house101

Adrian Streich Architekten AG Facet Studio Miyahara Architect Office

agps architecture
Alan Jones Architects
Aleksandar Design Group
APdS Architects
AR43 Architects Pte Ltd
Bertrand Counson
bgp arquitectura
Busby Perkins+Will
CUBE design + research
Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture
Davide Volpe Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect & Associates office Teeple Architects
Dean-Wolf Architects
Drexler Guinand Jauslin Ag
Egide Meertens Architect bvba
Ellen Woolley Architect
Elmslie Osler Architect
Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud9
Formwerkz Architects Pascal Arquitectos
Garduno Arquitectos Resolution: 4 Architecture
Gordon Architect Robert Hidey Architects
gpy arquitectos Rojkind Arquitectos
Griffen Enright Architects S2 design
Hérault Arnod Architects SCDA Architects Pte Ltd
Herman Hertzberger SPG Architects
Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects Steven Lombardi Architect
Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL Studio Daniel Libeskind
Jorge Hernandez de la Garza Studio Granda
Junya Toda Architect & Associates Swatt | Miers Architects
Kochi Architect’s Studio TGP, Inc
Lim Chang Rohling Architects Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
LOOK Architects UdA
Mark Dziewulski Architect William Tozer Architecture & Design
Maryann Thompson Architects
Ministry Of Design

52 Growth Homes Gradman House Oy

Acorán - Studio House GreenCity Lofts Pachter Studio
Acorán II - Studio House Haarlem Paswerk Palazzo Gioberti
Aggregate House HDX Guest Room Parque Via House
Alexander Residence Heathdale House Pavilions on the Bay
Allers Hollywood Hills Residence POB 62
Alleyway House House F Point Dume Residence
Annex to Old Family House House in Aihara Portico
AV House House in Mondosoh Pr34 House
Balmain House House in Nigata Putney House
Calderon de la Barca House on a Ranch Ranch House
Camp Smull House TN River House
Casa Levis House TTN Santa Monica Canyon Residence
Caulfield House House Uc Schreiber Residence
Changi House Interpolation House Secret Guest House
Coastal Speculation Jetty House Setiamurni House
Colors Katana Residence Skrudas Residence
Composite House Kuok House Spiral House
Contracted Dwelling La Loma II House Spring Road
Cottage in Tsumari Lakeside House Suntro House
Country Heights Damansara Leunessen Tan Residence
Da Vinci Lien Residence The Vento
Denver Art Museum Residences Lilyfield House The Water House
Detached Villa M Central Thijs-Kempeneers
Dwell Home M House Triangle House
F65 Center Transit Village Masuzawa House Twenty Townhouses
Fa Metalika Apartments Vanoppen
Fairfield County House Mountain Retreat Villa Bio
Floating Water Villa New dwelling Villa S
Folded House Newtown Silos Apartment Building Weili Residence
Galileo Apartment Building Nicolaï Werdwies Residential Complex

house101
GDL 1 House Oak Knoll Residence Westport Meadow House
Goldsmith Apartment Building Ontario Residence White House
Good-Class Bungalow Orr Residence

isbn 978-962-7723-51-6

PACE
www.ebook3000.com
house101

PACE
www.ebook3000.com
2
Preface
House and Housing 101 is replete with
many inspiring projects. Some capture our
imagination and hearts for being the dream
house we wish we could live in. Point Dume
Residence is one such house. This nestles in a
wooded lot where generous rooms are laid out
in an S-shaped plan to maximize views. The
River House is located in equally spectacular
surroundings. The designers describe their
concept as ‘a journey from the man-made..to
nature.’ Look out from the full-height windows
and this is true indeed. Villa S too enjoys
spectacular views over the Grenoble valley,
a site characterised by very steep land. The
designers came up with a house on three levels
where each level responds independently to
the site. In Cincinnati, The Ascent at Roebling’s
Bridge is a dramatic addition to the skyline.
The building’s crescent form and sloping roof
enables residents in all units to have great
views.
The Tans from Singapore are not alone in
desiring to build a house housing three
generations under one roof. Increasingly, a
number of families are opting to build homes
for adult children near their own residence,
or siblings may follow this path. This unique
arrangement enables entire families to be
close at arm’s length while ensuring their own
privacy. This very Eastern lifestyle is catching
on in the west and it’s easy to see why because
of its many practical benefits.
www.ebook3000.com
Designers always capitalize on the benefits of
the site or respond creatively to the challenges
posed by it. Sometimes, as in the case of Lien
residence, an unusual circumstance results
in the unexpected. The site was home to a
mature tree so a zigzag house was designed
around the tree. It’s not a bad idea to live in
a twisted building form: you can enjoy shade
from inclement weather, cross-ventilation and
filtered light. The building was slightly raised
above ground imbuing it a sculptural look
which is all the better because of the planted
roofscape.
In another unusual project, the designers of
Folded House were required to edit and create
space between two distinct architectures
on a large hillside site. They came up with
an origami-like architecture that ties in two
spaces. It is interesting how the spaces merge
and flow into each other to become a coherent
whole. Walls wrap and curve, and the ceiling
occasionally dips to form a most unusual space.
The Newtown Silos Apartment Building gives a
new lease of life to a historic structure that is a
legacy of the flour milling days in Sydney. In its
heyday, concrete silos and tall timber storage
bins were commonplace along railway lines
and were used to store grain. Today, however,
this is being used as a residential complex. The
circular plan continues to be used but this time,
as rooms in an apartment. The original wall
ha 3
surfaces were kept as a reminder of its past
usage. It’s history with a new twist.
This book is not about inspiration alone. There
are also some very practical ideas classic in
its simplicity but designed to bring comfort
to residents. Work on the Da Vinci project in
Huixquilucan, Mexico, must have been a real
challenge as the site is characterised by a
variation in levels from the front to the rear. On
top of this, a river ran through the rear of the site.
Some nifty design devices were incorporated in
this project. For example, all the façade coating
elements are removable so that, whenever
required, the affected portion can be changed
or repaired. Also, bathrooms are oriented to the
façade with rear discharge toilets so that repairs
can be undertaken externally rather than from
within a neighbour’s apartment.
Not matter how simple, there is a ‘wow!’
element to good design that takes our breath
away and we wonder why we hadn’t thought of
it before. I hope you enjoy this book as much
as I did.
Raka Dewan
4
CONTENTS...
single unit
14 74
ha
120 5

CONTENTS
Point Dume Residence Masuzawa House Orr Residence

Griffen Enright Architects SCDA Architects Pte Ltd Swatt | Miers Architects

24 80 126
River House Setiamurni House Pachter Studio

Mark Dziewulski Architect SCDA Architects Pte Ltd Teeple Architects

32 86 132
Secret Guest House Changi House Spiral House

Pascal Arquitectos Formwerkz Architects Drexler Guinand Jauslin Ag

40 92 138
Ontario Residence GDL 1 House Lien Residence

Ministry Of Design bgp arquitectura Ministry Of Design

48 98 142
Balmain House AV House Weili Residence

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects bgp arquitectura Gordon Architect

56 104 146
Country Heights Westport Meadow House Kuok House
Damansara
LOOK Architects Maryann Thompson Architects SCDA Architects Pte Ltd

62 108 150
Tan Residence La Loma II House House in Aihara

Daigo Ishii + Future-scape

AR43 Architects Pte Ltd Garduno Arquitectos Architects

68 114 154
Mountain Retreat Good-Class Bungalow Alexander Residence

Resolution: 4 Architecture APdS Architects Elmslie Osler Architect

www.ebook3000.com
6
158 208
ha
260 7

CONTENTS
Detached Villa Hollywood Hills Residence Casa Levis

Herman Hertzberger Griffen Enright Architects UdA with Davide Volpe

162 218 266

Floating Water Villa Contracted Dwelling Triangle House

Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects

Herman Hertzberger Dean-Wolf Architects MNAL

166 224 272

Putney House Dwell Home White House

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects

with Ellen Woolley Architect Resolution: 4 Architecture MNAL

170 230 278

Caulfield House Folded House The Water House

Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd

S2 design Architecture Architecture

174 236 284

House on a Ranch Jetty House Pr34 House

agps architecture CUBE design + research Rojkind Arquitectos

184 242 290

New dwelling Lakeside House House F

Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity

Alan Jones Architects Resolution: 4 Architecture Architects

192 248 296

Parque Via House Lilyfield House Villa Bio

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Garduno Arquitectos with Ellen Woolley Architect Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud9

200 254 300

House in Nigata POB 62 Camp Smull

Daigo Ishii + Future-scape

Architects Bertrand Counson Resolution: 4 Architecture
www.ebook3000.com
8
304 336
ha
366 9

CONTENTS
Heathdale House Cottage in Tsumari M House

Daigo Ishii + Future-scape

Teeple Architects Architects Facet Studio

308 340 370

Gradman House Schreiber Residence Alleyway House

Swatt | Miers Architects Elmslie Osler Architect Formwerkz Architects

312 344 376

Nicolaï Skrudas Residence Annex to Old Family House

Daigo Ishii + Future-scape

Egide Meertens Architect bvba Studio Granda Architects

316 348 380

Interpolation House Suntro House Coastal Speculation

William Tozer Architecture &

Design Jorge Hernandez de la Garza Steven Lombardi Architect

320 352 384

House TN Allers Colors

Miyahara Architect Office Egide Meertens Architect bvba Kochi Architect’s Studio

324 356 388

HDX Guest Room Acorán - Studio House Aggregate House

William Tozer Architecture &

bgp arquitectura gpy arquitectos Design

328 360 392

Villa S Acorán II - Studio House Composite House

William Tozer Architecture &

Hérault Arnod Architects gpy arquitectos Design

332 364 398

Fairfield County House Leunessen Fa

Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect &

SPG Architects Egide Meertens Architect bvba Associates office
www.ebook3000.com
10
404
mixed use & multi units
448
ha
488 11

CONTENTS
House in Mondosoh Thijs-Kempeneers 52 Growth Homes

Junya Toda Architect & Associates Egide Meertens Architect bvba Herman Hertzberger

408 452 490

House TTN Spring Road Metalika Apartments

Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd

Miyahara Architect Office S2 design Architecture

414 458 494

House Uc F65 Center Transit Village GreenCity Lofts

Miyahara Architect Office Mark Dziewulski Architect Swatt | Miers Architects

418 466 500

Oy The Vento Katana Residence

Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect &

Associates office Busby Perkins+Will SCDA Architects Pte Ltd

426 472 504

Santa Monica Canyon Twenty Townhouses Galileo Apartment Building
Residence
Griffen Enright Architects Aleksandar Design Group Pascal Arquitectos

432 476 506

Ranch House Haarlem Paswerk Werdwies Residential
Complex
Robert Hidey Architects Herman Hertzberger Adrian Streich Architekten AG

438 482 512

Oak Knoll Residence Vanoppen Pavilions on the Bay

Lim Chang Rohling Architects with

TGP, Inc (Landscape Architects) Egide Meertens Architect bvba Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

www.ebook3000.com
12
516
Palazzo Gioberti
542
Goldsmith Apartment
ha 13

single unit
Building
UdA Pascal Arquitectos

522 544
Calderon de la Barca Newtown Silos Apartment
Building
bgp arquitectura Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

526 548
Da Vinci Denver Art Museum
Residences
Pascal Arquitectos Studio Daniel Libeskind

532 554
Portico Index by architect

Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

536 558
M Central Index by location

Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd

Architecture

www.ebook3000.com
14
Point Dume Residence
Griffen Enright Architects
Section
15

Location This house takes the typical paths of domestic movement and manipulates them to weave the exterior
Malibu, California, USA

Site area
landscape and site into the house, while enhancing natural airflows and views. An interest in the
630m2
continuity of landscape, circulation, and the body’s sequential movement through space has led to an
Structural engineers
John Labib exploration of continuous spatial relationships in this residence. Smooth, sinuous surfaces delineate
Photography spatial zones while maximizing the site’s topography, views, and circulation. Volumes are differentiated
Benny Chan
through a slicing of surfaces and materials; emphasizing the horizontal while allowing a multiplicity of

spatial conditions to develop through the interaction of these forms, surfaces, and volumes. These spatial

intersections accumulate the more static elements of the house while breaking down edges between

inside and outside, allowing a more open and engaging relationship between the land and internal logic

of the house. On the top of Point Dume in Malibu, the residence is accessed from below through a

driveway. An existing retaining wall bisects the site and moves along the geometry of an existing knoll.

Panoramic views of the ocean are availed by the geometric morphologies of the residence. Major views
delineate the shifts in geometry apparent in the angled “S” shape of the plan and created the sinuous

sequence from the entry to the landscape and view which echoes the shoreline below, creating a

vacillation among differing distant views. Movement in the house bends from the entry to the living area

and bends again towards an outdoor room and the lap pool.

Second floor plan

First floor plan

Entrance
16 17
18 19

View diagram

Relationship of project geometry and coastline.

20 21
22 23
24
River House
Mark Dziewulski Architect 25

Location The owners wanted to take full advantage of a spectacular site on the banks of the American River. Heavily wooded
California, USA

GFA
and facing a state park across the river, the site provides a natural setting, rich in wildlife that would allow for bird
370 m2
watching year round. The house is located to maintain as many mature trees as possible, which provide sun-
Photography
Keith Cronin screening and further enhance the concept of living in nature.

The house has two main components: a service area including the garages, maid’s quarters and laundry rooms; and

the living quarters, including the bedrooms, living room, kitchen, and dining room. It is a single story residence to

facilitate accessibility. As the clients entertain often, flexibility was important and the ability to open the entire house

into a large, continuous room was paramount.

The concept for the design is best described as a journey: from the man-made of the street to the nature of the

river, from the public space to the private of the living quarters, from the screened and enclosed to the transparent

and open. The house is arranged in a series of layers through which the occupants pass. From the public road, one

enters a courtyard whose fragmented curve echoes a gesture of greeting, as it wraps around the visitor. The exterior

walls facing the entry court are solid for privacy and to heighten the sense of nature once you pass beyond them.

The journey follows a curved path along the exterior wall, under a protective trellis, to the main entry. Entrance is

over a bridge spanning a koi pond which introduces water as a theme. The sight and sound of the bubbling water

signify the transition from the public to private, from the man-made to nature.

The entry doors allow passage through the main ordering element of the entire plan: a curved wall that continues

through the whole house. The wall marks a separation from the private inner world. Beyond this are all the main

areas, aligned to overlook the river setting through a wall of glass. All doors can be slid open along the curve making

the form visible from one end to the other and opening up the entire space, revealing the full extent of the house.

The wall is naturally lit by a ring of skylights and provides a gallery for the owners’ extensive art collection. The

sculptural nature of the curve allows it to be recognized in all parts of the house and it provides a framework and

order for all the main spaces. The glass facade is protected with extended cantilevered roofs that shield the sun and

create a framed view that allows the house to be open yet sheltering.

The boundary between the inside and outside is blurred by the use of continuous glass walls and finish materials

that extend beyond them. The main rooms flow out into the landscape. The master bathroom extends into onto a

hidden Japanese garden – also a reference to the many years the owners lived in Japan.

The continuous expanse of glass wall was achieved without the use of bracing or heavy moment frames, by

creating two large masonry shear walls, pulled outside the footprint so that they read as screens slid open to reveal

the view. These also allow the use of oversized soffits that are needed to shade the glass in this hot central valley

climate.
26 27
28 29
30 31
32
Secret Guest House
Pascal Arquitectos 33

Location This is a contemporary architectural family house in a residential, classified historic colonial zone of
Chimalistac, Mexico City, Mexico

Site area
Chimalistac in Mexico City. This is a house made to order for a client which is often more complex than
1,249.90m2
developing a large building. The result depends on two factors: a good architect, but rather more of a
GFA
624.42m2 good client.
Photography
Victor Benitez
The context in which the house is inserted has an historic colonial character untouched by the unorganized

sprawl that has occurred elsewhere. Intervening in a historic area raised the dilemma whether to adapt

or blend in the context but ideology cannot integrate the present and future using the language of the

past.

After discussion with the INAH (National Institute of Anthropology and History), the vision was to

recreate the past and where an interaction occurs between the inside and outside, the goal was to

achieve a neutrality that would make a transition from the historic to a modern interior.

The fashionable and politically correct slogan now is that everything must be sustainable yet, despite

good wishes and intentions and, after several runs to determine the relationships financial cost benefit,

the architects could only manage to use energy-saving light bulbs and intelligent control systems and

sensors linked to a timer, and more efficient irrigation systems.

