LOC Country House, São Roque home, SP
LOC Country House, São Roque home, Brazil design by Dado Castello Branco Arquitetura. The modern residence reinterprets a rural barn through contemporary architectural language. Modern SP property on a sloping site by a lake, surrounded by dense vegetation
The Franklin Wood House, Los Angeles, California
Bau10 Architecture’s design of the Franklin Wood House in Los Angeles, California, replaces a former residential garage belonging to a 1921 single-family home. The new structure was designed to establish its own distinct architectural character while respecting the scale of its historic surroundings
Casa Adentro, Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais house design
Casa Adentro, Lagoa Santa, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, design by architect TETRO. This modern house begins with a central question: how can an extensive program be accommodated on a densely wooded plot while preserving as much of the existing vegetation as possible?
Xinjiang Hami Hilton Hotel, China building
Xinjiang Hami Hilton Hotel, China, design by Aedas architects. Two towers are placed on the north and south sides: one houses office spaces, and the other serves as a hotel. A sky bridge connects the two towers and serves not just as a functional corridor but as a fully accessible public viewing platform
Elk Edge Retreat, Texas, USA property
Elk Edge Retreat is a contemporary ranch retreat set within the rolling hills of Somervell County, Texas, USA. Designed by Jeff Garnett Architect, the residence responds to a landscape defined by expansive skies, distant water, native elk, and dramatic sunsets
A Memorial Forest, Surrey, Southern England
Studio Wignall & Moore create A Memorial Forest at Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey, Southern England. It honours those whose graves have never been formally identified. Thirty commemorative Portland stone stelae were commissioned for the installation, with one additional stone acting as a dedication
Amanelli, Aqua Zarca, El Salvador masterplan
The Amanelli masterplan is generated by the volcanic geography surrounding Lake Coatepeque. Carazo Arquitectura’s design follow the site’s changing contours, while two lagoons establish new centers of collective life
Santa Catarina Apartments, Porto, northern Portugal
The Santa Catarina house dates from the early twentieth century and belongs to a terrace of four in in Porto, northern Portugal. Six metres of street frontage the plot that widens as it leaves the street. It was built for one family, with a walled garden behind which it stood empty. It has now been refurbished by OODA and turned into apartments
Zhang Taiyan Former Residence Pavilion, Xintiandi Dongtaili
Zhang Taiyan Former Residence Pavilion at XINTIANDI DONGTAILI, Shanghai, designed by Kokaistudios architects, China. The installation occupies a modest vacant area of approximately 8 x 13m between a heritage building and a newly-built commercial podium
Split Mass Residence, Banten, Indonesia building
Designed by K-Thengono Design Studio, Split Mass Residence is located within a residential estate in South Tangerang, Indonesia, this residence is shaped by a massing strategy that negotiates openness and privacy while optimizing natural light and ventilation
MLL Residence, São Paulo home in the trees
MLL Residence, São Paulo, Brazil – modern SP home design by Dado Castello Branco Arquitetura. Built from scratch on a densely wooded site in São Paulo, the house was designed for a client in her 80s who chose to establish her home beside her brother’s property
Dove House Clovelly, Sydney waterfront property
Poised between land, sea and sky, Dove House overlooks a clifftop cemetery buffeted by winds from three directions in Sydney. The CplusC Architectural Workshop designed home’s pleasing circular geometry mirrors the finials atop the marble headstones, using curved roof cutouts
Eastern Parkway Branch Library, Brooklyn, New York City
Eastern Parkway Branch Library, Brooklyn, New York City, building design by Allied Works. Major renovations will expand its public space by more than 50 percent. The material palette of untreated Belgian oak, coal terrazzo, perforated metal ceilings, precast concrete is grounded and unhurried