Articles by James Brillon

Virginia cabin by 3north features fully glazed corner with river views

February 24, 2018 James Brillon 0

Glass panels on the corner of this residence pivot aside, opening the double-height living space to its waterfront site in Virginia. Located in Matthews County, the simple Contemporary River House encompasses 800 square feet (75 square metres) and is positioned on sloping terrain leading down to the water. “The objective was to create a streamlined,

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Atelier Pierre Thibault builds geometric white house in Quebec woods

February 19, 2018 James Brillon 0

This white residence hidden amongst the trees in rural Quebec is shrouded by a grid of white slats, which filters light coming into the home. The two-storey Le Lupin residence was completed in 2016 by Canadian studio Atelier Pierre Thibault, and serves as a vacation home for a young family. Located in Rivière-du-Loup, it is

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Quebec ski chalet by YH2 features V-shaped roof modelled on bird’s wings

February 12, 2018 James Brillon 0

The overhanging roof of this lakeside residence in Quebec’s Laurentian mountain range was designed by architecture studio YH2 to match the profile of a bird’s wings. Called the Wooden Wing, the house is located beside Lac Supérieur. Its main feature is its V-shaped butterfly roof, which the Montreal-based architects modelled on a bird in flight. This ensured a streamlined

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Sawtooth roof tops lakefront home in Canada by Julia Jamrozik and Coryn Kempster

February 10, 2018 James Brillon 0

The zigzag profile of this Canadian lake house allows natural light to enter deep into living spaces from skylights, while helping orient solar panels to maximise their efficiency. Located beside Ontario’s Stoney Lake, the 3,100 square-foot (290 square metres) Sky House nests into a steep site leading down to the water. To respond to this

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New lobby and social hub by A+I opens in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart

February 3, 2018 James Brillon 0

Manhattan studio A+I has overhauled the entrance and lobby of the vast Chicago Merchandise Mart, using mirrored surfaces and metallic details to link its spaces together. Now named The Mart, the historic building is being repurposed by real-estate group Vornado and undergoing a $40 million renovation. The company commissioned Architecture + Information (A+I) to redesign

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New lobby and social hub by A+I opens in Chicago’s historic Merchandise Mart

February 3, 2018 James Brillon 0

Manhattan studio A+I has overhauled the entrance and lobby of the vast Chicago Merchandise Mart, using mirrored surfaces and metallic details to link its spaces together. Now named The Mart, the historic building is being repurposed by real-estate group Vornado and undergoing a $40 million renovation. The company commissioned Architecture + Information (A+I) to redesign

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Worrell Yeung adds minimalist black barn to traditional property in Upstate New York

January 27, 2018 James Brillon 0

US architecture firm Worrell Yeung has pared back the rural vernacular of the Hudson River Valley to create a contemporary black barn next to a countryside home. The minimalist structure is an addition to a traditional property sited on a 30-acre (12-hectare) plot in the town of Ancram, New York. “This modern barn adopts an

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Massive angular roof spans four parts of Hawaiian home by Johnston Marklee

January 20, 2018 James Brillon 0

Traditional Hawaiian hut geometry informed this courtyard house by Johnston Marklee, which comprises four separate volumes grouped beneath a single roof. Although the site on Hawaii’s Big Island is in a tropical setting that allows for outdoor living, it is also prone to extreme rainfall at times. Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee therefore sought

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Tribeca offices by A+I Architecture offer range of working spaces for collaboration

January 15, 2018 James Brillon 0

A+I Architecture has expanded the Tribeca offices of ad agency Horizon, creating a variety of spaces that range from private phone booths to a break room that can accommodate up to 300 people. The company was undergoing rapid growth, so required new office spaces across additional floors of its existing building in downtown Manhattan. “A

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RISD students use standard greenhouse parts to build outdoor performance venue

January 7, 2018 James Brillon 0

Standardised parts from a greenhouse catalogue were repurposed to create this outdoor public space and performance venue in Providence, as the result of a design-build collaboration at RISD. The Southlight pavilion is the centrepiece of a larger scheme to provide a new public amenity for the city. It was completed by a team of students

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