Most important was the use of intelligent design to make the house better in comfort and climate, and

the building design process in which no processing or transformation of materials such as stone, wood

etc. was done, a system based on Just-In-Time logistics and a change in how the job site is managed

with prefabrication and the inclusion of pre-finished items

As part of the architectonic discourse and for reasons of durability and maintenance, very few finishings

were used. Concrete was a notable use in the house for its ability to withstand age and decay, and the

fact it acquires more dignity and history with time.

One of the main objectives was to maximize natural light and views to the garden, and not to create a

series of closed rooms but a series of spaces where events happen and articulate with one another. The

entire house was designed in modules and multiples of feet, generating different size of overlapping

rectangles, that became the generating pattern of the geometric theme of the house.
34 35
36 37
38 39
40
Ontario Residence
Ministry Of Design 41

Client/owner Inspired by a series of challenging situations, the Ontario Residence by the Ministry of Design seeks
Lien Ying Chow (Pte) Ltd

Location
relevant and authentic solutions that challenge prevailing conventions of local luxury bungalow design.
Singapore

GFA
420m2 The first challenge is rooted in the context of site - how to give a sense of privacy to a house that has
Project Architect little visual privacy from its neighbours in spite of sitting on its own piece of land? The second is the
Park + Associates
01 WALK-IN WARDROBE
Contractor
awkwardness of the car porch which typically manifests itself as a standalone or disjointed object: how
02 MASTER BATH
Entron Construction
to incorporate it seamlessly into the language of the overall building? 03 OUTDOOR SHOWER
Photography 04 MASTER BEDROOM
Edward Hendricks, CI&A Photography

The primary part of the building is built on an assemblage of simple geometries: a vertical tower block

juxtaposed with a horizontal block, capped by an overhanging hood – the car porch. The main public

spaces are turned inwards towards a double-story courtyard and lap pool. Organised around this central

space, residents enjoy activities in a sense of calm privacy bathed in captured natural light from above.

The tower houses the master wing, which is constantly cooled by the prevailing cross-breezes. The

Ontario Residence is characterized by graceful proportions and pure geometries.

Second floor plan

01 CAR PORCH
02 WATER FEATURE
03 POOL
04 ENTRANCE
05 ENTRY COURT
06 POWDER ROOM
07 BEDROOM 01
01 CAR PORCH 08 BATHROOM
02 POWDER ROOM 09 LIVING
03 ENTRANCE 10 DINING
04 LIVING 11 BREAKFAST COUNTER
05 BATHROOM 12 PLANTER
06 PLANTER BOX 13 BEDROOM 02
07 MASTER BEDROOM 14 BATHROOM
08 MASTER BATH 15 PLANTER
09 ENTERTAINMENT ROOM 16 BEDROOM 03
10 BASEMENT COURTYARD 17 POOL DECK
11 INFORMAL DINING 18 VOID TO BASEMENT COURTYARD
12 HOUSEHOLD SHELTER 19 BACKYARD / DRYING AREA
13 MAID’S ROOM First floor plan

01 WET KITCHEN
02 DRY KITCHEN
03 UTILITY AREA
04 BATHROOM
05 MAID’S ROOM
06 HOUSEHOLD SHELTER
07 INFORMAL DINING
08 SUNKEN LANDSCAPED COURTYARD
09 STUDY
10 POWDER
11 BAR
12 ENTERTAINMENT ROOM
13 POOL TABLE

Basement plan
42 43
44 45
46 47
48
Balmain House
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects 49

Client/owner This project was carried out in association with Drew Heath Architect. The site is very exposed, facing
Brian Zulaikha and Janet Laurence

Location
south onto Sydney Harbour. The challenge was to create a comfortable dwelling which would be liveable
Balmain, Sydney, NSW, Australia
in all weather conditions, transforming the mundane architecture of the existing dwelling house, but
Design
Odile Decq Benoît Cornette Architects and Urban informed by the robust quality of the 1918 gunpowder store on which it had been built.
Planners

Consultants
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects in Collabora-
tion with Drew Heath Architect (architect ) /
The aim was to create a close connection with the outdoors and view at all times. The detailing was
Simpson Design (structural engineers)
driven by this connectivity. As far as possible, all windows and doors slide out of view. The interior uses
Photography
Michael Nicholson various timbers expressively to reveal the structure which, when perceived from the exterior, reveal the

skeleton. The interior and exterior are “equal” in accentuating this connectivity.

Entrance. Vertical hardwood batten screen and sliding win-

dows.

Southern Elevation

Southern façade.
 View over entrance to off-kitchen sunroom.

50 51

Sections

Ground floor.
52 53

Steel framed stair and daybed.

Kitchen featuring custom built

timber workbench.
Steel framed stair with hardwood treads and custom built timber shelving.
54 55

Bedroom featuring custom built plywood sliding

cupboard and bedroom suite.

First floor bedroom and sunroom.

Open plan first floor.

Lower Ground Floor Plan Ground Floor Plan First Floor Plan

First floor living area

and sunroom.
56
Country Heights Damansara
LOOK Architects Pte Ltd 57

Client/owner Luxuriant scenery can transcend the role of a static vista, as the single-family home – Country Heights
Dr. Leow Chee Wah

Location
Damansara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – by LOOK Architects can attest to. A land parcel located on a
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
gentle hillock within one of the several select residential districts in Damansara inspired the designers
Site area
890m2 to conceive of an integrative architectural approach where the house is virtually an offshoot of the
GFA natural setting it nestles in.
407m2

Photography
Amir Sultan
The existing gradient of the sloping landform is construed to underpin an elevated cascading pool that

announces a sense of arrival from the main entrance. The lip of the cascading pool, clad in the indigenous

Sukabumi stone, sits on a stilt-supported platform to create a delicate interface with the surrounding

foliage, impressing upon the viewer that the house is nimbly reclining in the fold of the landscape. A

spiral staircase connects the pool deck to a lower tier of relaxation space, a snug corner brushing the

feathery tips of greenery that offers the most candid contact with nature. A lavishly cantilevered glass

canopy denotes a transparent transitional space uniting the expansive outdoors with a sonorous gallery

comprising the interlocking living/dining room and semi-open kitchen.

The upper half of the building volume is swathed in a continuous aluminum envelop, whose lustrous

champagne-colored sheen contrasts with the surrounding sprawl of nature. However, the rationale

behind this prominently shaped roof is steeped in the homegrown know-how of construction in the

tropics, albeit given a contemporary interpretation – the curvature of the aerodynamic roof profile

effectively collects and channels prevailing south-west breezes through the main mass of the house.

This environmental control mechanism is significantly enhanced by evaporative cooling occurring over

the surface of a reflective pool that is strategically situated underneath the interior circulation staircase,

resulting in a sustainable solution that can serve as a prototypical substitution for mechanical means of

cooling.

The passage through the interior staircase is devised to first undergo a spatial compression generated
Cradled in copious greenery, the dwelling rises lithely from the natural contours of the landscape.
by the enclosure of an exterior appendage prudently wedged on the north-eastern façade, and tension

is quickly resolved as this reverberating vestibule opens out to an airy hallway giving access to four

bedrooms on the second story. The supple grain of merbau timber screen materializes at either end of

this aisle, complementing the sleek unembellished aplomb of the roof above. Not only articulating the

flanks of the bent aluminum roof profile, the introduction of the timber screens further furnishes the

residents with a sumptuous sense of tactility in their daily experience of the habitat.
 The main approach from the porous southwestern
façade reveals the interlocking living and dining
areas on the first storey and the circulation
hallway on the upper storey.

58 59

Elevations and section.

A cascading pool hovers above the magnificent extent of native A spiral staircase at the edge of the pool deck leads to a lowered Orchestrated spatial sequences and a sensitively selected combination of
vegetation stretching across the ends of the horizon. tier of private relaxation space. materials form a sensuous palette that enriches the residents’ daily experience
of their habitat.

Air flow through building. Elevations and section.

60 61

(Left and above) Evaporative cooling over the reflective pool under the The supple texture of merbau timber screen materializes at either end of the
interior staircase enhances the natural air movement across the main mass aisle, harmonizing with the smooth profile of the encompassing roof.
of the house. This circulation vestibule, enclosed by an exterior appendage
wedged on the north-eastern façade, has the effect of accruing a spatial
cadence in the routine of vertical movement.
62
Tan Residence
AR43 Architects 63

Client/owner The client’s vision was the guiding force in the design of this house which is located in eastern Singapore.
Gary Tan

Location
The Confucian notion of strong family ties was a definite influence when the client put forward a brief
Singapore
that specifically required the residence to house three generations – the client, his wife and their child,
Site area
782m2 as well as his parents. Elements of traditional Chinese architecture were borrowed and reinterpreted in
GFA order to create a home which brought the occupants together while offering freedom to enjoy individual
801m2

Engineering and Management Consultants

activities.
Edward E Woo Consultants
RJ Consultants

Photography Akin to the traditional Chinese courtyard house, the hierarchy of spaces is intended to be apparent.
Albert Lim
Instead of creating a direct means of entering the house, the designer chose to adopt the traditional

method of employing a series of views prolonging the journey into the living and the dining areas. A

sense of arrival is thus created as anticipation is built up as one travels through these spaces. This serves

to amplify the importance of these two areas as gathering spaces for the family, a notion repeated in the

manner in which they are arranged around the Koi pond.

Instead of being merely a landscape element, the koi pond is central to the architecture of the house.

In addition to providing an attractive backdrop for the views within the house, it allows for a visual Floating Gardens – The lighting emphasizes the floating planes of the two blocks against the greenery of the rooftop garden and the landscaping.

connection between the major gathering spaces of the rooms. The pond, together with the living room,

therefore performs a similar function to the Chinese courtyard by being a common open area that unifies

different spaces in the house.

This function is especially important with regard to the second and third levels. For privacy, the house

is divided into two blocks allowing for a degree of autonomy in the spaces occupied by the three

generations. However, the arrangement of rooms around the central ‘courtyard’ ensures that the family

members are not secluded from each other and that a shared atmosphere is achieved.

In addition to views within, the house was designed to create views towards the sea. A park separates

the house from the beach and so the designer chose to have a rooftop garden to enable the occupants

to freely look over the treetops. In addition to creating a ‘garden feel’, it provides a quiet retreat which

also functions as an informal gathering area.

The notion of a Chinese garden is also important in the design of this house. Elements of wood, water

and stone were combined to enhance the greenery which is punctuated by the sounds of birds kept by

the occupants of the house. In fact, it is difficult to create a distinction between architecture and garden

as the transition between inside and outside is made seamless by a series of openings that open up to

patios.

Nighttime View – The lighting reiterates the

importance of the vegetation to the overall
design of the residence.
64 65

Car Porch – The materials were carefully selected

and detailed to highlight the elegance of the lines
and to unite the house with the garden.

Entrance Gateway – A clear threshold is created by

the feature wall beckoning towards the viewer.

Car Porch – Wood detailing was used to soften up

the sleek lines of the design.

Rear Garden – Quaint, yet elegant elements

were used in composing the garden hearkening
to a bygone era.
66 67

Master Bathroom – Spaces on the third storey

were designed for views that would skim above
the nearby treetops.

Entry Porch – One in a series of views that pays

homage to the concept of a traditional Chinese
garden.

View of the living room from the rear garden –

Sliding doors can be drawn open to extend the
living room into the garden, emphasizing the
continuity between exterior and interior.
68
Mountain Retreat
Resolution: 4 Architecture 69

Location Located on a five-acre rocky outcrop, the Mountain Retreat trades in overwhelming city skyscrapers
Kerhonkson, New York, USA

Manufacturer
and the scuttle of yellow cabs for sweeping views of the Catskill Mountains and hawks gliding over the
Apex Homes
thermals below. The client, who loves mountain biking and rock climbing, had camped out on a hilltop
Contractor
JH Construction during the siting of the house to determine the best spot, angle and orientation for his new escape. The
Photography resulting artifact is a retreat carefully crafted into its unique surroundings. The Mountain Retreat amiably
Floto+Warner
provides an efficient 1,800 square foot indoor and outdoor living and entertaining experience.

The finished house, sitting partially on concrete stilts, gives way to a striking display. Its angular lines,

soaring height, and unique blend of warm cedar siding with cool gray concrete panels and glass are

displayed to great advantage in the context of its rough mountaintop setting. The stilts act as supports

for the great room above and, below, define the parking spaces for an uncluttered entry and carport.

An enclosed staircase runs along the north side of the house. Sheathed inside and out in grey Cebonit,
0 10 20 40
it leads from the ground floor entrance to the main living spaces, which exist peacefully as if situated

upon the treetops. Requiring the insertion of pylons, a well, and a septic tank, the rocky terrain of the

immediate site had to be blasted away. Rather than discarding the remnants, the rocks were scattered

about in masses around the site. Used for outdoor seating and the entry pathway, the initiative further

emphasizes the relation and integration of the house into the natural backdrop.

The home’s butterfly roof channels rainwater to two stainless-steel scuppers, from which it cascades off

into in a waterfall effect upon thoughtfully placed boulders. The butterfly roofs on both ends also give

the master bedroom a tall, sloped ceiling enabling the entry of an abundance of light from above, while

a suite of ground-room floors fit cozily below. An elevated cedar deck wraps around three sides of the

great room, offering a full day of sunshine for deck lounging and for the entire room to be opened to the

outdoors with ease. Plain white duck-cotton curtains on exposed stainless-steel tracks were designed

along the three walls to enable the client to maintain any level of personal privacy and protection from

the sun as desired.

Throughout the house, sustainable, engineered bamboo floors were employed. Preserved with

whitewash, they add a durable, yet softening touch to an already airy, open space. The predominantly

light-hued interior is dramatically interrupted by dark countertops, and the dark cement panels proceed

as an accent to both the inside and out.

70 71
72 73
74
Masuzawa House
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd 75

Client/owner The house consists of three wings on a rectangular site organized around a courtyard with views out to
Toru Mazuzawa

Location
the oceanfront. The three wings consist of the main living areas on the eastern side, the master suite
Sentosa Cove, Singapore
and entry patio on the south and the single story entertainment area to the west.
Civil and Structure
MSE engineering

M&E Entry to the house is choreographed through a series of spaces. A stone feature wall affronts the entry
Chee Choon & associates

QS
court where one is greeted by the dramatic pitched roof form of the two wings ‘floating’ above the wall.
1MH & associates
Formed by aluminum sections, the roof appears to wrap around the sides of the second story providing
Main contractor
Huat Builders a strong feature datum that leads the visitor through the feature wall. Beyond the bridge, the entry
Photography pavilion is surrounded by water and opens out to the swimming pool and lawn area. The oceanfront
Aaron Pocock , Albert Lim
view beyond the pool is further stretched with the large expanse of glassed areas on the ground floor

of the east and west wings.

Having arrived at the ‘center’, one turns to the right and encounters the largest wing, containing the

principal living and dining areas, and the secondary bedrooms above. This is entered across a stone

platform under the bridge that links the east wing to the south. The experience of the interior is delayed

and anticipation is heightened. To the west is the more ‘public’ wing where the meeting room, office

and entertainment room is located. This is a one story structure with a timber deck viewing gallery

above; accessed via a steel spiral stair, the deck is partially covered by a glassed roof. The second roof,

together with deep trellised projections over the fully glazed ground floor, provides much shade from

the sun and rain.

The bedrooms on the second floor are placed on the east-facing wall while the corridor on the west

has a horizontal slit window which offers a dramatic view as one approaches the bedroom. The master

bedroom suite has an open plan with an internal courtyard open to sky. This brings in natural ventilation

and light into the large master bath and walk-in wardrobe areas.
76 77
78 79
80
Setiamurni House
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd 81

Client/owner Located in Jalan Setiamurni in Kuala Lumpur, the site slopes down from front to rear which creates the
Ms Lee Jim Leng

Location
opportunity to build a sub-basement that is not immediately apparent from the entrance.
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia

Site area
1,800m2 The form of the house is a minimal rectangular box clad in horizontal grey anodized aluminum louvers.
GFA The public façade is almost opaque while the private rear elevation is substantially open in order to avail
850m2

Civil and Structure

itself of the extensive views of the valley. A flat metal roof, which is supported on a series of U-shaped
Web Structures Pte Ltd
steel structures appears to float above the house.
M&E
Perundung ERA

QS A gymnasium is housed in a smaller box adjacent to the main house. This box, which is clad with
Perundung SL Chartered Quantity

Main contractor
a chengal timber screen, complements the form and strong horizontal lines of the main block, yet
PC Construction Sdn Bhd
highlights their difference in terms of materials and texture.
Photography
Albert Lim

The entry court is defined by three stone-clad feature walls and a reflective pool where a bridge lies

across. Past the double height stone wall, the bridge spans a void that opens up to the basement guest

suites. This dramatic approach ends at the door where one faces breathtaking views of the valley from
Luxuriant planting softens the high concrete retaining walls that provide security from Setiamurni road.
the open plan living and dining space. Minimal service space was planned at the ground floor with the

remaining in the basement; this allows an expanse of free space with unobstructed views. The service

box on plan is balanced with the library box beyond the pool.

