House Design

This house located in Snajhih Taiwan and design by Marco Casagrande and Frank Chen. From the architects "The house is realized on an old Japanese cherry-farm in the Datun -mountains of North-Taiwan. It is designed as a vessel to react on the demanding wind, flooding and heat conditions on the site. The house is a stick raised above the ground in order to let the flood waters run under it. The different spaces are connected to a flexible movement within the axis of outdoor and indoor functions. The smaller bathroom and kitchen unit acts as a kicker stabilizing the wooden structure during the frequent typhoons and earthquakes.
The bio-climatic architecture is designed to catch the cool breeze from the Datun -river during the hot days and to let in the small winds circulating on the site between the fresh water reservoir pond and the farmlands. A fire place is used during the winter for heating and for cooking tea. In connection with the bathroom is a small sauna.
The house is not strong or heavy – it is weak and flexible. It is also not closing the environment out, but designed to give the farmers a needed shelter. Ruin is when man-made has become part of nature. With this house we were looking forward to design a ruin." For more info visit Chen House by Marco Casagrande Architects.

This house was design by Tony Owen Partners. This house designed with situated panoramic views to the harbour on the corner block.
From the architects : "This house situated with panoramic views to the harbour on the corner block. The scluptural form maximizes views whilst maintaining privacy and a liquid flow of space between inside and outside."
For more info visit Moebius House by Tony Owen Partners.

Napa River House is located on a site with mature oak trees and stone pathways winding down a gently sloping hill in Napa, California. Says the Craig Steely Architects "To avoid disturbing the paths and root structure of the trees, a single footing and tube frame (inspired by a chairlift tower) will float the main living area in the oak canopy". For more info visit Napa River House by Craig Steely Architects.

Del Castelo residential located in Portland, Oregan and design by Sienna Architecture. This house have two loft and private art gallery in 1908 vintage structure with industrial detailing, glass and steel staircase, and commercial grade kitchen. For more info visit Del Castelo Residential by Sienna Architecture.

This twisp cabin residence house by Johnston Architects. Johnston Architects says that "this small in size but large in spirit cabin sits high on a bench above the Methow River. It is a cube of space that allows expansive views of the valley below, shelter from the sun and protection from deep winter snows. The calm details and simple materials blend with the beautiful and austere environment." For more info visit twisp cabin residence by Johnston Architects.

FT.Architecture is a multi disciplinary architectural design firm based in New York's Hudson Valley. The following are examples of furniture and interior design that design by FT.Architecture. For more information visit FT Architecture+Interiors.

This house is located on a quiet road leading to Hampstead Health. Belsize Architects says that "The brief was to form a modern and enjoyable single family home for our client by extending the ground floor and integrating the rear garden with the new interiors. The main architectural interventions to the exterior consisted of a new extension with a terrace above and redesign of the rear elevation to create large openings. Internally, the ground and first floor layouts were remodelled extensively. The ground floor was opened up and connected to the new extension. The rear garden was excavated so as to be at the same level as the ground floor. The kitchen to the front of the house was designed with sliding doors so that it could be separated from the living room when necessary. A large addition to the rear of the ground floor, tilted in plan from the lines of the main house in order to capitalise on the best outlook, was built to create the sitting area in the living room. Structurally the extension was challenging, since it had no column in the corner facing the garden. Two sliding doors meet at the corner with the ceiling above suspended in the air. A large opening, covered in structural glass, was formed over the extension, which lets diffused light into the depth of the living room. The first floor of the house is dedicated to master bedroom, en-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe as well as a study. The large master bedroom has direct access to the rear large terrace over the new extension". Form more information visit Parliament Hill Residential by Belsize Architects.

This the story from architect about this house "...Its design, with pitched roof and brown timber covering most of the elevations as well as the roof and with the introduction of copper to the front elevation and sections of the back elevation, ensure it blends into the natural garden landscape with other traditional garden structures as well as the surrounding red brick buildings. Cedar was specified as a cladding material in order to provide a dialogue between the new building and the very beautiful tall cedar tree to the rear which hovers over the new building. The pitched roof arrangement nods to the ancillary garage/garden structures, whilst the asymmetric design seeks to avoids a poor pastiche of the buildings in the immediate context. The use of differing planes on the elevations brings visual interest without appearing fussy...". For more information visit Klipan House Annex by Belsize Architects.