Confignon House by LOCALARCHITECTURE

Designed by Local Architecture and located in Confignon, Switzerland, this new dwelling occupies the totality of the constructible area on an elongated plot. Benefiting from the mild natural grade of the orchard, the house is formed by three spaces which shift down the land. Each ‘unit’ is a volume which varies in height and which opens sideways towards the garden on both sides.

The daylight space (living room and kitchen) occupies the central area, while the guest room is located in the upper level of the house. The rooms of the children are distributed in the lower part of the volume. Another room completes the ground-floor. Two utility cores dissociate the main living spaces, while a peripheral passageway cadenced by the changes of levels connects them.

The structural concrete shell that ensures protection against the noise pollution coming from the road bellow, expresses the uneven shape resulting from the height variations of the interior spaces. The large windows reinforce the transparency of the building while that the vertical rhythm and depth of the pinewood posts accentuate the close relationship between each interior space and its outside extension.

Architects: LOCALARCHITECTURE
Location: Confignon, Switzerland
Partners In Charge: Manuel Bieler, Laurent Saurer, Antoine Robert Grandpierre
Area: 185 sqm
Year: 2012
Photographs: Mathieu Gafsou

Construction Management: Jerôme Granchamp
Civil Engineering: ESM Ingénierie SA, Monthey
Site Area: 759

Designer(s) / Architect (s) : Local Architecture

Skyline House

On a sloping site in West Lake Hills, this house slides in between mature Live Oaks to create a strong connection to nature and establish a unique sense of place. The form of the house is long and linear, following the natural topography of the site and directing the perspective towards impressive views of downtown Austin. A stretch of sliding glass doors pockets completely into the walls, creating a 40’ wide opening between the living area and outdoor spaces.

Stucco, stone and zinc create a natural and low-maintenance exterior, while floor-to-ceiling glass and deep overhangs create spaces that are both dramatic and comfortable. From the grey porcelain tile floors to the extensive black walnut built-ins, the house was designed and detailed to be easygoing and flexible. The result is a home that functions equally well for a large party as for a quiet moment taking in the sunrise.

Designer(s) / Architect (s) : Dick Clark Architecture

Fieldstone House Architecture Project by DE MEZA Architecture

This custom home was thoughtfully designed for a young, active family in the heart of wine country. Designed to address the clients’ desire for indoor / outdoor living, the home embraces its surroundings and is sited to take full advantage of the panoramic views and outdoor entertaining spaces. The interior space of the three bedroom, 2.5 bath home is divided into three distinct zones: a public living area; a two bedroom suite; and a separate master suite, which includes an art studio.

Casually relaxed, yet startlingly original, the structure gains impact through the sometimes surprising choice of materials, which include field stone, integral concrete floors, glass walls, Honduras mahogany veneers and a copper clad central fireplace. This house showcases the best of modern design while becoming an integral part of its spectacular setting.

Project Name : Fieldstone House, Sonoma, CA
Size : 4,100 sf
Architect : De Meza Architecture

Central Washington River House by McClellan Architects

The River House is located on the Columbia River in eastern Washington. The house was designed for a young family as a weekend retreat and has a separate guest house over the garage. The home takes full advantage of the views to the river and the sage brush covered mountains. McClellan Architects also designed a lower outdoor dining room just off of the pool so that the family can enjoy the long summers.

This weekend cottage sits at the base of the Cascade foothills, opening to the banks of the Columbia River. It is home to a family of four. A guest bunkhouse and outdoor rooms define the grounds, creating a seamless relationship between inside and out.

The design program for this house emphasized its relationship to the outside and the river. The house establishes a demarcation between the desert and the river oasis. As one descends through the site the building forms open, embracing the site.

Modern Beach House Architecture at Otter Cove Residence

This stunning modern beach house architecture ideas is the Otter Cove Residence that was designed by San Francisco-based studio Sagan Piechota Architecture. Completed in 2008, this contemporary two story private residence is located in Carmel, California, USA with unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean. 10,000 sq ft curvilinear design composed of contrasting fields of glass, stone, steel and wood with interior and exterior landscaped ‘courtyards’.

Upper Level: Four en-suite bedrooms, powder room, three-car garage. Open plan kitchen, dining and living rooms feature two fireplaces – expansive light exposure from both East and West directions. Lower Level: Offices, en-suite bedroom, screening room, gym, game room, bar & lounge.

Here is the note from the architects :

“Perched atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the ocean, this Carmel residence strives to appear as a natural extension of the landscape while resolving competing private and public concerns.

A language of fluid lines was adopted to respond to the boundary conditions of the site. The s-curve in the western wing of the plan increased the effective view potential while positioning rooms according to their needs for privacy, the oceanfront bedrooms orienting away from public spaces.

The large area of the house was disguised by splitting the house into two wings — recessing the house into the site and locating nearly half of the space partially underground. The plan-split created a courtyard, the eastern wing providing privacy from Highway One and the western wing buffering the ocean wind. Secondary spaces are located on the lower floor and borrow light from above through three staircases. These spaces provide respite from the panoramic drama on the upper floor.