At the second story, the double skin screened façade provides much relief from the sun due to the

east west orientation of the site. The outer layer mounted on the U-shaped steel structure, creates

a phenomelogical experience at the access corridor. The second layer of movable screens offers

an additional layer for privacy purposes. The resultant design is a composition of precise lines and

interlocking volumes that blends harmoniously and creates a distinctly contemporary residence.

Multi layered facade provides sunshading and controlled cross-ventilation.

82 83

Meticulous detailing in steel, glass, concrete and stone is evident throughout The access to the bedrooms on the Eastern flank of the house.
the house.

The entrance is via a glass-sided bridge over a void that brings light to the guest suites.
84 85

Ensuite bathrooms looking towards wooded valey.

Open plan living room enjoys a wooded valley.

Striated stone cladding

reinforces the horizontal
emphasis of the elevations.

The overhanging roof is supported on compos-

ite steel columns. Horizontal aluminium louvres
placed along east and west elevations to coun-
teract the early morning and late evening sun.
86
Changi House
Formwerkz Architects 87

Location The architects aimed at designing a space sufficient to house the client’s multi-generation family of
Singapore

Design Team
11 people within a fairly small built-up area of 370sq.m. The amount of built-up area allowable for the
Alan Tay, Gwen Tan, Seetoh Kum Loon, Ekachai
particular site is largely pre-determined by the local authorities’ zoning act. In addition, the client had
Landscape
Salad Dressing certain feng shui requirements. Two of the key requirements that to some extent shaped the massing
Civil & Structure and layout of the design was that no hole be bored into the ground and that the house to be under one
SB Ng & Associates

Quantity Surveyor
roof. The first requirement ruled out the possibility of a basement and the need for the swimming pool
CCL Chartered Surveyors Pte Ltd
to be raised.
Site area
600m2

GFA A key objective was to create open and permeable living spaces with direct relationships to the
490m2

Photography
surrounding nature, while at the same time, designing for privacy. This concurrent need for privacy and
Albert Lim
openness is especially crucial for the large family living within. The floor plates were staggered to pack

in more rooms while at the same time free up more area for communal spaces.

The house is organized around the simple parti of a linear block with different functional zones layered

from the manicured front garden which is the main landscape zone. The extroverted spaces of living,

dining, family room, swimming pool area, master bedroom, and master study are organized along the

landscape zone while the introverted spaces of other bedrooms and service areas looks to a series of

smaller enclosed landscape spaces at the rear. The strategically placed circulation spine defines the

threshold between the extroverted communal spaces and introverted spaces.

The curvilinear plane of timber fins, glass and titanium-zinc which envelopes the family room, balcony,

master bedroom and attic spaces expand and unites the layered functional spaces at the same time,

creating a sense of spaciousness in an otherwise compact layout. The 250mm wide by 25mm thick

balau timber fins form a seamless enclosure to the long balcony that buffers both the family room and

the master bedroom from the main traffic. Spaced at intervals of 150mm and following the shape of

the curvilinear envelope, the broad and profiled horizontal timber slates function as railing and screen,

juggling the need for privacy without overcompromising the view out.

Facade detail
88 89

Master bedroom looking out into family area. Entrance foyer.

Street elevation.

Garden at entrance foyer.

90 91

Stairs to attic & pool deck. Study at attic.

Living area. Pool deck on roof.

92
GDL 1 House
bgp arquitectura 93

Location The project is located on a sloped site in the suburbs of the city of Guadalajara, with a fantastic view
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Site area
towards a beautiful green area and the city.
780m2

GFA
750m2 The house is composed by two rectangular prisms one over the other and placed in a perpendicular
Project team orientation between them. The bottom prism contains the private areas and the vestibule. At the same
Daniela Legorreta, Hector Barroso, JN Morones
Esquivel, Carlos Coronel
time, this parallelogram cuts the lot creating a private courtyard of white gravel in the highest part of the
Structure
Colinas de Buen Ingenieros site, and a garden, terrace and pool in the lowest, towards the view.

Photography
Jaime Navarro
The second volume, running parallel to the street, houses the public activities and floats over the place

in one of its sides in a 12 meter (36 ft) cantilever. The street elevation is clad in stone as a massive wall,

while the south and west facades are glazed allowing views to the park.

In the intersection of both volumes is a double-height vestibule area with a skylight and a reflective

pond. The lack of walls in the second floor, the use of glass for handrails and a dining room that is

hanging in a glazed mezzanine, lets the space flow into the living room. The dining room expands toward

the roof of the bedrooms as a deck that becomes a wood volume defining the entrance.
94 95
96 97
98
AV House
bgp arquitectura 99

Client/owner The project is a redesign of a house from the 70s – of no significant architectural value – located in
Alejandro Vigil

Location
front of one of the most important avenues of the city. The original structure of the house was kept
Mexico City, Mexico
intact for cost reasons. The intervention consists in a transformation of the exterior of the building and
Site area
650m2 redefinition of the interior functions according to the new requirements of the owner.
GFA
641m2

Project team
The lack of views led to a total redesign of the exterior to create different gardens and courtyards that
Edson Castillo, Santiago de la Mora, Mayte
Espinosa, Samael Barrios function as a continuation of the interior. The sound of moving water helps neutralize the noise from

Contractor traffic.
Grupo V y G.

Photography
Rafael Gamo, unless stated
The ground floor is transparent, with a couple of stone walls running and crossing it, parallel to each

other, and “flats” over the pond. The second level is totally solid covered with white stucco with some

small openings.

©BERNARDO GOMEZ-PIMIENTA
100 101

Northwest façade Southeast façade

©bgp arquitectura
Back yard of the house View from the living room

12 6 1.  Lobby
2.  Study
3.  Reflecting pool
4.  Living room
10 5.  Dinning room
9
6.  Terrace
7.  Garden
8.  Kitchen
11
9.  Family room
10.  Master bedroom
11. Bedroom
6 12.  Service room

First floor

7 8

1 2
6 5
Longitudinal section Transversal section

4 3

Ground floor
102 103
104
Westport Meadow House
Maryann Thompson Architects 105

Client/owner This one story house nestles in a forty-acre meadow on the Westport River. The house was conceived
Douglas Reed and William Makris

Location
as an “indoor/outdoor” space which is firmly rooted to its site. A space of 1800 sq ft of deck stretches
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
along the western elevation and perforates the plan at the entry, creating a modified “dogtrot.” Enclosed
Landscape architect
Reed Hilderbrand Associates, Inc. by the living room and master bedroom, this dogtrot space becomes an “interiorized” outdoor room
Structural engineer and a threshold between public and private spaces. Large sliding doors at the living room and master
Richmond So Engineers, Inc.

Contractor
bedroom corners open onto the deck, inviting light and cross-ventilation into the body of the scheme,
Kendrick Snyder Builders
and allowing for a dual reading of these rooms as both interior and exterior spaces. When the doors are
furniture
Thad Hayes, Inc. fully open, these spaces read as “screened porches” rather than traditionally enclosed rooms. Floor
Photography and ceiling planes in the living room and bedrooms continue onto the decks, furthering the ambiguity
Chuck Choi Architectural Photography
between inside and outside space. Light passes through the four-sided clerestory in the living room,

illuminating the volume with changing patterns throughout the day and across the seasons.

A wood-clad “organizing wall” skewers the scheme, around which the program spaces wrap. Storage,

HVAC, kitchen appliances and laundry areas are concealed within to preserve unobstructed connection

to the landscape. The organizing wall serves as a deep threshold, heightening and reinforcing one’s

layered passage from the meadow to the river. Program elements are distributed across the threshold

depending upon their peak occupancy. The kitchen, breakfast area and office face east to take in

morning light, while the combined living/dining room, bedrooms and decks face west and south for
Sliding doors open at the corners of the master bed-
afternoon sunsets. Deep overhangs on the western elevation shade the expansive glass creating a room and living room allowing for a dual reading of
these rooms as both interor and exterior spaces.
shady exterior place to sit and accentuating the overall horizontality of the house, connecting it to the

horizon by way of the meadow and river beyond. By utilizing a subtle and simple palette, the design

echoes its setting while adhering to a fixed budget.

Approaching along the wooded entry

drive, the house appears from behind a
layer of stone walls and the gentle slope
of the meadow.

A wood-clad organizing wall skewers the The private, outdoor shower on the house’s Selective openings in the façade reveal and
scheme, defining the transition between north side is an extension of the master conceal views of the river to build mystery and
meadow and river. bedroom suite. suspense.
106 107

A linear clerestory wraps the living room, lift- A modified dogtrot perforates the plan at the entry, creating an
ing the roof volume and flooding the space with “interiorized” outdoor room, while bringing light and cross-
natural light. ventilation into the interior.

1. Garage
2. Guest room
3. Master bedroom
4. Master bath
5. Study
6. Utility closet
7. Living room
8. Breakfast room
9. Kitchen
10. Laundry room
11. Deck

Steps down and transitioning materials between the entry hall and the living room empha- Sliding partitions at the guest bedroom allow for
size the sloping grade and movement from meadow to river. privacy while preserving unobstructed sightlines
through the living room to the landscape
108
La Loma II House
Garduno Arquitectos 109

Location La Loma II is a project that uses natural elements like water and wood.
La Loma Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico

GFA
670m2
Water is used as an ornamental element in cylindrical form contained by steel walls, and tropical wood
General contractor
Alen Construcciones, Enrique Alvarez lattice windows which act like a protective skin isolating the house from the outside.
Structural engineer
Aguilar Engineer, Salvador Aguilar

Electrical engineer
The great majority of service areas are located in the cellar, under the street level, giving the feeling of
RCL, Architect Roberto Campoy
a two-level house leaving 260 sq m of green area.
Photography
Paul Czitrom

The complementary areas of the house were developed in an “L” shape 705 sq m that integrates with

the garden.

To separate the two volumes that uproot the construction in different angles, a lobby of double-height

forms and a tunnel of crystal floating in the center unites both bodies of construction.

The composition of areas, volumes, forms and textures in the facades is obtained through different

compound and interconnected elements. The use of the continuous crystal towards the garden speaks

of the transparency without sacrificing privacy. That is why in the north wing, the dining room is only

contained by glass and its slab maintained by columns exposed in a “V” shape, thus fusing it with the

garden and water.

110 111
112 113
114
Good-Class Bungalow
APds Architects 115

Client/owner The site is located on a deep hill sloping from the front to the back with a drop in height of 10 metres.
Mrs Vincent De Silva

Location
The plot faces a busy main road.
Holland Road, Singapore

C&S Engineer
JS Tan & Associates The architects created two side and front walls that play a transitional or controlling role. The front wall
M&E Engineer is visible in the approach to the house enhancing its privacy and calm. Views of the house are shielded
Bescon Consultants Engineers

Quantity Surveyors
by layers of solid wall and a marble feature wall in slip-face finish. These perimeter walls are low enough
PCS Consultants PTE Ltd
to reveal the top of mature trees. Upon arrival, one can see the warm-grey planted box which is the
Photography
David Phan Prayer Room and the golden champagne coloured light-reflective aluminium roof of the wings.

A pair of solid granite slabs in the reflective pool visually link to the entrance foyer and straight to

the endless swimming pool. Vertical aluminium louvers forms a second view-obscuring threshold,

intentionally denying the visitor immediate discovery of the swimming pool.

The swimming pool is in the middle of the courtyard. It has three skylights at the bottom of the swimming

slab which act as lenses, reflecting light inside the basement corridors and outdoor terrace in flickering,

aqueous patterns. As light filters through the pool’s water and glass panels, a swimmer can see who

is directly below and vice versa. The view through the water is surprisingly transparent and it appears

only 100mm deep.

In the 1000 sq m house are three relatively large bedroom suites. The entry level features a generously

scaled living which has a double-height void at the heart of the house. Enclosed by sheets of clear glass,

rather like a museum display case, this modern version of a patio courtyard with its pool and stone

sculpture constitutes the focus of the composition. The dining room and kitchen are clustered to the

east wing, overlooking the swimming pool and opening out to a large garden. These are loosely arranged

around the central void which is bisected by a elegantly detailed steel and glass bridge.

The west wing has two bedroom suites and a prayer room and at the lowest level, a games room,

entertainment room, guestroom and maid’s room.

The house takes the swimming pool’s water line as its horizontal datum, with the basement below

following the site’s sloping topography while high above it, a giant fluid clerestory window faces west.

Throughout the house, enclosure and openness play against one another, altering the quality of light,

balancing and enlivening its interiors.

116 117
118 119
120
Orr Residence
Swatt | Miers Architects 121

Client/owner This house is located on a 3.3 acre steep west-facing, down-slope lot in semi-rural Saratoga, California.
Dominic Orr

Location
Surrounded by mature oak trees and groves of maple and redwood trees, the site enjoys spectacular
Saratoga, California, USA
valley views to the north, west and south.
Photography
Cesar Rubio

This project is an addition and remodel of a 1970s stucco-clad two story home. Although the original

home was built well, it had major deficiencies: a long and narrow living room not conducive to

entertaining, a formal dining room that did not fit the owner’s casual lifestyle, inadequate parking, a

severe and uninviting exterior entry, and tired and outdated interiors throughout. The design program

was to address all of the deficiencies in a creative modern way. Additionally, the owner requested that

the project be sensitive to sustainability, with major portions of the existing framing and skin of the

building either retained or recycled into the new design.

Because of the almost square proportions of the existing building, affectionately called a “wide body”

by the architects, the first strategy was to cut an atrium into the center of the building to maximize

natural daylight. Bathed in light from a skylight above, the new atrium brings natural light to the entry,

the living room, a lower level tatami room and home office, and dramatically illuminates the stairs to the

lower level as well as a beautiful mahogany bridge that spans the two story space.

The kitchen has been planned as a large multi-purpose space which includes an informal dining

space. The kitchen/dining area and the living area share a beautiful new stone terrace, bordered by

a cantilevered reflecting pool that extends vistas to the south horizon while minimizing views of the

expanded driveway below.

Formally, the new design introduces a series of overlapping horizontal cedar clad planes, which protect
New carport under new reflecting pool and kitchen.
the glazing and visually extend interior space to the exterior. Two of the four pre-existing sloped roofs

were retained in the new design. One of these roofs is used to support new photovoltaic panels, while

the other serves to reduce the scale of the north side of the building, adjacent to a beautiful Japanese

inspired garden. One of the most successful aspects of this project is the sensitive combination of new

and old elements to create a new design that is fresh, unique, and beautiful to look at and live in.

This house is constructed of wood frame over concrete pier and grade beam foundations. Steel girders

are utilized at long spans and to support wide overhangs and cantilevers.
122 123

View of terrace and reflecting pool from dining area. New terrace with reflecting pool.

West elevation South elevation Entrance courtyard looking towards east. East terrace and reflecting pool. Overlapping roofs at new kitchen.
124 125

Living area New kitchen / dining space.

Entrance to tatami room. View of bridge toeards entry. View of atrium from bridge. Master bath
126
Pachter Studio
Teeple Architects Inc. 127

Client/owner This new three story residential project is linked to an existing artist’s studio in a vibrant downtown area
Charles Pachter, Artist

Location
between Chinatown and the Art Gallery of Ontario.
Toronto, Canada

Structural
R Villa Associates Located within a narrow site widened at the existing artist’s studio toward the rear lane, a series of 100
Contractor sq.m. stacked and staggered metal clad ‘tubes’ draw light and sky into otherwise long horizontal floors.
Golden Hammer Construction

Photography
Revealed by aluminum frames glazed with clear glass, the ‘tube’ ends reveal a translucent glazed vertical
Tom Arban
interior tube containing private stair access joining the artist’s library, archives, and new living areas.

Amidst courtyards and terraces located along the ‘tubes’, framed views of neighbourhood trees and

Victorian context become the backdrop to a quiet interior of cherry wood storage cabinets, wardrobes

and kitchen cabinets in an otherwise austere contemplative residence.

