging eaves for solar shading and a highly super-insulated envelope with high-performance glazing.
Set against the tranquil backdrop of Yucca Valley, California, the Panorama House presents a haven away from city life. Crafted by Andrew Goodwin Designs in 2023, this 1,535-square-foot structure resides on an expansive five-acre plot. The residence functions as a perfect vacation getaway, highlighting a distinctive folding roof configuration that resonates with its desert environment.
Located in Tulum, Mexico, Villa Amaite is a house designed by Ignacio Cabrera that emphasises a nature-immersed design. Designed in 2023, the layout showcases a main structure that accommodates up to 12 guests while a smaller secondary home incorporates the same design language. The project utilises chukum on the exterior walls and features open-plan living areas that maximise both space and ocean views, all within tropical surroundings.
This house, located in Nahariya, Israel, was designed by Ronnie Friedman in 2020. The clean design style provides maximum privacy and separation from the street due to the dense nature of the surrounding neighborhood. This house features an enclosed façade that creates a transitional space to reinforce intimacy and detachment from the street, framing views toward a distant horizon visible from the upper floor.
The Mishmar David 1 house was designed in 2019 by Ronnie Friedman for a couple in their forties with three children. Located in Mishmar David, Israel, the house incorporates raw materials and clean lines. Exposed concrete walls define the public areas and separate the private side of the house, which includes a basement unit “mostly buried” beneath due to the topography of the land.
House FLA is a residential project located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by Frederico Bicalho. The structure, built on a steeply sloping lot, features the use of concrete as both a functional and aesthetic element and embraces modern design principles to create an open and fluid integration with the landscape, ensuring light and ventilation throughout the space.
Casa Pastizal is a house in Machachi, Ecuador, designed by Diez + Muller Arquitectos in 2023. This architecture focuses on a dynamic connection with the surroundings, emphasizing a retreat through living spaces set in the landscape, where sunlight and views change in a delicate balance of the rugged earth and fluid spatial thresholds. The design uses a construction system that adapts to the challenging topography and climate, highlighting the relationship between interior and exterior.
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