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Residence orientated to follow the massive drystone wall running the full length of the house

Residence orientated to follow the massive drystone wall running the full length of the house Architects: B.E ARCHITECTURE Location: Flinders, Victoria, Australia Year: 2013 Area: 7.965 ft²/ 740 m² Photo courtesy: Peter Clarke Description: "The house at Whitehall Road is positioned at the crest of a hill, to take...

Residence keeps strong spatial connection to the surrounding shore zone of Lake Biel amidst lush vegetation

Residence keeps strong spatial connection to the surrounding shore zone of Lake Biel amidst lush vegetation Architects: Markus Schietsch Architekten Location: Canton of Bern, Switzerland Year: 2015 Area: 2.583 ft²/ 240 m² Photo courtesy: Andreas Buschmann Description: "Situated in the shore zone of Lake Biel amidst lush vegetation, wild...

HaskellHealth House uses fewer resources in building consumption and energy systems

HaskellHealth House uses fewer resources in building consumption and energy systems Architects: Weaver Buildings Location: Austin, Texas, USA Year: 2016 Area: 9.149 ft²/ 850 m² Photo courtesy: Atelier Wong Description: "The Haskell Health House, modelled after concepts in Richard Neutra's Lovell Health House, reinterprets how a conscientious architecture might be...

Two winegrowers decided to make the old vintner’s house their retirement home

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

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

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

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

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...

Renovation that focuses on creating a modern and functional house in the old city center of Seville

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

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...

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