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CLB Architects completes rural Wyoming compound influenced by agricultural buildings

October 12, 2021 James Brillon 0
The home is located on a hillside

CLB Architects has completed a holiday home in Wyoming’s Teton mountain range, drawing references from settler communities that were built as the United States expanded further West. The property is named Five Shadows after the five distinct volumes that make up the 12,800 square-foot (1,100 square metres) estate. “The house, reminiscent of a homesteader’s settlement,

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Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos combines eucalyptus and concrete in Quito home

October 6, 2021 James Brillon 0
Casa 9B by Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos

Board-formed concrete imprinted with eucalyptus planks forms the exterior of this home in Quito, Ecuador, by local firm Bernardo Bustamante Arquitectos. The low-slung house is sited on a corner lot in the Tumbaco neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Quito. Local planning regulations required that the house have a generous front yard, and prohibited the construction

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Cedar cottage outside Montreal by Ravi Handa maximises its compact footprint

October 1, 2021 James Brillon 0
Chalet Pic Bois by Ravi Handa Architect

The primary bedroom overlooks a double-height living space in this wooden cottage by Montreal-based architect Ravi Handa, making the compact home feel much larger than its size. Completed last year, the diminutive cabin was designed to maximise living space within a relatively small footprint of 1,500 square feet (139 square metres). Despite its size, the

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Steel house by Bauen was assembled in seven days on remote mountain site in Paraguay

September 27, 2021 James Brillon 0
Cloud House by Bauen

Paraguayan architecture office Bauen has completed a house in the forests of Guaira, which cantilevers off three concrete walls to project over the site’s steep and lush landscape. Casa Himmel, or Cloud House, was designed for a Paraguayan couple to settle down in for their retirement. After identifying a steep and isolated site in the

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Scalloped parapet tops Byben & Skeens’ whimsical studio in Los Angeles

September 26, 2021 James Brillon 0
Stiff Peaks by Byben and Skeens

A scalloped roofline defines this playful backyard studio that Los Angeles architects Byben & Skeens completed for a writer and filmmaker to have a “solitary space for creation”. The compact project replaces a derelict shack in the steeply terraced back yard of a new homeowner’s property in LA’s Echo Park neighbourhood. “The previous owner decorated

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Earth-toned concrete covers Casa Calafia in Mexico by RED Arquitectos

September 20, 2021 James Brillon 0
Casa Calafia in Mexico by Red Arquitectos

Named after a mythical warrior queen, this house by RED Arquitectos features arched doorways and windows that overlook the Pacific Ocean from Mexico’s Baja peninsula. The 200-square-metre house is located in Todos Santos, a town sat roughly midway between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur – known for its beaches and

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Fig House by Stemmer Rodrigues appears supported by a natural rock formation

September 18, 2021 James Brillon 0
Fig House by Stemmer Rodrigues

Large stones conceal a single column supporting the upper level of this concrete house near Porto Alegre, Brazil, configured to protect the roots of a centennial fig tree. Designed by local architects Stemmer Rodrigues, the Casa Figueira – or Fig House – is a modernist-style concrete house in Eldorado do Sul, a residential community that

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Verdant courtyard occupies centre of Seattle home by Chadbourne + Doss

September 12, 2021 James Brillon 0
The Perch by Chadbourne + Doss Architects

A courtyard designed to create an “idealised atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest” sits at the centre of this house in Seattle by local architects Chadbourne + Doss. Named The Perch, the three-storey house is located in the city’s residential Queen Anne Hill neighbourhood. Facing west to enjoy views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic

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SPAN Architects builds Astor Residence on remote Maine coast

September 7, 2021 James Brillon 0
The project is by SPAN Architecture

New York City studio SPAN Architects has completed a remote retreat in Maine on a property that includes a replica of a traditional Chinese tea house and gardens. The home is located on Maine’s rugged coast, overlooking the waters of Western Bay. Encompassing roughly 200 acres (80.9 hectares) of land, the residence serves as a

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Psychologists office and tranquil garden hidden behind concrete wall in Uruguay

September 6, 2021 James Brillon 0
Psychologist's office Pedro Livni Rafael Solano

Architects Pedro Livni and Rafael Solano have created a psychologist’s office behind a tall concrete wall in Ciudad de la Costa, Uruguay. Located within the garden of an existing property, the low-slung structure encompasses 35 square metres and is hidden by a wall that runs its full width. Only a door and a circular aperture,

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