128 129

Ground floor - studio Middle floor - gallery Upper floor - residence

1. front garden 1. gallery 1. living
2. entrance walkway 2. courtyard 2. kitchen
3. studio workroom 3. back studio 3. bedroom
4. pool / courtyard
130 131
132
Spiral House
Drexler Guinand Jauslin Architects 133

Location The village Pigniu/Panix is situated 1,300 meters above sea in the Surselva Region of Graubünden,
Pigniu/Panix, Surselva Region of Graubünden,
Switzerland
above Ilanz. The house is situated in the village center and blends into the streetscape.
Civil engineer
Walter Bieler AG Ingenieurbüro Spezialität
Holzbau, Bonaduz
A band surrounds the whole volume on both levels. There is a change of materials from concrete in the
Physics of Building
Ferdinand Stadlin Bautechnologie, Buchs socle to wooden shingles in the upper living floor. Even if the house is freestanding, an articulation of
Electrical engineer
A. Hegger, Chur
subdivided volumes is reached by shifting the two levels to each other – this dynamic structure reduces

Plumbing engineer the massiveness of the house and connects it to the Alpine panorama. Due to safety concerns about
CS Claudio Secomandi, Chur
wooden walls and to meet fire regulations, the upper wooden part is shifted away from the socle.
Oven planner
Spiess Ofentechnik AG, Albin Kühne jun., Illnau

Carpenter’s planner
Fro-Innenarchitektur, Roman Fröhlich, Trin
Materials used in the house were chosen in relation to the surrounding houses and barns. Its constructive

Special-Details language connects traditional elements with modern techniques. The lower part is in concrete with a
Sloom en Slordig, Serge Leummens, Schiedam
NL flat modular formwork – the upper part is of prefabricated wooden elements, covered with hand-cut
Photography larch shingles. The larch windows and shutters are the same for both parts, accentuating the continuity
Ralph Feinner, Malans
of the band.

While the house is integrated with the surroundings, the inner spaces are completely different. The

open spaces are divided only by levels and sliding walls. The continuity of the spiral is reflected in the

spatial structure and thereby in the daily movements of the inhabitants. The soapstone fireplace is the

centerpiece of the movement – continuing over two levels from oven to “chaise très longue” and ending

in the kitchen.

Northeast view Southeast view Southwest view

134 135
136 137
138
Lien Residence
Ministry Of Design 139

Client/owner Returning to the romance of the single story bungalow house, this zig-zag house acquires its unique
Lien Ying Chow (Pte) Ltd

Location
form via a series of formal maneuvers around a mature tree located on its long and triangulated sliver
Singapore
of land.
Site area
1,500m2

GFA Tropically acclimatized to the region, the building’s twisting form creates “in-between” spaces which
600m2

Submission Architect
provide shelter from nature’s harsh elements and simultaneously allow for cross ventilation and filtered
Park + Associates
light. Courtyards, captured by the turning of the twisted building form, bring light into the basement
Contractor
Domain Trading & Construction service areas. Internal corridors serve as breezeways between air-conditioned and naturally cooled areas.
Civil & Structural Engineer
JS Tan & Associates

M&E Engineer
Slightly lofted over the ground, each of the building’s three Miesian inspired wings house an entertainment
LAC Engineers & Associates
zone, a family zone and a private master zone. Seen as a seamless singular form, the building reads as
Quantity Surveyor
Ian Chng Cost Consultants both sheltering building as well as abstracted sculpture. Viewed from the vicinity’s taller structures, the
Masterplanner building’s roofscape provides the final design touch – where diagonally arranged planting strips echo the
K2LD Architects

Landscape Architect
unique twisted form of the House Around a Tree.
Tierra Design

Photography
Edward Hendricks, Patrick Bingham-Hall
140 141
142
Weili Residence
Gordon Architect 143

Client/owner It seems quite some time ago when a family of four generations would live under one roof. This house
Pua Weili

Location
of 8000 sq ft on an acre of land in a well developed housing estate was designed to house the children,
Sarawak, Malaysia
their parents, grandparents and their great grandparents in a 21st century setting.
Site area
4,897m2

GFA The architects’ approach to fulfill the customers’ demand and to meet the many lifestyles was to start
744m2

C & S engineer
simple. Strong vertical lines were balanced by bold horizontal lines by using sun shades to result in
PCS Konsultant Sdn BHD
a house that has both a formal and bold look. The roof is pitched for that end. The pitched roof also
Photography
Leong Choon Min pleased the folks who thought that no other roof form was acceptable. Around the house are spaces of

tranquility, spaces of fun and casual activities. Overall, this home was aimed to be formal with dashes

of modern elements, orderly but with spaces for casual activities.

The same orderly and formal design was led into the house is evident in the entrance foyer. Straight and

clean vertical and horizontal elements continue in the interior design. This makes the house clean and

orderly while its grandeur satisfies the elderly and modernity pleases the young.

The bright interiors are lit by controlling natural sun light during the day. Carefully placed lightings light

the house by night.

The living room was designed to emulate a pavilion built on top of a lake. Water features which end at

the edge of the living room could be viewed in full from the inside.

The games room, dining room, kitchen and wet kitchen were arranged to suit the diverse lifestyle and

activities of this family. These living spaces are divided by sliding doors hidden into the walls when Front elevation

opened, but they all connect naturally and extend to the courtyard which has an edgeless swimming

pool, pergolas, wooden decked terrace and clean landscaping.

The courtyard was designed for family activities. The sparing use of wood and stones together with cacti

plants further enhances the formal and clean look overall. These resort-like spaces are perfect for the

whole family to enjoy festive seasons together.

The courtyard garden is also quiet and serene during the day, a perfect place to retreat into.

This is a house for a family with strong generational ties. The architecture tried to accommodate their

many needs, taste and lifestyles. The architecture also tried to create a home of activities, communion

and rest, and essentially to create a home that bridges the generation gap.

Ground floor plan First floor plan

144 145

Transitional space. Living room’s terrace surrounded by sculptural lake. Sculptural landscape within the house backdrop. Shaded pergolas at pool.

Living space on floating landscape. Enclosing space between house and pool terrace.
146
Kuok House
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd 147

Client/owner Organized around a central courtyard, the living areas form two wings anchored at the center by the
Toru Mazuzawa

Location
main stair core and service areas. The L-shaped configuration affords all rooms with uninterrupted views
Sentosa Cove, Singapore
to the ocean. The form is a balanced composition of planes and volumes. Timber and white washed
Site area
1,900m2 walls form the main living volumes in contrast with the stone clad walls that define the threshold
GFA between inside and outside.
900m2

Civil and Structure

Leng Consultants
The cantilevered entrance canopy leads the visitor past a pair of stone clad walls with vertical slits
M&E
Chee Choon & associates providing little hints of the views beyond. The entrance door opens to a foyer with full-height glazing
QS offering a breathtaking view of the courtyard and the ocean beyond. The stone-clad wall forms a strong
1MH & associates

Main contractor
visual datum towards the ocean, guiding the visitor to the living room area with vertical slits capturing
Daiya Engineering & construction
framed views back to the landscaped areas. An open corridor behind the wall creates a threshold
Photography
Aaron Pocock between the glazed interior from the outside. Reminiscent of the vernacular tropical verandahs, this

modern interpretation invites users out into the lawn area. The roof over this verandah forms balconies

that serve the bedrooms above.

The second story consists of two wings defined by the pitched timber-clad roof. Linking the volumes

together is the hallway where the bedrooms are accessed by screened corridors that face the entrance

road; the master suite also has horizontal screens at west facing facade. An open courtyard behind the

master suite serves the master bath area, providing a serene natural setting for this naturally vented

space.
148 149
150
House in Aihara
Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects 151

Location The total floor area 1,180 sq.m. is small for a family of parents and three children although it is not
Machida, Tokyo, Japan

Structural engineers
exceptional in Tokyo. The aim was to bring comfort given the limited area and cost.
Oga Structural Design Office

Mechanical engineers
Akeno Mechanical Laboratory The site has two levels: the road level and the ground level of the site is 1.3m higher than the road.
Site area The gap of the level was used as a skip floor with 7 levels. Each level connects one after another. So,
349.93m2

Building coverage
compared with the usual houses, this house is continuous. Because of the skip floor, inhabitants can
122.27m2
look at two levels at one time, the upper and lower, so they feel the space is bigger than usual flat
GFA
195.13m2 house. Besides, the sky is visible through the upper floor window which gives a visual and mental
Photography spread to the house.
Future-scape Architecture

The vertical continuity of space makes communication more complicated. While in a flat house, the

direction of communication is horizontal, in this house, it is not only horizontal but above and below. So,

it is usual that the younger daughter speaks to the parents from the upper floor.

The materials of the exterior appearance such as autoclaved lightweight concrete board or galvanizing

wire fence are very cheap materials and often used in this area where there are many reasonably priced

houses. But the difference is in how these materials are used and the simplicity of the house.

The wind passes from the south to north, and from below to above. Therefore, on the south side, louver

windows with double glass are used which can be opened entirely. In winter, it is possible to close each

space using folding doors in order to retain heat.

152 153
154
Alexander Residence
Elmslie Osler Architect 155

Client/owner An existing cedar shingled ranch house from the 60s, set on a hill overlooking Shinnecock Bay, was
Jack Alexander

Location
completely renovated to extend and connect the residence to the site. The exterior has been transformed
Southampton, New York, USA
by sheathing the house in cement board panels and integrating a lap pool into the master plan. The
Photography
Eric Laignel / Oliver Link plan, section, elevations and material applications all serve the house’s relationship with its dramatic

surroundings. The interior is linked to the landscape with new window openings that frame views and

natural elements. The fusion of inside and outside is emphasized through continuity of materials; the

chimney that runs through the entire house is encased in the same cement board used on the exterior

facade; horizontally the connection is made by continuing tile from the kitchen floor onto the exterior

terrace. Transparency is expressed through a view encased by the front bay window and its reflection, a

window beyond. Exposed trusses slip over structure, tying the front to the back and vertically expanding

the interior space. The house embraces the landscape by dematerializing the line between the inside

and outside, and enriching the experience of the site.

156 157
158
Detached Villa
Herman Hertzberger 159

Client/owner This villa is located in a leafy suburb of Bergen. It comprises three layers and is organised as a continuous
Family Postmus

Location
space around a number of supporting cores, with stairways, storage spaces and toilets. The circulation
Bergen, the Netherlands
spaces between the cores offer an overview and views in all directions.
Design team
Patrick Fransen (architect), Laurens Jan ten
Kate, Jeroen Baijens, Jos Halfweeg
The hallway, varyingly positioned stairways and landing act as a catalyst between the rooms. Positioned
GFA
360m2
in the corners, the rooms are in direct connection with each other and open on to the central hallway,
Photography
Courtesy of Herman Hertzberger from which they can be separated by sliding doors. Every space has a visual relationship with two or

three other spaces on the same floor or an upper or lower floor.

Thanks to the villa’s transparency, the wooded exterior space is drawn into the house with greater

intensity. The way this view is directed, the open corners and one huge cupboard per space like a sort

of inside pocket in the outer skin allow for flexible and, in the future, interchangeable use.

The outer skin may be seen as an anti-construction, referring to the precepts of Van Doesburg and Van

Eesteren. The exterior space permeates the heart of the house, and the inner space extends into the

exterior space defined within the building lines.

160 161
162
Floating Water Villa
Herman Hertzberger 163

Client/owner If living on the water makes sense anywhere, then it is more so in the Netherlands. Houseboats have a
Woongoed Middelburg, Middelburg + Walcherse
Bouw Unie bv, Grijpskerke
vibrant image of individual expression and inventiveness but these houseboats are too little house and
Location
Middelburg, the Netherlands too much boat and not the most comfortable places to live in.

Design team
Herman Hertzberger, Patrick Fransen, Folkert
Stropsma, Jeroen Baijens, Henk de Weijer, The first design for a watervilla dates to 1986 and the prototype now built in Middelburg, derived from
Cor Kruter

Structural engineer
the original virtually cylindrical type, has three levels and complete freedom of choice in fitting it out.
ABT, Velp
Sweegers en de Bruijn bv, ‘s-Hertogenbosch You could have the living room on the ground floor or upstairs. All three levels boast generous terraces.

Mechanical engineer
Installatiebedrijf Middelburg bv, Middelburg
Living on the water brings freedom and independence. You can move your home whenever you feel like
Electrical engineer
Roelse Electrotechniek bv, Westkapelle
it. And being able to turn it around means you can change the view, depending on which direction the
Contractor
Walcherse Bouw Unie bv, Grijpskerke sun shines, to get the best energy consumption/saving ratio.
Meijers Staalbouw bv, Serooskerke

GFA
160m2 The flotation system consists of six interconnected steel offshore pipes with a diameter of some two
Photography
Courtesy of Herman Hertzberger
metres. Ten millimetres thick, the pipes are built to last and need little in the way of maintenance. The

advantage of hollow pipes as against the customary concrete caisson floats, is that they can be simply

trimmed using ballast until the requisite draught and stability are achieved. The tubes can also double

as a huge extra storage space.

Watervillas float on waterlots. Amenities such as parking, refuse collection and other public functions

are provided for on the quaypark as a pier. The supply and discharge of services and sewerage are done

collectively, as they would be on land.

164 165

Second floor

First floor

Ground floor
166
Putney House
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects with Ellen Woolley Architect 167

Location On the northern bank of the Parramatta River, the site is set between large, new architecturally
Putney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Builder
undistinguished houses. The view is to the south, and the plan was designed to take the form of an
Golden Builders (Peter Schwarz)
enclosed and private north-facing courtyard with living rooms extending through the depth of the house.
Photography
Patrick Bingham Hall

The main living space is double-height. The expressive form of its folded plywood roof reaches through

the wall to form a sunshade for its exposed glazing. On the upper floor, the main bedrooms and study

are reached from a gallery bridge across this space.

Externally, the house has a dual character – to the north and facing the courtyard, the forms are playful

and expressive, while the southern riverfront elevation recalls a pure ideal of the classical villa, with

three pavilions raised on a blank base. The external walls are grey-stained ply, jointed with aluminium

tee sections. Windows and solid shutters slide across the face of the walls, to leave the openings free

of framing.

Living rooms open to the northern court and to the river to the south.

East elevation The south facade, which looks out over the Parramatta river.
East Elevation
Putney House, Putney
1: 200
168 169

The south facade, which looks out over the Parramatta river. The northern courtyard.

The folded ceiling of the living room extends through the glass as a sunshade.

CHADWICK STREET

Ground floor plan Level 1 floor plan Level 2 floor plan

N
Ground Floor Plan N
Putney House, Putney Level 1 Floor Plan
1: 200 Putney House, Putney
1: 200

The northern courtyard.

170
Caulfield House
S2 design 171

Text by Toby Horrocks David Saunders, an architect in his thirties who heads up Melbourne firm S2 Design, owns 30 coffee machines. Display
Client/owner cabinets at the S2 office are full of curiosities: one contains a collection of teeth, and on the shelf above is a deer’s foot
Debbie + Jason Arnheim
and antlers. Once, Saunders placed a lump of ancient Roman concrete dating back 2,000 years in a visitor’s palm. He’s an
Location
Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia
engaging bloke and has been designing some equally intriguing projects in this city.
Site area
551m2  
Builder One of these is the Caulfield House, a stunning renovation and classic Modernist style extension to a seventy-year-old
Samra Builders Pty. Ltd. - Aric Drabkin
Californian bungalow in suburban Melbourne. The extension, an open-planned space with a taller-than-usual ceiling, is
Geotechnical engineer
Hardrock Geotechnical Pty. Ltd.
filled with light - two out of the three new walls are entirely glass. Its open, relaxed feel minimizes the division between
Structural engineer
Alex Bursztyn & Partners Pty. Ltd. inside and outside. Walking through the entry to the extension is a transition from closed to open, dark to light. The front
Lighting door opens onto a view down the corridor straight to the garden through large sliding glass doors which provide excellent
S2 design
natural ventilation. The old timber floor and the new concrete floor are continuous: the new floor runs smoothly all the
Landscaping
S2 design
way outside to a lawn. Saunders envisioned the client’s children riding their tricycles from the living room to the backyard
Photography
Michael Downes: Urban Angles without obstruction.

Because the existing Californian bungalow style involves elaborating structure and the contemporary new extension

involves minimising visible detail, there is an intriguing contrast and transition between the two. From the street you see

nothing of the extension. Likewise, standing in the backyard, there is no vestige of the original house, although the glass

walls allow a view of the interior, which reveals one oddly angled wall - part of the idiosyncratic site geometry. There is no

real boundary to the addition, as the predominantly glass walls do not limit the view. Yet there is one definite edge defined

by a double brick wall that provides protection from the cold south side, its thermal mass, along with the pale polished

concrete floor, helping to stabilise internal temperatures.

Warm timber joinery details soften brick surfaces, as do glowing pendant light fittings and the square island of crimson

coloured carpet set into the polished concrete floor of the living area. Other materials reflect details of the existing house.

Weatherboards, which in the old house occur as decorative infill under the gable ends, are used as an internal lining to

the kitchen bench, as well as an external cladding; unconventionally fixed vertically using a traditional lapped method.

