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Two winegrowers decided to make the old vintner’s house their retirement home Architects: Atelier Ulrike Tinnacher Location: Gamlitz, Austria Year: 2015 Area: 1.830 ft²/ 170 m² Photo courtesy: Simon Oberhofer Description: "Embedded in the mellow, undulating landscape of Southern Styria sits Haus T, right on top of a hill,...

Maitén holiday residence situated on the shores of the Llanquihue Lake featuring wooden facades and red metal roofs Architects: Cristian Hrdalo Location: Puerto Octay, Los Lagos Region, Chile Year: 2008 Area: 10.226 ft²/ 950 m² Photo courtesy: Guy Wenborne, Cristian Hrdalo Description: "Maitén House is a country holiday house...

Reconfiguration and extension of an Edwardian weatherboard house in the Melbourne suburb of Balaclava Architects: Poly Studio Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Year: 2016 Area: 2.583 ft²/ 240 m² Photo courtesy: Tatjana Plitt Description: "A key conceptual driver of the project was the relationship of the new to the old....

Former farmhouse conversion into contemporary pitched roof house with two chimney shaped skylights Architects: Atelier Tom Vanhee Location: Aartrijke, Zedelgem, Belgium Year: 2016 Area: 3.423 ft²/ 318 m² Photo courtesy: Filip Dujardin Description: "The former farmhouse is situated in an agricultural area. The typology of the existing building was used...

Martello Tower Home: the 3 storey brick house built in the early 60s gets contemporary additions Architects: Luigi Rosselli Architects Location: Clontarf, New South Wales, Australia Year: 2014 Area: 3.261 ft²/ 303 m² Photo courtesy: Justin Alexander, Edward Birch Description: "Situated on the highest point of a ridge overlooking Sydney’s...

Opera Software Wroclaw combine non-corporate atmosphere, prestigious location along with a piece of history Architects: Modelina Architekci Location: Wrocław, Poland Year: 2016 Area: 43.056 ft²/ 4.000 m² Photo courtesy: Marcin Ratajczak , Maciej Dąbrowski Description: "We really had to work for a long time to find a place, which...

Renovation that focuses on creating a modern and functional house in the old city center of Seville Architects: Pablo Baruc Location: Seville, Spain Year: 2016 Area: 1.948 ft²/ 181 m² Photo courtesy: Fernando Alda Description: "The house located in the old city center of Seville, Spain. The project is...

Picture an Irish country house nestled in the gently rolling hills of the County Cork Architects: Markus Schietsch Architekten Location: Cork County, Ireland Year: 2014 Area: 1.615 ft²/ 150 m² Photo courtesy: Andreas Buschmann Description: "Picture an Irish country house nestled in the gently rolling hills of the County...

Modern Villa 154 created to serve two purposes: the living spaces and exhibition space for the art collection Architects: ISV Architects Location: Ekali, Athens, Greece Year: 2010 Photo courtesy: Anargyros Mougiakos Description: "The house is located in Ekali, one of the most privileged suburbs of Athens. The brief...

Watermill House: expansion of a traditional shingled cottage home by marrying a new contemporary addition Architects: Desai Chia Architecture Location: Water Mill, New York, USA Year: 2015 Area: 4.600 ft²/ 427 m² Photo courtesy: Paul Warchol Description: "We expanded a traditional shingled cottage home by marrying a new addition and...