Articles by James Brillon

Angular white Zoid pavilion frames views across New York arts centre

December 8, 2018 James Brillon 0

Six trapezoidal shapes cluster to form a courtyard within this pavilion, which architecture studio Levenbetts has built on the grounds of an arts centre in Upstate New York. New York City-based Levenbetts created the Zoid structure as part of “on-going geometric” experiments for Art Omi in Ghent. The centre is known for its vast sculpture

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Yellow accents brighten Lone Tree Wellness Center by Neumann Monson

December 2, 2018 James Brillon 0

An elevated running track encircles this sports centre that Neumann Monson Architects has designed for the residents of Lone Tree, Iowa. The 21,400-square-foot (1,988-square-metres) Lone Tree Wellness Center was created for the community of approximately 1,400 people, located halfway between the state’s capital Des Moines and Chicago, Illinois. The project was the result of a

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Mexico City housing by HGR Arquitectos surrounds circular Japanese-style garden

November 25, 2018 James Brillon 0

This housing block in Mexico City, designed by locally based HGR Arquitectos, is arranged around a large circular courtyard where a Japanese guava tree grows. The MX581 residential building is located in the city’s southern San Jeronimo Aculco district, near to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Completed earlier this month, the housing block

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Mexico City housing by HGR Arquitectos surrounds circular Japanese-style garden

November 25, 2018 James Brillon 0

This housing block in Mexico City, designed by locally based HGR Arquitectos, is arranged around a large circular courtyard where a Japanese guava tree grows. The MX581 residential building is located in the city’s southern San Jeronimo Aculco district, near to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Completed earlier this month, the housing block

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Neumann Monson creates zero-energy East 2nd Street Parking Garage in Des Moines

November 24, 2018 James Brillon 0

US architecture firm Neumann Monson has completed a glass-fronted parking garage in Des Moines, Iowa, as part of a scheme to help revitalise the city’s East Village neighbourhood. The six-storey structure was built to efficiently accommodate 540 vehicles, in addition to creating new public spaces on the “pedestrian-minded redevelopment block”. “With its efficient footprint tucked

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Monochrome ski chalet by Thellend Fortin overlooks Quebec’s Saint Lawrence River

November 23, 2018 James Brillon 0

Montreal studio Thellend Fortin Architectes has paired greyscale materials with woodwork both inside and out of this rural holiday home in Quebec. Thellend Fortin Architectes completed the 490-square-metre chalet outside of Quebec City in Petite-Rivière-Saint-Francois – a small municipality close to popular Le Massif ski resort . Called Long Horizontals, the property comprises a series

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Intersecting gabled sheds form “abstract and intriguing” house by Alain Carle Architecte

November 22, 2018 James Brillon 0

Alain Carle Architecte has completed a black home in Quebec, with a split-level organisation that creates “interior landscapes” for its owners to inhabit. Les Rorquals is a single-family retreat overlooking the Saint Lawrence seaway from Cap-à-l’Aigle. The name is a reference to Rorquals, a type of whale that is commonly spotted in this estuary. “This

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Pool house by Ro Rockett Design offers views of California wine country

November 17, 2018 James Brillon 0

American studio Ro Rockett Design has added a weathered timber pool house to a hilltop retreat in California’s Sonoma County, for residents to enjoy vineyard and coastal vistas while relaxing. Ro Rockett Design built the Dry Creek Pool House to accompany a narrow holiday home located near the town of Geyserville, in northern California. The owners

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Marvel Architects completes cedar-clad retreat on Long Island’s Peconic Bay

November 10, 2018 James Brillon 0

An opening cuts through this Hamptons residence by Marvel Architects, revealing an infinity pool and Peconic Bay beyond when viewed from the driveway. The three-bedroom Red Creek Road Retreat was completed as a weekend residence in the popular vacation town of Southampton, on the South Fork of New York’s Long Island. The house overlooks Peconic

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Atelier Pierre Thibault completes shed-like guesthouse in Quebec gardens

November 3, 2018 James Brillon 0

Matching wooden walls, floors and furnishings blend together inside this pair of gabled buildings, designed by Canadian studio Atelier Pierre Thibault to offer communal accommodation for visitors to a Quebec nature reserve. Quebec City-based Atelier Pierre Thibault designed Résidence des Stagiaires, or Trainee Residence, at the 18-hectare (45-acre) Jardins de Métis in rural Quebec, which is also known

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