The rear facade presents a powerful and memorable image. Its ingredients: a large cantilever, a single column and a

slightly off-balance composition. The eave of the new roof extends over the northern wall, providing summer shading,

while allowing low-angled winter sunshine to enter. It also provides rain protection to the rear barbecue patio, which is

a simple extension of the floor. The wide roof facia has expressed fixings, an unexpected detail on the surface of this

otherwise minimalist element. But then, David Saunders is not an architect who adheres to conventions.

Rather than being an object for public display, the Caulfield House is more an object for private consumption. The rear

yard has become the new front yard – a realm where a Modernist glass pavilion evokes Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth

House or Philip Johnson’s Glass House, but on a modest, affordable scale. Monumentality is in the backyard.
172 173
174
House on a Ranch
agps architecture 175

Client/owner Located in the hot and dry landscape of Southern California’s coastal canyons, the project investigates
Dr. Antoinette Hubenette, Dr. Stewart Middler

Location
alternative approaches of living in relation to the land. The 10-acre site had been formerly occupied
Topanga, Los Angeles, California, USA
by an historic adobe house and various out-buildings that burned in a 1992 wildfire. Significant civil
Design Team
Marc Angélil, Sarah Graham, Manuel Scholl, engineering was required to restore slopes and the access road to current legal standards.
Reto Pfeninger, Hanspeter Oester

Project Team
Marc Angélil, Sarah Graham, Joe Baldwin, Garo
Balmanoukian, Denisse Diaz De Leon Castelazo,
Out of the site’s hillside topography, a series of narrow contours are articulated as the generating lines
Russell Dykann, Mark Ericson, David Freeland,
Mark Motonaga, Riley Pratt for the project, defining wider occupiable plateaus. The narrow lines become the access road, retaining

Structural Engineer walls, paths, and fence lines, which frame the orchards, paddock, gardens, and building sites. One
B.W. Smith
continuous contour line locates the residence, caretaker’s house, and barn, which are to be constructed
Photography
Eric Staudenmaier
in successive phases. This slope begins with the house’s entry step ramp, continuing upslope in forming

the edge of a garden, slipping beneath the caretaker’s house, and wrapping to shelter the barn.

The house’s lower zone, constructed of concrete, is of the earth. Garage, storage, and technical rooms

are located here. In contrast to the earth level, the residence sits lightly above the land, conceived

as a device for viewing and engaging the landscape. Three distinct volumes cantilever beyond the

lower level toward multi-directional dramatic canyon views. Like a typical ranch house, a single floor

level encompasses the central functions of eating, living, and sleeping. These three main functions are

programmed into the three volumes of the house.

Constructed with a braced steel frame, the house floats over the land on the south side and steps onto

the landscape garden to the north. The volumes of the structure overlap, bifurcate, and flow into each

other generating oblique and partial views between and through adjacent spaces. The long opaque

walls hold storage, cabinetry, and bathrooms. A transverse circulation spine bisects the three functional

zones.

A folded roof structure is the result of variations in height of the three primary volumes. This surface

also reflects the topographic subtleties of the landscape. The viewing walls toward the south and north

are entirely glazed, whereas horizontal strip windows are the only fenestration occurring along the long

storage walls.

Located in a climate in which heat and fire are perennial conditions, the building is a fire-rated assembly,

whose exterior roof, wall, and cantilevered soffit surface is wrapped in a terra-cotta colored roofing

membrane. The color is derived from the tones of the canyon landscape. The landscape design is

generated from understanding the site in terms of sun exposure, fire areas, and native growth zones.

New plantings are organized as crops, combining drought resistant and harvestable varieties following

topographic formations.
176 177

c b

a.  main house – phase I

b.  stables – phase II
c.  caretaker residence – phase III
178 179

West elevation

Study of west elevation

 Lower entry

180 181

Cantilevers over garage

Roof

2
4 6

Level 1 1 3 5

1.  eating
2.  cooking
3.  living
7 4.  working
5.  sleeping
8 9
10 11
6.  dressing
7.  step ramp
8.  informal entry
9.  laundry room
Level 0 10. garage
11. storage
182 183
184
New Dwelling
Alan Jones Architects 185

Client This project demonstrates how a single house can achieve much more than the typology would normally
Mrs L Jones

Location
suggest. A single one-off house is usually an accepted indulgence, an expression of owner/client and
Randalstown, Northern Ireland
architect and of the particular circumstances that existed at its inception and construction.
Design
Alan Jones, SPACE, Queen’s University Belfast

Structural Engineers This single family house does so much more than normal. It takes up a prominent position in a town,
Doran Consulting

Cost consultants
within a row of public buildings, and sits at rest, and at peace, with its civic neighbours. This New
W H McEvoy
Dwelling does not look like a house but more like a hall, This New Dwelling sheds those symbols and
Photography
Alan Jones visual prompts that say “house” so that it resonates with the surrounding public buildings – as if, as

some locals say, it looks “as if it was always meant to be there”. This New Dwelling is a model how to

place other new houses in places where houses would not normally be found.

This house, for a dentist and their family, becomes a lesson in civic decorum, how to show visual

restraint, for the good of a town. Like a person, this New Dwelling has a different public image to that

on the inside.

Our modernist upbringing normally means we cannot accept that what is on the outside of architecture

could be different to what is on the inside. Here, the public dwelling is different to private dwelling. The

design of New Dwelling considers the transfer and travel between these two states. “Public” does not

stop at the entrance door, as if the perimeter wall is the boundary wall, but the entrance sequences and

reception spaces continue the public-ness within the dwelling – as we can choose to be public within

our private worlds – as we invite guests and friends into our private world. New Dwelling considers

how a new house should respond to context. Placing a fence around the house and then becoming

introverted and inwardly focussed would not have been appropriate here. A fence is not needed – as

every Sunday the side door of the church opens and the congregation leave for home. The eye of the

public cannot reach the interior and the eye of the individual does not meet the public. Yet, the individual

and the house looks out over the graveyard and the Anglican church beyond. This is a direct relationship

– between individual and society, between dwelling and history, dwelling and architecture.

From the plainness of the outside to the internal textural concrete and the simple materials, this New

Dwelling hints towards a return to fundamental constructional and architectural values.

New Dwelling has public spaces – spaces for enacting large parties, for tabletennis, for meetings and

for dining. New Dwelling shows that modern domestic space can be flexible, ambiguous and vague so

that it can be what you want it to be. There is long wide space – twenty metres by seven metres – that

can be closed down in response to spatial, acoustic or thermal desires. It is not clear where the kitchen

starts and dining space ends. It is difficult to find the stairs to the private bedrooms above and know

where the living area or hall is.

186 187

South east elevation South west elevation

North west elevation North east elevation

188 189

Long section

Short section

Rear door window Entrance way

Rear garden in the evening

Rear facade detail

190 191

Living room

1.  Living room
2.  Kitchen
3.  Dining
4.  Reception
5.  Study First Floor
6.  Den
7.   WC / Shower / Bath
8.  Master bedroom
9.  Bedroom
10. Garage
11.  Plant / Utility
12.  Entrance Hall
V.  Void
T.  Sun Terrace Ground Floor

Cellar
192
Parque Via House
Garduno Arquitectos 193

Location The project arises from the necessity to annex a house-study to an existing house, respecting it and
La Loma Santa Fe, Mexico City, Mexico

GFA
providing privacy in both, without interfering in the dialogue between the original construction and the
350m2
natural surroundings of the forest.
General contractor
Architec Ma. Teresa Rivera

Structural engineer An extension of the original garden on top of the new construction ceiling enables both constructions
Aguilar Engineer, Salvador Aguilar

Electrical engineer
to enjoy privacy and integrate into the woodland. From this concept, the idea of a “study under the
RCL, Architect Roberto Campoy
garden” surfaces.
Photography
Sebastian Saldivar

The proposal is based on two volumes that are connected by a central transparent volume, which is

a circulation tunnel showcasing views of the forest and lodges an inner garden made up of different

species of cactus of Mexican origin.

The volume to the west is conceived as box of double height that has great luminosity. On its ground

floor, the kitchen is integrated into the living-dining area from where one can access the cave and south

terrace. The presence of a great wall covered with corrugated aluminum has the double function of

offering a cabinet area as well as dividing the entrance from the living room. Its texture contrasts with

the simplicity of the other surfaces

The cave is an interesting space. Pre-knowledge of it from the beginning of the project enabled this to

be integrated as a useful wine cellar-bar area.

The volume to the east lodges the master bedroom and bathroom. It appears to be a weightless volume

that floats thanks to its slim columns that maintain an inclination and similar proportion to the branches

of a tree. In this section, due to the conditions found in the subsoil, it was necessary that the columns

crossed through the perforated ceiling of the second cave until compact land was found.

There was a special emphasis in the use of all the materials in their natural state. The use of the

concrete as a finished phase manifests itself with warmth and texture thanks to its tepetate color. By

means of a radiating heating system, heat conductivity and south orientation, this has become a power

efficient house.

The detailed work of the exposed steel elements in the structure, gives an aspect of integration with

the rest of the materials used in the construction. The textures suggested by the apparent constructive

elements, lighten the weight of each element that compose the project and give origin to the handling

of new architectonic expressions.

194 195
196 197
198 199
200
House in Nigata
Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects 201

Mechanical engineers The house is located in front of spacious rice fields. It was designed in consideration of the relation
Akeno Mechanical Laboratory

Structural engineers
between the rich environment and the client’s life.
Oga Structural Design Office

Location
Nigata, Japan Three small huts are placed on the ground floor.
Site area
349.93m2

GFA
The ground floor is an open space where the client enjoys time with friends. In this space, the direction
122.27m2
of the activity is parallel to the scenery. So, as a backdrop of the activity, they are somewhat conscious
Site coverage
195.13m2 of the scenery.
Photography
Future-scape architects, unless stated
Three huts on the roof are private space. Each hut has windows in four directions for introducing light

and wind to the maximum, so these are like small solitary houses in nature. The huts face the scenery

so that the inhabitants are strongly conscious of it.

In each hut, the finished material and how it frames the view is different. Therefore, the sense of

distance between the scenery and the inhabitants is diverse. The western hut is finished in wood. In the

central hut, the interior is covered in metal, and the scenery is viewed as a big picture flame. The interior

of the eastern hut is finished in mirror and pathey’d with strong gloss so that the scenery is reflected in

the surface as if the exterior were introduced in the interior.

Since the color and material of the exterior appearance are common in the area, and the volume of the

architecture is similar to the surrounding houses, continuity in the townscape is generated and there is

no incongruity. At the same time, this residence is unique.

202 203

Three huts put on

the flat house Site Plan

©Isamu Hirukawa
 Central hut at
sun set

204 205

View of two huts

on the roof from
the eastern hut

The scenery cut by the flame of the central hut. ©Isamu Hirukawa

©K. Torimura
 Utility space covered with
metal in the central hut

206 207

Western hut over the utility with balconies on both sides ©Isamu Hirukawa Interior of the western hut ©K. Torimura

View from Podium to

Burj

See the living room with closed sliding doors

©K. Torimura

The staircase to the eastern hut from the living room Bath room on the ground floor
208
Hollywood Hills Residence
Griffen Enright Architects 209

Location This 186 sq. m. residence is located in a densely populated urban neighborhood above Sunset Boulevard..
Hollywood Hills, California, USA

Site area
The residence has views over Hollywood and out to the Pacific Ocean, where residents enjoy walking to
186m2
local entertainment venues. The design challenge was to cost-effectively add two rooms (bedroom and
Structural engineers
Gordon Polon Engineering library) to a tract home and transform it into a contemporary home that maximizes the entertainment
Photography space of a small building footprint on a tight hillside. Through relatively simple interventions, a complete
Benny Chan
transformation of the existing house was affected. By removing only four interior walls at the ground

floor, relocating a stair, and adding two rooms stacked on top of each other, the interiors were extended

and an open living space created. Additionally, natural light and views were enhanced to maximize the

apparent volume of space; blurring the relationship between interior and exterior and connecting the

front and rear yards. The intervention of two over-sized window boxes which are large enough to stand

in, create a new front façade, while providing a dramatic extension of the master bedroom suite and

views to the city and ocean beyond. The intentionally-asymmetric window boxes are clad with white
concrete board to enhance their abstract presence providing a diversion by camouflaging the existing

residence. The window boxes cantilever over a new front courtyard behind an existing garden wall and

create an overhang for the new entry.

An existing stair was relocated from the center of the house to the area of the new two-story addition,

allowing new visual connections among the living, dining, kitchen and library spaces on the ground floor.

The stair ascends a half-flight through the stepped-up library to a landing connected to the backyard,

and then switches back to arrive at an upper sky-lit landing at the bedrooms above. The stair becomes

an internal vertical courtyard that reconnects the house to its back yard, and brings natural light and

ventilation into the open center of the house. The vertical movement of the residence culminates at the

roof; a submarine-like ladder through a skylight provides the owner with a secret rooftop deck where

views of Hollywood and the Pacific Ocean beyond are spectacular.

The library is stepped up from the living area and into the hillside, and it contains an eye-level corner

window which is at the ground level of the backyard and provides a new visual extension to the rear
of the site. An elegant palette of minimal black and white materials serves to enhance the illusion of

open and expansive space. The library is a room within a room - an effect that is enhanced by a material

inversion; the living room has an ebony fumed oak floor and a white ceiling; while the stepped-up library

has a white epoxy resin floor with an ebony oak ceiling.

210 211

Front view Back view

Views of house before alternation/entention work.

Level one plan Level two plan

212 213
214 215

Section / Ventilation diagram

216 217

Circulation Diagram with Bedroom View.

218
Contracted Dwelling
Dean / Wolf Architects 219

Client/owner In a 19th Century family farmstead on the lower plains of New Jersey, the typical isolation of the
Ben Shear / Deana Arkoulakis
American nuclear family is challenged with the insertion of a second house for the daughter and son-in-
Location
Scotch Plains, New Jersey, USA
law. The contracted dwelling is a precedent in revisions to suburban zoning regulation which prohibit the
Photography
Elizabeth Felicella, unless stated development of complex relationship between people and the structures they inhabit. In the midst of

woodlands and pastures, a beautiful urbane lawn is bounded on two sides by the main house and guest

house, with a service court organizing garages and barns along its third edge. The fourth edge is graced

by the natural wooded stream of the surrounding landscape.

In order to preserve the relationship of the lawn to the stream, the new house is placed between the

service court and the lawn court, allowing the new density to reinforce the existing patterns of the site.

The volumes of the house reflect the various uses through relational responses in both scale and

material. The smaller garage volume, clad in dark brown-red form-board, slips into the service court

adjacent to the plywood clad service buildings. A folded wall steps forward onto the landscape of the

lawn, giving the house a presence in the bend of the larger pocket of trees. This spatial wall sits in

opposition to and in conversation with the vertical “facade” and “urbane wall” of the 19th Century

farmhouse, with its compartmentalized separation of interior and exterior spaces.

A contraction occurs at the transition between cultivated lawn and rough stream landscape. Twisting

up into a horizontal extension toward the woodlands, the formal wall of the lawn defines the main

living space, transforming the oppressive formal division of the farmhouse into a more transparent,

connective relationship between inside and outside. There is a transition in expression of structural

freedom as well, moving from a conventional vertical wood frame into an entirely cantilevered, partially

exposed horizontal frame. The pairing of steel columns affords them a continuous verticality as these

support the cantilever, creating a playful visual dialogue with the landscape of trees beyond.
 220

©Dean/Wolf Architects

©Dean/Wolf Architects
221
 222

©Dean/Wolf Architects

©Dean/Wolf Architects
223
224
Dwell Home
Resolution: 4 Architecture 225

Client/owner The winning entry of the Dwell Home Design Invitational, The Dwell Home is situated on a hilly site
Nathan Wieler + Ingrid Tung

Location
among 7 wooded acres. The home takes full advantage of it’s natural surroundings: bringing in the
Iyysboro, North Carolina, USA
woodland views and natural light through plentiful windows, generously sized decks off the front and
Manufacturer
Carolina Building Solutions rear facades, and a roof deck with an outdoor fireplace. With 2042 sf divided among five prefabricated
Contractor modules, the home offers compact and efficient quarters made up of large open living spaces and cozy
Mount Vernon Homes

Photography
private enclaves.
Roger Davies

To meet the necessity of creating a livable floor plan and a well-orchestrated flow of space, the ground

floor is an open plan module containing a living room, dining area, and a kitchen that can be entirely

open to the outside or enclosed by a curtain. Sensitive to the clients’ desire for more defined communal/

private spaces, the private spaces are more compartmentalized making up the second story volume of

the home. The master bedroom at one end of the volume looks out onto grove trees, and two bathrooms

and a guest/office run along the same axis bound by bamboo flooring.

