Les Abouts in Québec City
Designed by Atelier Pierre Thibault the residence is separated in two areas, a common space and a more private zone. The private part stretches to around thirty meters to border the nearby river. Covered by a thin roof, the volume looks as if it is levitating among the trees. Housing the master bedroom, two bathrooms and the kitchen, it was designed to be opened on the surrounding nature and very well-lit. The relationship between the inside and outside is underlined by a fly screen room prolonging the volume and overlooking the ferns.
The common space is a volume on two levels designed to reflect the verticality of the forest. It is also the receptacle of the larger works of art. In order to leave the most possible space on the walls, the guest’s bedroom and the library are suspended in a small volume. Detached from the sides by a glass floor, the volume gains a floating aspect in the double height and brings a variance in the scale of the room. As a wooden chest, the house becomes a recipient where art and nature meet.
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2017-02-23
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2017-02-18
Beach House in Praia do Felix
From the architects Vidal & Sant'Anna:
Since this project initial conception it was treated as a “case” to be deployed in areas of high conservation restriction on the slope of the Serra do Mar, Praia do Felix. In order to preserve maximum environmental conditions the project establishes the principle of total mimicry with nature not to be perceived externally.
The project opts for circulations made by external stairs and separates the social and service, located across the slope from intimate area located along the slope below the ground. Very light, the residence, made of certified wood and glass, explores small and minimal rooms to meet the programmatic needs without losing the sense of sustainability. With 3 bedrooms, family room, 2 bathrooms, living room, toilet, kitchen, service area and spacious terrace, the house with 155.00 m2 of built area, deployed against the contour preserving characteristics of soil and original ground vegetation. With cross ventilation and air chambers on the roofs / decks environmental comfort is guaranteed without the need for equipment for temperature equilibrium.
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2017-01-22
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2017-01-18
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2017-01-17
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2017-01-16
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2017-01-14
Micro Cabin in Ontario
In the Ontario forest, off the grid and with just 98 square feet stands the Micro Cabin by Larocque Elder Architects A wood-burning stove and natural light provide comfort to those seeking escape from everyday life. Clad in dark timber the cabin stands out against the snowy landscape which only includes within its four walls a ground floor living area and a loft bedroom.
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2017-01-13
Modern Chinese Cave House / hyperSity Architects
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Carmel Valley Residence in California
Designed by Sagan Piechota Architecture and set within a small clearing of California old growth oaks, this ‘L’ shaped residence settles naturally into the contours of the rolling hills of Carmel Valley. Concrete, weathered steel and natural cedar mimics the colors and textures of the surrounding hills. Framed perspectives carefully selected throughout the property capture the verdant landscape and distant views beyond.
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2017-01-12
Courtyard House by @figr_architecture
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Living in Remote Landscapes: MINIMOD Catuçaba
From the architects MAPA
MINIMOD CATUÇABA is a primitive retreat with a contemporary reinterpretation, which more than an object aims to become an every-remote-landscape experience. MINIMOD presents an alternative to traditional construction: based on prefab plug&play logic, it incorporates the benefits that a newly-born industry has to offer. Quiet but not shy, its unique-in-Brazil CLT Wood-Technology combines industrialized products`efficiency and new technologies` sustainability with the sensitivity of the natural material par excellence.
MINIMOD exploration started in 2009 and still goes on. It`s very first prototype was constructed in Porto Alegre and installed near a lake in the southern wild landscapes. Happily, since then, quite a lot of new places have been explored. Both projects here presented belong to a new MINIMOD generation which inquires the idyllic Fazenda Catuçaba. This old Fazenda is located in the east of São Paulo Estate surrounded by a chain of coastal mountains. With undulating landscapes and dense vegetation, its captivating views invites to be explored.
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2017-01-11
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Casa delle Bottere by John Pawson in Veneto, Italy, Completed 2011. Photographs Marco Zanta.
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2017-01-10
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“…rectilinear volumes clad in weathering steel and topped with sloped metal roofs…”
Camp Baird by Malcolm Davis Architecture
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Source: dezeen.com