residential

Timber frame projects into rooms and stairwell of Alphaville’s compact Kyoto home

May 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

The timber structure of this house in Kyoto by Japanese studio Alphaville pokes through into the interior spaces, which were designed to optimise the dimensions of a narrow site. The property is located in a residential area close to the city’s Imperial Palace, where housing lots are typically narrow and elongated so that private yards can be incorporated at the

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Atelier Boter creates home for a furniture designer above his shop in Taiwan

May 14, 2017 Alice Morby 0

Taiwanese studio Atelier Boter has transformed the second level of a teak furniture shop into a home for its owner, adding a traditional tatami room that looks out onto an indoor garden. Located in the Daliao District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, The Second Floor property sits atop of a furniture shop that deals exclusively in teak

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Vector Architects adds barrel-vaulted roof to refurbished house in Chinese port

May 14, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Vector Architects has renovated a house perched on a rocky peninsula in China’s Fujian Province, adding a vaulted concrete roof that encloses a new living area with views towards the sea from either end. Captain’s House is located in the village of Beijiao at the end of Huangqi Peninsula. The geology of the peninsula’s cliffs means

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Architecture Microclimat builds minimal terrace house in traditional Montreal neighbourhood

May 13, 2017 John Trujillo 0

This Montreal residence by local architecture firm Architecture Microclimat has a front designed to fit in with the area’s style, while a more sculptural rear facade features an overhanging upper storey. Architecture Microclimat built the First Avenue Residence for a young family, who had purchased the abandoned property in Rosemont – an old Montreal neighbourhood

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Three-storey skylight illuminates Montreal row house by Naturehumaine

May 12, 2017 James Brillon 0

The renovation of this Montreal townhouse by local firm Naturehumaine centres around a triple-height atrium that brings daylight into living spaces on all floors. Somerville Residence was completed for a couple with two young children. The three-bedroom home is part of a series of row houses, so the architect’s intervention focused only on the interiors. The

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10 garden studios from Dezeen’s Pinterest boards that can be used for work or play

May 12, 2017 Lucy Wildsmith 0

Garden studios can be used for all types of activities, as proven by these 10 examples from our Pinterest boards, which include a cedar-clad yoga studio and a cabin used as a writer’s retreat. The Enchanted Shed, Austria, by Sue Architekten This 1930s outhouse near Vienna was converted by Sue Architekten into a writing studio and playhouse. One end of

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MAD’s mountain-shaped tower complex nears completion in Beijing

May 11, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

New images by photographer Edmon Leong offer a first look at the nearly completed glass volumes of MAD’s Chaoyang Park Plaza – a commercial and residential complex based on rock formations in Beijing. MAD’s 120,000-square-metre complex of skyscrapers, office blocks and public spaces is located in Beijing’s central business district, which sits on the southern edge of Chaoyang Park –

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First apartment in Tadao Ando’s 152 Elizabeth Street revealed

May 11, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A model residence has been completed inside Tadao Ando’s apartment block in New York, offering a glimpse inside the Japanese architect’s first residential building outside Asia. The Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s 152 Elizabeth Street development – also his first project in the city – is nearing completion in the Nolita district of the US city. Developers Sumaida

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Japanese organisational technique informs layout of Sydney micro apartment

May 11, 2017 Lucy Wildsmith 0

Australian architect Nicholas Gurney has used bespoke joinery, sliding partitions and moveable furniture to make the most of limited space inside this 24-square-metre apartment in Sydney. The home, re-modelled for a newly married couple, is one of a number of small-scale apartments designed by Sydney-based Gurney. To make sure each of the clients’ belongings has its own place in

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Elevated walkway bridges two parts of Iranian holiday home divided by swimming pool

May 10, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

An elevated passageway spans a swimming pool to connect the two monolithic blocks of this weekend home in the Iranian city of Karaj by Kamran Heirati Architects. The Iranian studio built Villa Safadasht in the city’s suburbs for a client working in the food industry. The building is divided into two parts: an entertainment area with a jacuzzi and an

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