Through the modes of prefabrication, the design of the home is able to respond exclusively to the

location and immediate surroundings in terms of solar orientation and footprint, therefore maximizing

the microclimates. The construction process also leveraged the efficiency of wood framed modulars,

where approximately 80% of the house was built in a factory. By utilizing the opportunities available for

off-site construction, the time required of crews on-site was significantly diminished, in turn minimizing

the environmental impact on the local ecosystems, the waste that is typically deposited on or near the

site, and the transport of crews and materials.

The Dwell Home has become a precedent in demonstrating the superiority of choosing prefabricated

building technology over site-built homes in terms of environmental factors, quality and efficiency of

building, cost and speed of construction and design.

226 227
228 229

7 7

UP 9R
4
8

UP 9R
10

DN 9R
5
1

N
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
scale: 1/4"=1'-0" 9
PLAN LEGEND

1. MAIN ENTRANCE
2. LIVING
3. DINING
4. KITCHEN
5. B AT H R O O M
6. OFFICE/BEDROOM
7. DECK
8. C O V E R E D PA C K I N G
9. PA R K I N G
10. STORAGE
230
Folded House
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture 231

Location By critically editing and dismembering parts of an (unlisted) historic residence and outbuilding, the creation
Bronte, New South Wales, Australia

Project team
of space between the two architectures allowed for the careful insertion of a new architecture. On this large
Dale Jones-Evans, Zoe Jenkins, Maki Yamaji
hillside Bronte site, a new origami-like architecture emerges as the calculated placement generates a series
Structural engineer
Low & Hooke Partners Pty Ltd of interstitial inside-outside spaces and knits together a coherent plan for a new residence.
Geotechnical engineer
Coffey Geosciences Pty Ltd

Accredited certifier
The historic Victorian/Italianate and Federation architecture is pruned right back to essentials, the external
DLM Certification Pty Ltd
architecture proudly restored and the internal workings deliberately made modern. The 1920s verandah wings
Hydraulic Engineer
Thomsonkane Hydraulic Engineers are re-configured at their southern corners and new translucent book-ends housing wet areas, symmetrically
Mechanical Engineer re-frame a re–revealed and imposing view of the historic residence at rear.
Steensen Varming (Australia) Consulting
Engineers

Landscape Consultant
The Parterre Garden At this junction a new architecture, a copper clad, folded growth, meanders out of, into and between the

Heritage Consultant existing modified structures. A lineal perimeter plan encases a curvaceous internal plan, which wraps into
Graham Brooks & Associates Pty Ltd
and anchors a kitchen as place of central command, off which a series of calculated external geometric folds
Photography
Trevor Mein
radiate to form a hard shell while the belly of ceilings, dip and flow to form a new dynamic internal space.

The folded architectural form responds to climate; north is an open, extended eave, west is low, deep and

uses an extended blade wall to control sun while south is low and thick – a cut-out to withstand prevailing

weather. The folds make dynamic sculptural movements.

The new architecture acts as living hub. The former historic residence houses sleeping and bathing and the North east folded form.

outbuilding, play-space and garage. The new external spaces are critical to the composition, from a green

formal avenue at the entry, through two courts nestled between the built forms, one a garden the other a

pool-terrace and out to the back yard.

The project is circumscribed by the choice to maintain the critical core of the historic residence (it was not

economic to do so). While the historic building was not listed, its contribution to streetscape was judged to

be valuable to Bronte’s streetscape. The rear outbuilding was sound and was maintained. This left a space

between the buildings and formed the critical focus for a new piece of connected/different architecture.

The new architecture grows out of a response to maintain critical parts of historic architecture. In that

context while the types are inimicable, they are married in the logic of their seamless plan and orientation

of their functions.

Like the Italianate/Victorian and Federation residence before it, the new building celebrates its own making

– the layering process involved carving away all but an elemental arrangement, prior to the contemporary

insertion. A core of four rooms remained, which became bedrooms with new wet area additions tucked

under the verandah wings. In the process of subtraction, a new revelation: a view of the historic building was

revealed and is visible from the new architecture’s interior and exterior.

Restored heritage building. Front fence.

232 233

North east folded form.

East elevation Section Section Section

Kitchen, living room and folded form.

234 235

Dining, kitchen, living and folded roof form. Ground floor plan. Suspended central stair.
236
Jetty House
CUBE design + research 237

Location The small city of Folly Beach occupies a six-mile barrier island just south of Charleston, South Carolina,
Folly Beach, South Carolina, USA

Structural Engineer
U.S.A. The island has been a popular beach getaway spot since the 1950s, and has developed with a
JR Broadway Company
dense mixture of rental bungalows and large coastal homes.
Contractor
Blue Line Construction

Photography The house turns a second-row beach lot into oceanfront property with an elongated structure pushed
Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives
to one side of the lot that captures views between two houses across the street. Inspired by the beach

jetties, the linear body is used like a camera lens to foreshorten the viewing distance. The design breaks

with the neighborhood’s ubiquitous built-on decks and pitched roofs by treating the roof as valuable

real estate and using negative space to carve out balconies shielding the interior from the summer

sun. Because flood codes dictate minimum building heights, the house’s underside is treated as a fifth

façade.

Inside, an open staircase with integrated shelving forms a circulation spine that choreographs movement

through the house to maximize the visual experience of the site. Moving between the first-floor office

and the dining room above, one sees primarily water and foliage. Selectively placed windows on the

east and west walls reinforce telescopic views while providing complete privacy. The circulation spine

culminates at the roof deck, which appears to merge with the ocean from the house’s master suite.

Concept sketch
238 239

Site plan View from beach

View from underside towards beach Underside entry stair

240 241

3rd floor plan

2nd floor plan

1st floor plan Shelving circulation spine model

242
Lakeside House
Resolution: 4 Architecture 243

Location Situated on a dramatically sloped wooded lot overlooking Sagamore Lake in New York State, this home
Kent, New York, USA

Contractor
provides the clients with an opportunity to enjoy the natural setting and leave behind their Manhattan
Lowell LaFountain
lifestyles.
Photography
Floto+Warner

Visitors will approach the structure to enter aligned with a massive FIELD stone wall. All circulation paths

intertwine with this wall, which on the first floor, acts as a spatial foil to the grand views afforded across

the living space and towards the lake. On the building’s east side, a Kal-wall system encloses both the

first floor bathroom and the second floor hallway which is experientially connected via the stairwell. The

stairwell landing juts away from the rest of the structure, momentarily placing the occupants within the

landscape. This gesture emphasizes the relationship between the building, the site and the lake befsites

the inhabitants enter the private bedrooms upstairs.

244 245
246 247
248
Lilyfield House
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects with Ellen Woolley Architect 249

Location Designed by Ellen Woolley and Peter Tonkin, this new house occupies a constrained location in a built-up
Lilyfield, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Photography
nineteenth-century inner Sydney suburb. With extensive sandstone outcrops and a major cross-fall, the
Patrick Bingham Hall, Richard Glover
narrow 191 square metre site had never been developed. It presented a significant challenge to create

a dwelling with good solar access and privacy, capturing the sweeping city views and yet separating the

occupants from the traffic arteries to the south.

The house is developed from a strong southern street wall of glazed brick with an inbuilt pattern in

two shades of black. This three-story wall is a gesture to the public, an abstracted billboard and a

rampart, as well as a reference to the vanishing industrial heritage of the area. Adjoining this wall is

a one metre wide circulation zone, defined by thick masonry walls, articulated to form cupboards and

lighting recesses. Above is a clerestory which captures the northern sun, the slatted timber floor and

stairs allow daylight to wash down to the lower levels. This zone extends beyond the house as a floating

timber entry bridge and a small upper-level balcony.

The northern part, expressively timber framed and containing the inhabited rooms of the house, is

scaled and detailed to sympathise with the adjoining small Victorian houses. The end elevations open

to the views: east to the dramatic city skyline, and west to the small forest of eucalyptus EUCALYPTUS

on its rocky outcrop.

Two shades of black glazed brick are laid in a bill-board scale as an urban artwork.

The house has carefully resolved active and passive ESD systems, including enhanced natural ventilation

with the clerestory ‘breeze catchers’, heat pump in-floor heating and cooling and computer-modelled

sun shading. Low-energy and recycled natural materials are used throughout, with a minimum of applied

finishes.

Southern Elevation
250 251

The southern street wall forms a ‘defence’ against an adjoining busy transport
corridor.

The Western Elevation relates to the scale of the adjoining cottages.

252 253

Storage and services are housed in the Dining/circulation.

thickened wall to the circulation zone.

The circulation zone allows a wash of northern light down the entire height of the house. The three storey void linking all the levels of the house.
254
POB 62
Bertrand COUNSON 255

Location POB 62 is a minimal house based on an archetypal design.

Houffalize, Belgium

Photography
Counson architects, unless stated
The combination of carefully selected materials, optimal use of natural light and the minimalist design

of the shell, the POB62 almost presents itself as a sculptural artefact rather than a traditional dwelling.

This originality brings with it great flexibility. Thanks to its generic character, the fact that it is detached

from the ground, its abstract yet entirely liveable design, POB 62 is very easily integrated into multiple

contexts.

The facades and roofs of the two opaque bodies of the building are fabricated as a continuous skin in

shingles of larch, as a contemporary expression of tradition form. The simplicity of its shape allows free

expression between the immediate surroundings and the landscape in general.

The feeling of space within the building is enhanced by the terraces and the openwork of small strips

of larch. These watered surfaces form a visual transition between the areas enclosed by the outer

building and its surrounding environment. This transition oscillates constantly between opaqueness and

transparency according to the position of the spectator and the evolution of luminosity throughout the

day.

Between these two opaque volumes, a glazing space (bathroom) following the same spatial concept

throws natural light towards the central areas.

256 257
 258
©Laurent Brandajs

©Laurent Brandajs

©Laurent Brandajs
259
260
Casa Levis
UdA with Davide Volpe 261

Location A new section consisting of two floors for a total surface of 85 sq. m., with a 35 sq. m. terrace, was
Vandorno, Italy

Design Team
added to an existing rural building. A structure of exposed reinforced concrete and steel was used in
Andrea Marcante, Valter Camagna, Massimiliano
Camoletto con Davide Volpe addition to an outer covering of marine plywood and vertical laminated firwood elements. It features an

Other Team Member external cantilever staircase made from prefabricated concrete elements, floor of sandstone, aluminum
Luca Ramello
fixtures and internal walls of marine plywood.
Photography
Emilio Conti

The building is located in a typical linear system of rural houses bordering on the countryside. At one end

of a building owned by the client, a crumbling hayloft offered an opportunity for renovation.

Enlarging the existing construction by replacing the crumbling hayloft with a new section consisting of

two floors, this is connected to the house by an internal walkway. Essential spaces thus obtained can

be used as extensions of the functions already hosted in the existing building.

Since the existing building borders on a slope with orchards that face a view of the Alps, the choice was

made to arrange the new rooms as a sequence of filters that gradually lead from the enclosed introvert

spaces of the original building to the open ones of the surrounding landscape. The aim was achieved

by using architectural solutions inspired by the technique of assembling and embedding vertical as

well as horizontal planes brought together by a structure of thin vertical wooden boards, reminders of

traditional balconies, loggias and open structures overlooking external areas. Architecture is thus not

only a technical means of defining space but also a way to perceiving a place through the senses. The

external world is mediated, and comprehended step by step; landscape, seen as a product of man’s

intellect, is at one with the architectural process, and in its turn it becomes a sequence of “pictures”

emerging from the openings of the building, enhanced by the “optical channel” that ends up in the

large glass wall on the western side of the house. On this side, the door is a full substitute for the wall

and goes on covering the concrete wall as well. Hence the glass walls create multiple reflections and

wrap up in a glass cover the internal environment, which then emerges again in the outdoor landscape.

The house acts as a filter for the perception of space, memory and present time (the rhythm and the

sequence of the thin wooden boards that anticipate the extension of the existing building); the borders

and limits are not defined, or clear-cut; emphasis falls on the middle space, something quite similar to

the Japanese technique of “shakkei”, of “landscape borrowing”, that is, making use of a third plane set

in relationship to the first or interior one, in order to conceal what lies in-between. It gives visible form

to the relationship between nature and culture.

262 263
264 265
266
Triangle House
Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL 267

Client/owner This house is situated with views towards the sea between the branches of the surrounding pine
Heidi Gaupseth og Geir Kløver

Location
forest. The permitted aerial building lines define the plan and even the heights of the roofline. While
Nesodden, Norway
the exterior views are singularly framed by the window openings, closely related to individual spaces,
GFA
286m2 the interior is treated in a more fluent way with overlapping sequences of space and light in section and
Creative team plan. This duality of focal and flow is the theme of the building.
Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kos-
berg, Stian Schjelderup, Roar Lund-Johnsen

Structural Engineer
Siv.Ing. Otto Bjørgum MRIF The exterior cladding of wooden panels is related to guidelines on window openings.

Contractor
Torgeir Brune Bygg og tømrermester
The interior is clad with OSB-boards, the floors are cast in concrete and partly covered with sisal mats.
Photography
Ivan Brodey
The bathrooms are paneled with brushed aluminum panes and mirrors.

A vast collection of books cover the walls and soften the acoustics. The owners claim that they sleep

very well in this house.

268 269
270 271
272
White House
Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL 273

Client/owner Situated in quite a dense suburban setting, the house twists dynamically between sheltering for privacy
Baard Jessen

Location
and opening up angles of vistas. The central space of the house stretches between the morning light
Strand, Norway
between the pines towards the east, and the western horizon of the Oslo fjord.
GFA
196m2

Creative team The house is clad with painted wooden panels, outside and inside. Walls and ceilings on the first floor
Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kos-
berg, Stian Schjelderup, Roar Lund-Johnsen
are finished in oak while floor and walls of the ground floor are exposed concrete cast on site.
Structural Engineer
Siv.Ing. Otto Bjørgum MRIF

Contractor
Ingeniør Gunnar Johansson AS

Photography
Ivan Brodey
274 275
276 277
278
The Water House
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture 279

Location The design intent for “The Water House” is simple: to ensure the newly inserted architecture eliminated
Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Project team
any sense of being placed within a traditional terrace while retaining some ‘memory’ of the former
Dale Jones-Evans, Sarah Kirkam, Matthew Chan,
Jane Madeleine Pinfold, Kathryn Mellander terrace.

Structural engineer
Partridge Partners Pty Ltd
Both light and water were primary concerns in the transformation process. The presence of water,
Geotechnical engineer
Jeffrey Katauskas Pty Ltd
both within and outside the house, contributes to a great sense of freedom and openness. The light
Accredited certifier
City Plan Services Pty Ltd quality both received and transmitted, in particular a sense ambient translucency, is highly orchestrated

Land surveyor throughout the spaces.

Higgins Norton Partners Pty Ltd

Builder
Mr Brent Thomas
An inverted T form, made up of an open ground plan and a dramatic three story light-scoop-atria
Photography
Paul Gosney, John Gollings illuminates the space by day and acts as an illumination core by night. This powerful spatial gesture re-

organises the internal mechanics and space planning of the former terrace.

The site tapers with a subliminally skewed perspective to the rear of the property. This Borromini-

like perspective is further enhanced by terminating on a poetic veil, which protects a grotto-like pool,

mysteriously suggestive of something beyond.

The client, an artist manager in the entertainment industry, suggested openness as a preference in

the redesign, and permitted a little lunacy, while agreeing a poetic gesture made up of light and water
Black swimming pool ©Paul Gosney
should take its course.

