E+ Green Home by UNSANGDONG Architects
One of the perpetual concerns of architecture has always been the co-existence of civilization and nature. Created by UNSANGDONG Architects in Kyeong Gi, South Korea, the Energy Plus Green Home was designed and built as a sustainable residence that i...
House in Costa d’en Blanes by SCT Estudio de Arquitectura
Spanish firm SCT Estudio de Arquitectura was recently commissioned to design a house in Costa d’en Blanes, Mallorca. Set on a slope, on a long and narrow parcel of land, the new residence is a study in functionality, light and dark, and positive and...
Nexus House by Johnsen Schmaling Architects
The Nexus House – a compact single-family home in the University Heights section of Madison, Wisconsin – is the latest beautiful creation from Johnsen Schmaling Architects. Composed of two principal building blocks – a two-story bri...
Balcony Over Bronte by Luigi Rosselli Architects
The aptly-named Balcony Over Bronte was built as an enormous deck to browse the Bronte, Australia beach it oversees. Constructed in a minimalist palette of black and white, the commissioned house was a collaborative project between project archi...
Woollahra House 11 by Grove Architects
Built for a couple in the heart of a heritage conservation precinct on the edge of Sydney, Australia’s urban sprawl, Grove Architects presents Woollahra House 11. Surrounded by a small park to the north and a neo-gothic sandstone church to the...
Shakin Stevens House by Matt Gibson Architecture + Design
The Shakin Stevens House in Melbourne is a house of two faces; viewed from the front, one sees a traditional heritage house with the only hint of something different being the unsettling green door. But when viewed from the back the house appears as...
Finestre Villas by CC Arquitectos
Situated in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Mexico are these eight villas designed by Mexican architectural firm CC Arquitectos. Ranging in size from 5,382 sq ft up to 10,764 sq ft, these monster villas are situated on a ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean...
44 Belvedere by Constantino Studio
With the influx of contemporary housing and architecturally-driven home design, it can be easy to lose the core essence of comfort and livability that a well-built home should possess. For the designers at Constantino Studio, good architect...
Casa V by Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos
Designed in accordance with a unique topography and landscape in Mexico City, the Casa V was conceived in hopes of maximizing all available natural light. Exposed elements of concrete and wood mark the interior, which is intended to assure a low main...
Fray Leon House by 57STUDIO
Fray Leon House, despite its sharp lines and utilization of geometric, rectangular shapes, was designed with the organic in mind. Located in an eastern district of Santiago, Chile, the house was built in an “H” shape to accommodate the ol...
House V by I + GC [arquitectura]
How fitting that the House V, located in a town that was given the moniker “Garden of the Province” was built around a grass backyard. Rather than demolishing the greenery, architects I + GC [arquitectura] have designed a home which takes...
Frank Gehry to Design Facebook HQ Expansion
Fresh off its debut as a public IPO early this summer, Facebook is still growing rapidly and in dire need of an expansion to its corporate head office in Palo Alto, California. However, rather than simply add on to the existing campus, founder Mark Z...
U House by Jorge Graca Costa
If there was ever a question of whether professional surfing paid well or not, then think again. The “U House” is situated within Ericeira — a World Surfing Reserve — and was designed specifically for three-time national surfi...
Courtyard House VW by Areal Architecten
A magnificent construction converting rustic farmhouse into zen homestead, the Courtyard House is an Areal Architecten project located in rural Affligem, Belgium. The 496-square-meter property with a 25-meter width has been fully utilized in this des...