Articles by Bridget Cogley

Michael Viviano designs gabled house for his parents in Houston

November 21, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architect Michael Viviano has worked with his mum and dad to create them this concrete and timber house with a gable roof in Houston, Texas. Situated on a narrow, noisy corner plot, the two-storey house measures 4,250 square feet (395 square metres). The building is constructed of custom-cut, stacked concrete bricks, with contrasting tongue-and-groove larch cladding

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Historic homestead informs McLean Quinlan’s stone house in Wyoming

November 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

British architecture firm McLean Quinlan has constructed a stone house in Jackson, Wyoming, modelled on a nearby 19th-century log cabin. The House in Jackson is a two-storey rectangular construction with a cedar shingled roof, situated on a sloped, open plot with surrounding views of the Teton mountains. “The orientation, design, and natural materials – reclaimed

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Historic homestead informs McLean Quinlan’s stone house in Wyoming

November 20, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

British architecture firm McLean Quinlan has constructed a stone house in Jackson, Wyoming, modelled on a nearby 19th-century log cabin. The House in Jackson is a two-storey rectangular construction with a cedar shingled roof, situated on a sloped, open plot with surrounding views of the Teton mountains. “The orientation, design, and natural materials – reclaimed

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Natalie Dionne extends Montreal residence using offset black boxes

November 19, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has attached a geometric extension onto the back of a brick townhouse in Montreal, to include more space in the kitchen and a balcony for the master bedroom. Clad in large plates of fibre-cement board, the Black Box II addition measures 180 square feet (17 square metres). It creates extra floor

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Maurice Martel disguises office building as contemporary barn in rural Canada

November 17, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Maurice Martel Architecte has designed a contemporary wooden barn to house offices for an insurance company, blending in with the rural surroundings and vernacular architecture. The complex measures 13,460 square feet (1,250 square metres), split across two large, timber buildings. Exteriors are clad in grey-tinted spruce, laid vertically, with ample glazing that adds a

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Maurice Martel disguises office building as contemporary barn in rural Canada

November 17, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Maurice Martel Architecte has designed a contemporary wooden barn to house offices for an insurance company, blending in with the rural surroundings and vernacular architecture. The complex measures 13,460 square feet (1,250 square metres), split across two large, timber buildings. Exteriors are clad in grey-tinted spruce, laid vertically, with ample glazing that adds a

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William Kaven proposes Portland’s tallest skyscrapers at US Postal Office site

November 15, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Portland-based firm William Kaven Architecture has put forward a scheme to redevelop the soon-to-be demolished US postal building in the Oregon city, including a pair of towers built alongside a high-speed rail system. William Kaven Architecture has proposed a complete overhaul of Portland’s US Postal Office headquarters site in the Pearl District, which is planned

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Steel colonnades create sheltered outdoor spaces at Mexican hacienda

November 14, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Mexican firm Desnivel Arquitectos has completed a residence that includes a large living area with no walls, and a covered walkway that overlooks a lush garden and a swimming pool. Casa Sitpach is located in the town of the same name on the Yucatan peninsula – a tropical region in Mexico that receives ample rainfall.

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Duplex penthouse with expansive roof terraces tops Tadao Ando’s 152 Elizabeth Street

November 13, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Images of the penthouse at Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s residential complex in New York City have been released, showing large rooftop terraces and an internal spiral staircase. The 5,603-square-foot (1,707-square-metre) residence will include four bedrooms and 4.5 baths, as part of the seven-storey condo building in Manhattan’s Nolita (north of Little Italy) neighbourhood. Multiple outdoor

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Duplex penthouse with expansive roof terraces tops Tadao Ando’s 152 Elizabeth Street

November 13, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Images of the penthouse at Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s residential complex in New York City have been released, showing large rooftop terraces and an internal spiral staircase. The 5,603-square-foot (1,707-square-metre) residence will include four bedrooms and 4.5 baths, as part of the seven-storey condo building in Manhattan’s Nolita (north of Little Italy) neighbourhood. Multiple outdoor

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