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OTP Arquitetura completes mountain home on steep site outside São Paulo

July 30, 2021 James Brillon 0

OTP Arquitetura has completed a multigenerational house perched on a steep site in Brazil’s Mantiqueira mountain range for a couple and their two sons. The TKN house was designed for an extended family to share certain living spaces, while still maintaining privacy between various family members. It is located in Campos de Jordão, a mountainous

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Studio PHH divides lakeside house with double-height glass atrium

July 28, 2021 James Brillon 0
La Clairière by Studio PHH

Brooklyn architecture firm Studio PHH has split this waterfront property in Princeton, New Jersey, into two halves connected by a dramatic atrium that offers woodland views through full-height glass walls. Sited on the shores of Lake Carnegie, the home is named “La Clairière,” which is French for “The Glade”. The name references the large glazed

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Olson Kundig perches Canadian beach home on stilts among the forest

July 27, 2021 James Brillon 0

US firm Olson Kundig has raised this oceanfront home on Canada’s Vancouver Island on stilts, providing panoramic views of the surrounding forest and the Pacific Ocean beyond. The 2,500-square-foot (232-square-metre) home is located in Tofino, a remote town on the island’s west coast known for its breathtaking scenery, laid-back surfing culture, and harsh weather. A

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Talo Studios introduces Japandi elements to historic Montreal house

July 19, 2021 James Brillon 0

Talo Studios has renovated a house in Montreal that’s almost 100 years old, drawing on Scandinavian and Japanese influences for the interiors. Located on Grey Avenue, in a residential area on the southern side of Mount Royal, the project embodies Japandi – the trend for interiors that are a hybrid of Japanese and Scandinavian style.

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Coletivo de Arquitetos takes cues from Japan for São Paulo restaurant Kotori

July 18, 2021 James Brillon 0

Brazilian studio Coletivo de Arquitetos has completed a Japanese restaurant in São Paulo’s Pinheiros neighbourhood, using traditional wood joinery techniques from Japan. Completed this year, the 350 square-metre restaurant Kotori has only a few seats at the front, facing the street through a full-height storefront window. On the exterior, the architects clad the facade in

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Ravi Handa designs his own wine bar called Stem in Montreal

July 10, 2021 James Brillon 0

Reclaimed materials found during demolition work have been preserved and used as decoration in this Montreal wine bar called Stem that’s designed and co-owned by Ravi Handa Architect. Named Stem, the wine bar was completed earlier in 2020 near September, a cafe and surfboard workshop designed by the same architect in Montreal’s Little Burgundy neighbourhood.

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Hawaiian villa by De Reus Architects sits atop a crystallised lava flow

July 6, 2021 James Brillon 0
Kohala Coast Residence by de Reus Architects

US studio De Reus Architects has perched this villa on an expanse of solidified lava, offering its residents sweeping views of the leeward side of Hawaii’s Big Island. The Kohala Coast residence is made up of a cluster of small buildings and named after the area in which it’s located. It was completed by De

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Estudio ALA designs El Perdido Hotel with rammed earth walls and thatched roofs

July 4, 2021 James Brillon 0

Estudio ALA used thatched roofs and rammed-earth walls for this hotel in Pescadero on the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. Located outside a small agricultural town named El Pescadero, the new El Perdido Hotel was recently completed by Mexican architectural office Estudio ALA. It is located 800 metres from the Pacific Ocean amidst

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River Architects builds barn-style Seminary Hill Cidery in the Catskills

July 3, 2021 James Brillon 0

Local office River Architects has completed a barn-style cidery and tasting room in New York’s Catskill mountains with interiors clad in wood reclaimed from an old bridge. Completed this year, the new facility for Seminary Hill Orchard and Cidery is set on 62 acres of organic apple orchards overlooking the Delaware river near Callicoon, New

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Schissel Montgomery Architects renovates Brooklyn flat for art gallerist

June 27, 2021 James Brillon 0

New York City-based architecture office Schissel Montgomery has completed a minimalist renovation of a three-bedroom apartment in the Park Slope neighbourhood. Named Wendy’s, the studio decluttered the 1,300-square-foot (120-square-metres) apartment’s living spaces to create “a quiet, generous background for art and life”. Schissel Montgomery Architects also converted one of the bedrooms facing the street into a

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