©Dale Jones-Evans
280 281

Street facade ©Paul Gosney The veil and black swimming pool ©John Gollings Swimming pool stair detail ©John Gollings

©Paul Gosney

©Paul Gosney
Internal Bathroom acting as a light box to the stairwell New extension from swimming pool

Roslyn street elevation Rear elevation Pool elevation

(east) (west)
 ©John Gollings
282 283

©Paul Gosney
Kitchen dinning living room

1.  Pebble garden
2.  Entry porch
3.   Art screen (gate)
4.  Living
5.  Dining
6.   Pond / fountain
7.  Kitchen
8.  Breakfast
9.   Court / BBQ
10. Pool
11. Plant
12. Bedroom
13. Study
14. Void
15. Bathroom
16. Balcony
17. GYM
18.  Main Bedroom
19.  En suite
20.  Dressing room
21.  Art screen (privacy)
22. Storage
View of bedroom and library 23.  Wine room
under the atrium 24. Laundry
284
Pr34 House
Rojkind Arquitectos 285

Location Located in Tecamachalco, State of México, on a hillside overlooking Bosques de Reforma, an existing
Tecamachalco, Estado de México, México

Site area
late 60s house required a renovation and an extension.
960m2

GFA
136m2 Since the client bought the house for its distribution, the existing house was carefully cleaned out,
Architect leaving bigger and better areas, then a new part of the program was required, an independent apartment
rojkind arquitectos [Michel Rojkind]

Project Team
for the client’s daughter.
Agustin Pereyra, Beatriz Diaz, Alvaro Sordo,
Maria Carrillo, Gianpaolo Fusari

Contractor Inside the garage are two separate entrances, providing total independence to the extension, which is
Factor Eficiencia [Fermin Espinoza, Arq. Ricardo
Brito] accessed through a spiral staircase going up two flights.
Structural Engineer
Ing. Jorge Cadena

Plumbing & Electrical Engineer The apartment consists of two half levels, the first contains the kitchen, dining and living area, then a half
Ing. Jose Ignacio Baez, ING. Jesus Saldana
flight down; the t.v. room and the master bedroom. Taking advantage of the roof of the existing house
Photography
©Jaime Navarro and its skylights, this roof becomes a terrace built with the remaining of the chipped lava rocks used for

the main wall of the house, the skylights become acrylic stools, benches and chaise lounges that change

color with an LED system. A selection of pre-hispanic organ plants adds a touch of vegetation giving this

area a lunar feel.

 0 1 5
mts SOUTH ELEVATION

286 287

3 5

2 8 9

0 1 5
SECTION A
mts

4
4

6
1

4
A
3 5 8 9

0 1 5
mts
FLOOR PLAN

1.main entrance 2.t.v.room1 3.living room2 4.kitchen 5.dining room 6.guest bathroom 7.master restroom 8.dressing room 9.master bathroom
 TRANSVERSAL SECTION 1
0 1 5
mts

6 5
4 5

288 0 1 5
TRANSVERSAL SECTION 1 TRANSVERSAL SECTION 2 289
0 1 5
mts 1 5 mts TRANSVERSAL SECTION 3
0
mts

1.visitors bathroom 2.dining room

6 5

7 8

0 1 5
mts TRANSVERSAL SECTION 4
TRANSVERSAL SECTION 2

0 1 5
mts

0 1.visitors bathroom
1 2.dining room 5
mts TRANSVERSAL SECTION 3

7 8

0 1 5
mts TRANSVERSAL SECTION 4
290
House F
Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects 291

Location The view from the L-shaped panoramic window over the 900 year old village of Denkendorf, with its
Denkendorf, Germany

Site area
abbey in the center, attracts everyone’s attention. The heated window ledge of fair-faced concrete is
300m²
therefore the most populär seat in the house. Clearly defined, minimalist in its form and material, the
Photography
Bruno Helbling trapeze-shaped, thre- floor residential and office premises may appear cool at first glance. The large

windows open up the massive building, which initially seems quite closed, and allow views in and out

from every aspect. Projecting parts of the building such as windows and garage bring a rhythm to the

facade and playful elements into the severe architecture. The projecting glass structure provides the

living room with necessary generous space without increasing the total area of the house and therefore View at dust.

the building costs. The facade is plastered smooth grey. The tiled roof continues this color and the

building appears to be of one piece. Gutters and down pipes have been concealed. The anthracite-

coloured aluminum framed windows, flush with the facade, modelled on Swiss design, create a smooth,

homogenous appearance. Cooking, eating and living areas flow into one without the interruption of

supports or walls. The stairs form the core of the main living area, connecting the three floors and the

various living areas. The kitchen faces the garden and opens on to the dining and living room. Adjacent

is a utility room.

Corner view Front view

 Ankleide

Schlafzimmer Eltern
Bad Eltern

Bad Kinder

292 293
Kinderzimmer 1 Kinderzimmer 2

Second floor

1m 2m 3m 4m

Sitzbank

Grill

HWR.

Küche

Wohnen

Window details. Büro

Staircase leading to the 2nd floor. Hallway on the 2nd floor.
Garderobe

First floor

1m 2m 3m 4m

Bad

Technik Keller Büro

Lichthof

Gast

Garage

Ground floor

Back yard. View of dining area and kitchen from living area.

1m 2m 3m 4m
294 295

Dining table. Workplace in the ground floor.

Guest area. View of the entrance on the 1st floor and the washroom on the 2nd floor.

View of living area and dining area.

296
Villa Bio
Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud9 297

Client/owner Contemporary architecture is the platform on which culture and contemporary art rest. Living in an
Carlos & Giovanna Fontecha

Location
exciting platform can become an art form.
Hostalet De Gers, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

project manager & interior design

Manel Soler The architects conceived of this platform as a landscape of linear events. The landscape folds within
Photography itself on the site and forms a growing spiral.
Gunnar Knechtel

The platform is a linear structure made of concrete of constant section in a ‘C’ shape.

The longitudinal blind façades function as beams and create a 15m projection. Concrete as liquid material

was solidified to create a “liquid” topography on the façade.

298 299
300
Camp Smull
Resolution: 4 Architecture 301

Location Built for the sole intention of entertaining, Camp Smull plays up its charming surroundings to a level on
Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Manufacturer
par with its owners’ equally magnetic personalities. A dog photographer and jet setting international
Carolina Building Solutions
lecturer, the couple sought to create a contemporary retreat from daily life not only for themselves, but
Contractor
Lowell LaFountain for their guests as well. Designed to delight and enchant, whatever time spent is well spent.
Photography
Matthew Girard, unless stated
Marking the journey into fun and relaxation, a 50-foot ramp sets the path into the house. Offering a

glimpse of what’s ahead, upon approach the waterfront is framed through the window of the front

passageway. The main level becomes the soul of the home, with the entry, a large outdoor deck, and

zones for living, dining, and cooking occupying the L-shaped space. Understanding the social imperative

of the plan, the path continues through touching upon all social enclaves, leaving the voyager to rest

upon the main deck and an idyllic view of willowy trees, running children and floating vessels.

The uppermost lever contains his and hers “go-away” spaces where husband and wife find exclusive

spaces to privately amuse their guests. Though at first thought indistinguishable, each space provides a

unique experience. Hers situated at the front of the house, offer sunset views and a welcoming podium

for entering guests. His quarter, sitting on the opposing side, gives expansive waterfront views ahead,

starry night views above, an open fireplace to warm up those chilly nights. Further disseminating the

designation of the level of community and privacy preserved for each floor, the basement level contains

the couple’s master suite (the only bedroom in the house), complete with fireplace and water view as

well as storage and a laundry room.

The initial design faced several challenges. Due to the site setback, setback from the water, and the

request of the owners to preserve a large tree on site, the residual area left for a thin lot and a small

footprint upon which to build. The result was an exercise in managing and maximizing limited space to

fulfill function without sacrificing spatial efficiency or aesthetic.

To avoid limiting the house’s use to the warmer months, the 50-foot IPE ramp was constructed to include

a radiant heat system below to melt away the winter ice. Cedar cladding and introduction of Cembonit

were the chosen materials to compliment the home’s natural surroundings. Rather than interrupting the

natural order, the house sits amicably among the greenery.

302 303
® RE4A
304
Heathdale House
Teeple Architects Inc. 305

Location This private residence is located on an urban site in downtown Toronto, closely flanked by neighbouring
Toronto, Canada

Structural
homes, and overlooking a treed ravine. Sited to make the most of the oblong site, the house opens
Sigmund Soudack & Associates
graciously to the ravine view at the back, its massing carefully adjusted so that sunlight can penetrate
Mechanical
M.V. Shore into the area around the lap pool.
Contractor
Frank Carpino

Photography
The house is comprised of a series of parallel but shifting, open-ended “boxes,” three on the ground
Tom Arban / Shai Gil (Insite Photography)
level, and two stacked above on the second floor. The upper level boxes are slightly offset from those

below, and this shift is marked by a double-height linear gap that allows lights to filter between floors.

Glass bridges create a nearly invisible perpendicular circulation route across the grain of the boxes. The

box containing the living area at grade is set back between the extended arms of the other two, its linear

footprint extending out to a courtyard containing a linear lap pool that extends the geometric theme of

the house into its landscape. A private retreat at the back of the property further elaborates the overall

linear composition.

The “boxes” are finished with sealed UV-resistant wood panels with an epoxy resin core. At the front

of the house, where more privacy is required, the open ends are clad with infill panels of stained cedar,

black zinc, and translucent and transparent glass. Where the tubes open to the ravine at the back, glass

prevails.

Front facade Rear façade with pool.

306 307

South Elevation

Glass bridge above entrance foyer.

North Elevation

Kitchen and rear garden from the

elevated entrance foyer.
Upper floor

Ground floor
Entrance foyer and the stair to
second floor.
308
Gradman House
Swatt | Miers Architects 309

Client/owner The Gradman House is located on a steep up-sloping lot in Inverness Park, California, near the Point
Marc Gradman

Location
Reyes National Seashore. The site contains large mature oak, fir and bay trees, and has beautiful filtered
Inverness, California, USA
views of Tomales Bay to the northwest and wetlands to the northeast.
Photography
Cesar Rubio

The owners, a couple with grown children, currently live in Palo Alto, California, where they have lived

for over twenty-five years. Over the years, the family vacationed and ultimately fell in love with the

Northern California coast. This new home is a vacation retreat for the short term, but will ultimately

become a permanent residence after retirement.

The goals of the project are common to West Coast residential living – promoting enjoyment of the

outdoors, maximizing views, and sensitively knitting the house to the land. The house and access road

are carefully situated to protect as many existing trees as possible. The project has been designed with

multiple levels that “tiptoe on the land”, minimizing grading and adverse effects on existing vegetation.

The house includes five floor levels which gently step with the topography and create distinct zones

for living. The entry and circulation space, located at the middle level, is designed as a light infused

central spine and joints the “public” living and dining spaces at the lower level with the “private”

bedroom areas at the upper levels. Each bedroom meets natural grade and opens to its own private

hillside terrace at the top of the site, while the living and dining areas open to expansive terraces with
Living room terrace looking east.
magnificent views to the bay and wetlands below.

The construction is standard wood frame construction over cast-in-place concrete pier and grade

construction. The main “public” living and dining area includes two levels of framing, with lower level

glue-laminated Douglas fir beams penetrating the space to create a low, wide, overhang over the main

terrace. Steel columns and beams have been minimized to help keep the project economical.

South-facing bedrooms with private outdoor terraces.

310 311

Dining and living room terrace. Living room Circulation spine looking east. View of dining room from upper level along spine.

View of entry and central spine. Living room with sklylit beyond. Kitchen
312
Nicolaï
Egide Meertens Architect bvba 313

Client/owner The fact that the dwelling had to be integrated on a corner plot of land put a very specific stamp on
Nicolaï VOORGEVEL

Location
its design. The organisation of the inside life inside focussed on the fact that two sides were in direct
Riemst, Limburg, Belgium
contact with life on the street. The walls of the house have been adjusted to the environment. The
Photography
Philippe Van Gelooven brown bricks and the outdoors joinery are in total harmony with the environment.

The Nicolaï house is a small ground-floor dwelling with two bedrooms, which – in spite of the limited

surface – offers a sense of spaciousness. The house features a strong interaction between horizontal

and vertical volumes. The night part, located at the front of the house, is a couple of steps lower than VOORGEVEL ACHTERGEVEL

the day part. Because of the difference in level of the ceilings, overhead light is brought into the house.

Also, in a straight line with the front wall door a sun blind is created, which on the one hand filters the

light and creates a varied incidence of light and on the other ensures the privacy in the bedrooms vis-

à-vis the street.

VOORGEVEL ACHTERGEVEL LINKER ZIJGEVEL

The access to the dwelling is created through an incision in the main volume. The wide pivoting door

leads straight to the fireplace, which acts as the hinge point in the house. This fireplace was not

specifically designed for one room but links the entrance to the other living areas, all situated at the

back of the house. The sitting room and kitchen are arranged around the patio, which ensures full view

across the whole of the living space.

Ierskruisstraat 60 3770 Riemst 012/45.30.70 012/45.30.87 www.egidemeertens.be info@egidemeertens.be egide meertens architect project : NICOLAÏ

The patio is the designer’s answer to the limited garden space at the back of the house. It increases ACHTERGEVEL LINKER ZIJGEVEL

the contact with the garden considerably and adds significant qualities to the use of the outside space.

The patio at the back is the equal counterpart of the U-shaped green inner court realised at the front in

view of making the transition between public and private. The garden space – limited here as well – is

separated discretely from the street, this way creating a link with the night part of the house. Ierskruisstraat 60 3770 Riemst 012/45.30.70 012/45.30.87 www.egidemeertens.be info@egidemeertens.be egide meertens architect project : NICOLAÏ

LINKER ZIJGEVEL

The use of traditional materials is combined with contemporary design and based on the fact that the

client had a strong preference for the floor tiles used. Oak is used as a natural material in the kitchen.

The access to the storage room is integrated seamlessly in the kitchen wall.

The major assets of this house are the way in which the designer dealt very successfully with the
Ierskruisstraat 60 3770 Riemst 012/45.30.70 012/45.30.87 www.egidemeertens.be info@egidemeertens.be egide meertens architect project : NICOLAÏ

unorthodox corner location of the plot, the sense of spaciousness that was created in spite of the very

limited surface and the evidence that contemporary quality architecture does not necessarily come with

a ‘modern’ price tag.

314 315

5.

4.

6.
11.

3. 9.

7.
12.

2.
8.

1.

10.

t
ite c
rch
s a
er ten
me
de
egi
e
s. b
ten
eer
em
gid
@e
info
5. e
s. b
ten
eer
em
gid
w.e
ww
87
30.
45.
012/

.70
.30
/4 5
012
m st
Rie
770
03
4. kr u
isst
raa
t6

Iers

1.
3.
3.

BE
RK
NLE
2.

AA
ST

N
IEM

-R
-R

IE
EK

MS
O
BR

T
'T
OP
316
Interpolation House
William Tozer Architecture & Design 317

Location Akin to a new-build house, Interpolation House encompassed the redesign of the interior and exterior
Camden, London, UK

GFA
of an existing brick house in north London. The project draws upon both a catalogue of building parts
191m2
designed and built in the course of numerous house extension projects, and the vocabulary of the
Design Team
Willaim Tozer, Tom Shelswell, Bonnie Rogers, unbuilt Extrapolation House new-build design.
Christopher Beer

Party Wall Surveyor

David Maycox & Co.
The exterior form of the building is composed of interlocking, rectilinear volumes of brick, render and
Structural Engineer
Vincent Grant Partnership timber, and window openings are presented as frameless voids in this composition. The interior space of

Main Contractor the ground floor is arranged as a single open-plan space divided by a number of white rectilinear planes
Metropolitan Construction
and volumes that loosely divide the space into zones, and allow the complete separation of a study and
Photography
William Tozer Architecture & Design
utility room. A new top-lit, double-height space encloses an open riser staircase and brings natural light

into the deep-plan areas of both the ground and first floors.
318 319
320
House TN
Miyahara Architect Office 321

Location House TN is a residence that stands along the Tama River in western Tokyo. It was designed for two
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Photography
sisters and their respective families. Though the sisters may be close, they have separate families and
Teruo Miyahara
separate lives, and so living together is another matter. When designing this house, it was necessary to

rethink the relationship of families and houses in an urban environment.

The road in front of the site is extremely busy with a regular flow of trucks and other vehicles, and there

are no satisfactory pedestrian pavements. Therefore, the site has its drawbacks including tremor and

exhaust emissions from traffic. Even so, the families had chosen this place to build a house because

it offers a marvelous view of Tama River. Meanwhile, the many factories and warehouses in the

neighborhood are also an integral part of the local identity. For this reason, the exterior walls of House

TN are made of a material which is mainly used in factories and warehouses, and zinc-coated corrugated

and perforated steel sheets, which are usually used for civil engineering, are used for the front of the

building facing the road. These materials give off a slightly cold and metallic impression under the sun,

but at night, the perforated sheets disappear and the warmth of the rooms seeps out into the night air.

The house may look somewhat like a factory by day but is a warm residence by night.

The three-story building is designed to accommodate two families, on the left and right, with two

staircases. The units both have their private rooms on the first and second floors and the living rooms

on the third floor, but the interior of each house is designed in different tastes according to that of

the family. The two units are called “the black house” and “the white house” from the color of their

stairways. The living rooms on the third floor have folding doors that can be opened up so that the two

families can use it as one large room to enhance lively communication. Meanwhile, the roof has what

looks like a glass box called the Den Room, which is only large enough for one member of either family

to enter. Here, it is possible to watch the horizon, meditate, and maybe gaze at the stars for it is only

natural for people to have space to themselves.