Roofs are visually pulled apart from the walls creating the affect of lightness and lift. This lift affords long horizontal views to the hills east without sacrificing privacy. It also balances light minimizing glare off the ocean, while creating opportunities for high operable windows encouraging cross ventilation.

Walls are located only where absolutely necessary for privacy or structure and treated as monolithic elements. Stone cladding predominates, rooting the house in the site and visually connecting with the rocky cove.”

Architects: Sagan Piechota Architecture
Location: Carmel, CA, USA
Principal in Charge: Daniel Piechota
Project Team: Jaeson Greer, Ben Frombgen
Collaborators: Mike Eggers, Tim Whitehill, Audrey Hitchcock, Jeremy Tsai
Interior Designer: Jorie Clark
Structural Engineer: Alex Rood, Fulcrum Engineering
Landscape: Christian Lemon
General Contractor: McLeod Construction
Project Year: 2005-2008
Photographs: Joe Fletcher

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Yachting House Design Ideas by MOOMOO Architects

Designing a home for an investor with a well-defined and specific passion is always a challenge for an architect; however, it demonstrates the interdisciplinary knowledge of the designer. Our client’s love and passion for motor yachts became our motto for this project. The design process did not comprise only of finding a style that related to the boat, but also finding a place to anchor the yacht within the house’s structure.

A bold decision was made to introduce a water canal through the central area in the house and having a lock lift which would allow the boat to sail in along the line of windows in the kitchen and living room. The investor can admire this view from any place in the house, like for example while enjoying a cup of morning coffee in the dining room.

The house area is 700 meters squared (this does not include storage rooms, mechanical rooms and the garage.) The house is embedded on a steep slope that is in close proximity to the shorelines. The house takes on the architectural form of the letter „U” and is oriented towards the lake giving its occupants an open and private space with an extraordinary view towards the body of water.

The garden area was established by the relationship between the house and the annexe, which encompasses the guest apartment and garden leisure lounge. The garden is not the typical garden one would find by a house because it has a yacht moored in it, but in spite of that, one is able to host garden parties, or sunbathe on a lounger by the pool.

The house relates to the yacht not only in style and function, but also in detail. Mooring handles inspired the railings on the terraces and the lounge areas have a change of floor level, which relate to the seating arrangements on the stern of a boat. The interior of the house is characterized by simplicity and is finished of with the warm tones of wood.

Project: YACHTING HOUSE
Design: MOOMOO ARCHITECTS / Jakub Majewski, Lukasz Pastuszka
design team: Justyna Pietrzykowska, Bart?omiej Skowronek, Eki?e Ruiz, Teresa Rosendo Pereira, Ricardo Alba González , Sandra Dro?y?ska
Client: private
Site of the building: Poland
Project date: 2012
Total area in square meters: 1457

Casa Joya by House + House Architects

A wondrous life path that meandered through Spain, France, New York and California, eventually wandered into a tiny town in Mexico. Having designed their home in San Francisco, we invited a young family to enjoy our vacation home in San Miguel de Allende. It was love at first sight and they soon asked us to find a piece of land and design a second home for them. What we found was a 10 by 10 meter urban lot at the end of a narrow pedestrian lane.

Dimensions guided every decision in fitting living, dining, kitchen, family, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, powder, as well as a courtyard, garden, terraces and balconies into a 33 foot cube, the perfect size for a jewel box. Curving arcs link each space to the outdoors, swept with shimmers of sunlight that change throughout the day. The triangular spiral stair spins movement up to the roof terrace for evening viewing of luminous sunsets behind myriad church towers and domes. Walls washed with naturally pigmented lime glow soft and warm under the sun light pouring through the skylight above the stairway.

Spaces borrow from each other, layering together in the illusion of a grander volume. Bi-folding doors sweep walls away in the comfortable climate and the 20 foot tall stone fountain water wall sends ripples of light and sound to complement the sounds of roosters, church bells and calls from wandering vendors. Black cantera stone floors are locally quarried and the chipped stone pattern in the courtyard tells the life path of the owners.

Windows, doors and railings are fabricated by the blacksmith, the flaming sculpture in the fireplace assembled by the plumber, the gridded entry door, cabinets and dining table that opens to seat ten fabricated by the carpenter in his open air taller. The craftsmen who built this home have worked with us for the last 15 years, men who bring a spiritual joy to their work that stays behind in the places they build, imbuing them with an aura of magic.

Residential Lakefront House Design Ideas by McClellan Architects

Designed by McClellan Architects, this residential lakefront home was built on a challengingly steep site, this home embraces its waterfront location. The varied outdoor spaces offer both privacy and invitation, creating a rich dialog between shelter and grounds. From front entry to back terrace there is a steady progression from masonry walls to a more open and lighter structure of steel and wood.

The steep terrain of the site presented a challenge to siting the house at a plateau along the water’s edge. The garage and second floor ADU were placed along the toe of the 40 foot high bluff to retain the bluff, and to increase the level area at the base.

To maximize the home’s views to the water, the rooms are strung along a line following the coastline, grouped into two masses: the two story residential quarters and a glassy public pavilion which opens to the outdoor deck and pool. The two forms are bridged by the entry with framed views to the water.

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