This is a residence for an “urban” extended family: a house that accommodates the needs of modern

nuclear families who have grown accustomed to an independent life but also choose to enjoy the

benefits of being part of a large family.

322 323
324
HDX Guest Room
bgp arquitectura 325

Client/owner The project is an addition to a house designed in 1987 for the same client. It consists a guest room and
Jan Hendrix

Location
studio for the owner. Both spaces where conceived as independent volumes with a large terrace that
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
articulates the old house and the new program.
Structure
Colinas de Buen Ingenieros

Photography In the first stage, the guest room and terrace were built. The guest room’s skin is a red channeled
Rafael Gamo
plate that aims to create shadows on the box’s surface, while contrasting with the surrounding thick

vegetation.

Two of the most important issues of the design were the client’s reduced budget as well as minimized

construction time.

Despite the age difference between the two buildings, the new project creates an interesting dialogue

that harmonizes with the site and the existing construction.

326 327
328
Villa S
Hérault Arnod Architects 329

Location The area is a plot on the side of a mountain covered almost entirely in trees, with great cedars and a
Corenc, Grenoble, France

GFA
superb view over the Grenoble Valley, the mountains of Belledonne and of the Vercors. The client’s
520m2
dream was for a Californian style house but planning rules, with their architectural stranglehold, insisted
Plumbing & Drainage
Thermibel on a regional style, in keeping with today’s frenetic insistence on regulations, reflected in moralising
Structure phrases such as “ there have to be some standards”. It took a year of discussions and meetings to
BSI

Photograohy
convince the local council of the absurdity of imposing aesthetic constraints and eventually to obtain a
Georges Fessy
building permit.

The house extends along the contour lines following three successive strata which fan out into the

landscape and the view over Grenoble to the southwest, creating a new topography designed to make

the very steep land habitable. Each level has its own pattern specific to its content, its position in relation

to the trees and to the view: the fact that the different floors are not superimposed releases extensive

terraces and overhangs, enhancing the quality of the living space. There is something spectacular about

the whole structure, a place for day-to-day living but also for entertaining.

The ground floor contains the technical spaces and garages, excavated into the slope, as well as the

bedrooms. The layout of this level is designed to protect the cedars. The presence of tree trunks and

vegetation at basement level gives the bedrooms an “earthy” feel, in contrast with the upper level,

which is very airy and open to the landscape.

The story of a house is always the story of a position.

It is the story of the relationship between an architect and a client.

It is also the story of a place capable of founding a dream of living.

330 331
332
Fairfield County House
SPG Architects 333

Location This Connecticut residence serves as the new home for a young family of six. It replaces the more
Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Design team
modest mid-century home which previously occupied the site. By maintaining large portions of the
Eric Gartner, Principal; Mathieu De Genot;
Andres Cova foundation and garage structure, it qualifies as a renovation albeit a significant one that completely

GFA transformed the house.

1,750m2

Photography
Frank Ouderman
Sited on two acres, the front of the house presents what seems to be a one and one-half story facade

and addresses the neighborhood streets in a mannerly way. The rear of the house opens with generous

walls of windows to the yard and nature preserve, creating an exhilarating relationship between interior

and exterior spaces. SPG Architects provided both architectural and interior design services for this

project.
334 335

Second floor plan

First floor plan

336
Cottage in Tsumari
Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects 337

Client/Owner This is low-cost public cottage for locals and visitors located within a beechwood park. This is a region
Tokachi Region Secretariat

Location
with the heaviest snowfall in Japan, often as deep as 4m.
Tokamachi, Nigata, Japan

Structural engineers
Shoichi Nagumo (Takumi Design Office) In this project, two volumes were combined. One is the outward form Big Box finished in black. It was
Mechanical engineers determined as the maximum volume possible from the budget with local details for withstanding heavy
Masaya Uchida (Takuetsu Corporation)

Cooperation
snow without maintenance in winter when the cottage becomes isolated. The big volume also enables a
Hiroyuki Kato
comfortable stay in summer. The other is named Tube and finished in white. The essential functions for
Site area
240.20m2 stay were placed in a row. Tube is bent complicatedly by the restriction of Big Box, and Big Box is cut
Building coverage irregularly by the bent Tube. The gap betwerin the two generates an unexpected space.
52.33m2

GFA
67.48m2
The contrast of color or activity between the two offers different positions for seeing the woods.
Photography
Future-scape Architecture

The exterior is similar to the local houses, which the people are used to seeing, so they aren’t conscious

of it: a consideration of the fact that the site is within a park. When visitors step into the interior, this

impression changes. A new contrast arises between the familiar exterior and the unexpected interior,

adding to the contrast between Big Box and Tube.

338 339
340
Schreiber Residence
Elmslie Osler Architect 341

Client/owner The clients wanted the house to have a very direct relationship to Penobscot Bay. They wanted to
Schreiber Residence

Location
experience it to the fullest extent possible. They needed room for their two grown daughters with their
Maine, USA
future families for summer visits but also desired to retain an element of intimacy for themselves.
General contractor
Bruce Laukka

Photography The footprint of the existing house (which was removed) allowed for a unique opportunity to have
Brian Vanden Brink
that relationship with Penobscot Bay and build directly on the short cliff over the water. Current

zoning regulations no longer allow houses to be built close to the shore but the existing footprint

“grandfathered” the possibility in. The cubic footage close to the water was limited to the amount of

cubic footage of the existing structure so the new footprint had to stretch back from the shoreline. The

house was developed as a series of four areas that addressed the particular needs of privacy for the

owners and community for guests and family in a summer house: the garage with sleeping overhead, a

bedroom tower structure for guests, a family room and the main house consisting of the kitchen, living

and dining with the bedroom and study for the owners above.

The entire plan is sheltered under a roofscape of a series of folded planes that evoke the landscape of

Maine and reiterate the connection to the “place”. Entry is through a slot between the garage and the

bedroom tower and under a bridge that connects the two. A path steps down and leads west under a

slatted pergola through a private garden toward the front door revealing a view of the water through

the house. An interior hallway that is meant to be used in winter runs parallel and also connects the

family room and the bedroom tower to the main living area. Another courtyard garden separating the

family room from the bedroom tower offers a northern view through the site into the woods. There are

moments when these views seem quite private, making the experience a unique appreciation of the

changing environment outside.

The zoning restriction that seemed like a problem was used as an opportunity to develop a program

organized around a pathway leading to sunset over water.

342 343
344
Skrudas Residence
Studio Granda 345

Location This family house is located on the northern edge of a new neighborhood with panoramic views over
Gardabaer, Iceland

Key Consultants
the capital region and the Atlantic Ocean. The roof and walls are cloaked in a sheer copper sheath with
Vidsja
VJI minimal fenestration of the public facade. On the private garden side, the volume of the house is cut

Photography away into a series of interconnected terraces with large sliding doors. Entry is from the south at a mid
Sigurgeir Sigurjonsson
level that also serves the garage, au-pair and family rooms. The bedrooms are located on the lower

level whereas the kitchen, dining and sitting rooms are all placed on the upper level to benefit from

the magnificent sea views. The internal finishes are a simple palette of black walnut, limestone and

stainless steel in a series of white volumes.

View from north-west

0 1 5 10

View from north-east

0 1 5 10

Plan - lower level Plan - upper level

Court from South-west

346 347

Lantern-like window of sitting room View of living room Living room

South elevation
North elevation
North elevation

East elevation

West elevation
West elevation

Kitchen with stairs to terrace Family room

348
Suntro House
Jorge Hernandez de la Garza 349

Location This house is located in a residential area of Oaxtepec, a place of exceptional natural beauty. It is
Oaxtepec, México

Design
contiguous to the north with the hill of Tepozteco and to the south with a highway that conduces to
Carlos Rubio
Haciendas de Yautepec. The lot is oriented to the northeast with a splendid sight of Tepozteco. Natural
Photography
Paul Czitrom light filters through the folds of the house in the shape of rays that softly flood the spaces. Reflections

and shadows on walls and ceilings animate the interior. The shape responds to the hard hotness of the

site, to place every space in the best way inside of a curved skin that opens to the immediate context

to obtain the best views and to allow the summer wind to circulate in a way that the house can stay

cool. The topography presents an unevenness that resulted in the pool being at street level while the

remaining house is at mid-level. On the ground floor are the public and recreation areas; and on the

upper floor are the bedrooms. The two floors are connected by an inner-outer circulation.

From the exterior, the house appears slender with an overwhelming sense of lightness as though a

single volume is floating over the living and dining room. However, this sense changes depending upon

your perspective,
350 351

Main floor

1. Entrance
2. Service entrance
3. Hall
4. Living
5. Dining
6. Kitchen
7. Storage
8. Laundry
9. Master bedroom
10. Kid’s bedroom
11. Pool
Upper level
352
Allers
Egide Meertens Architect bvba 353

Client/owner This house is a one-family dwelling situated in an area with predominantly traditional buildings. All
Allers

Location
activities are organised on the ground floor.
Maasmechelen, Limburg, Belgium

Photography
Philippe Van Gelooven The client attaches great importance to privacy. Hence the introverted front wall is counterbalanced by

an open back wall. It is a single-volume structure with large incisions. The entrance is designed such

that the transition between the inside and outside space is very subtle.

The access to the garage is also created subtly at the side of the house. The slight slope was integrated

in the larger volume. This way, a very discrete façade was created.

The terrace is part of the building volume which enables this space to be covered and, just as the

entrance at the front, forms a gradual transition between the inside and outside space.

garden
Entrance
354 355

terrace
living room bedroom

WC

kitchen / dining room

bathroom

dressing

driveway
entrance hall
bedroom
356
Acorán - Studio House
gpy arquitectos 357

Client/owner The site is situated on the Acorán residential estate, an area of rapid growth in southwest Santa Cruz.
Margarita Hoyo Sierra,
Ricardo de la Torriente Oria

Location
Acorán, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain The house is L-shaped, oriented towards the views and closed to the street. Two stories, unfolding at

Structure different levels, define the relative differences between the levels of the house and the landscape.
Manuel Asensio Rodríguez,
José Antonio Pérez-Alcalde Zárate

Photography
Efraín Pintos, José Ramón Oller
The programme combines areas that should function with a certain amount of independence with a

shared kitchen space, living-dining area and garden. The entrance is located at an intermediate level,

providing access to the studio via a slight incline, and descending to the living area via a stepped ramp.

This adaptation to the steep slope of the land permits a certain isolation from the surrounding buildings.

The wing parallel to the street contains the master bedroom on the ground floor connected to the painting

and sculpture studio on the top floor which can be accessed directly from the outside via a bridge. In

the perpendicular wing are the kitchen, dining room and lounge, with the latter opening completely onto

the garden. On the upper floor, the guest rooms, apart from linking directly with the kitchen and the

rest of the common areas of the house, also have a separate outside access. A continuous surface of

wood unfolds on the different levels, defining, through its dialogue with the external covering, different

specific ways of occupying space either in repose or in movement.

Upon entering the house, a cleavage is formed by diverging walls frames, like the ravines (barrancos),

the distant landscape and the sea.

358 359
360
Acorán II - Studio House
gpy arquitectos 361

Client/owner The dwelling is located in the residential neighbourhood of Acorán. It extends along the north-south axis
Manuel Rodríguez Rodríguez,
María Carmen del Pino Robayna
perpendicular to the access road. It is oriented towards the surrounding views and the interior patio-
Location
Acorán, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain garden, and is closed off from the street and neighbouring buildings.

Collaborators
Carolina Rivero González, Constanze Sixt,
José Ángel Yanes Tuña The house is built on different levels to adapt to the steep grade of the terrain. Access is through the top
Photography
Efraín Pintos
level, which houses the common areas – kitchen, dining area, sitting room – with views of the horizon

and the island’s southern profile. Adjoining the street access area is a small workshop with a separate

entrance. The bedrooms are located on the lower level and open onto the patio-garden. The south-facing

master bedroom, with views extending above and beyond the other dwellings in the neighbourhood,

connects to a lower studio adjoining the private flower and vegetable garden, which occupies the lowest

level of the dwelling.

A simple turn displaces the southernmost part of the main building to the west, creating a triangular

terrace and porch: on the top level the east-facing terrace, which forms an extension of the sitting room,

and on the lower level a porch which offers shade for the area where the row of bedrooms open onto

the patio.

The building is designed in such a way that each room has its own private open space – patio, terrace,

garden. These spaces include the access patio, the sitting room terrace, the bedrooms’ patio-porch and

the garden adjoining the master bedroom studio.

The implantation of the building is such that it creates its own surroundings. The dwelling constructs

its own immediate landscape in the form of its various open spaces and, through the openings in its

skin, determines the form of its relation to the distant landscape, negating the immediate context of

neighbouring dwellings.
362 363
364
Leunessen
Egide Meertens Architect bvba 365

Client/owner The front of the house on the corner plot gives this house an introvert nature because it is kept closed
Leunessen

Location
intentionally.
Riemst, Limburg, Belgium

Photography
Philippe Van Gelooven A strip window is only provided for above ground level. The strip window runs along the front and along

the side wall, where it merges into a larger set of windows. Behind the closed front, there is a patio

that lets sunlight through indirectly into the bedroom and the entrance hall. The back wall is in strong

contrast with the front. Here, the house has a pronounced extrovert character thanks to the large

window sets. There is optimal contact between the indoor spaces, living room and children’s bedrooms

with the back garden and the rural landscape. The open and closed parts in the outer walls reveal the

functions of the rooms behind. The sober design and the use of sustainable, simple materials, give the

whole a timeless nature.

366
M House
Facet Studio Japan 367

Client/owner Rain, snow, sun – the big roof which protects family life is a symbol of “home”.
Masao Maekawa

Location
Nigata, Japan
The timber rafters supporting this majestic roof are exposed, and by having no supporting columns, they
GFA
188m2 are homogeneously “repeated” at 455mm spacing through the entire 21m east-west length. This rhythm
Design team is repeated without any interruption. As if to emphasise this repetition, shelf columns, supporting the
Yoshihito Kashiwagi, Olivia Shih

Structure engineer
bookshelf extending across the length of the house, are “repeated” at a double, 910mm spacing; by
Satoru Shimoyama
repeating the same rhythm it corresponds with the overhead roof rafters.
Main contractor
Tanimura Construction

Photography The large triangular windows to the east and west of the house visually connect this rhythm from inside
Sakashita Tomohiro
to outside, blurring the boundary in between, and expand the inhabitants’ senses further than the

bounding walls. The aim was to achieve an ideal imagery of a family which enjoys living in a space of

eternal expansion.
368 369

1
3

0 1 2
Section AA

First Floor Plan

1, STORAGE
2, TOILET
3, BEDROOM 0 1 2
4, STUDY

3
1 1 1 2

4 5 6

Ground Floor Plan

1, BEDROOM
2, TOILET
3, BATHROOM
4, LIVING
5, DINING
6, KITCHEN
7, ENTRY 0 1 2
8, GARAGE
 Night view of street elevation.

370
Alleyway House
Formwerkz Architects 371

Location Situated in a non-descript, low-rise neighbourhood, the 2½-story intermediate terrace house is rebuilt
Singapore

Design Team
for a family of four and their pets.
Alan Tay, Gwen Tan, Seetoh Kum Loon, Ekachai

Civil & Structure

MSE Engineering & Management Consultants Landlocked on three sides by party and rear walls of neighbouring plots, the site with its dominant
Builder linearity, is conceptualised as an “alleyway“. The “alleyway” with its porosity is crucial for effective
Sunpeak Construction Pte Ltd

Site area
cross-ventilation through the dwelling. Organised along the open thoroughfare are the extroverted
150m2
communal spaces while the private spaces are “hung” on the upper floors within enclosing walls.
GFA
240m2

Photography Throughout the entire section of the dwelling, a rough, cement-rendered party-wall extends, forming
Albert Lim
a unifying element for various parts of the dwelling. This textured wall, most obvious along the open

communal spaces, is intended for creeping plants.

Against the cement-rendered wall, sits the centerpiece of the thoroughfare; a 2-story cage structure

which houses the family’s precious parrots in the lower tier and on the upper tier, an outdoor shower

accessible from the master bedroom.

Beyond the ground-level communal spaces, at the “wall-less” front of the dwelling, a layer of plants

shields the space from the street for privacy. The living space is also raised from the street level to

minimize visibility. At the front, closely spaced, galvanized-steel grilles fold down from the car porch

canopy as the entrance wall. Besides serving as the last line of security, these grilles are also an effective

privacy veil. The transparency of the alleyway spaces is only fleetingly noticeable from the street when

the dwelling is viewed head-on, blurring the boundary between the street and the “alleyway’.
372 373

Living area – the extended car porch roof overlapping with the high ceiling of
the upper floors is effective in keeping out the rain without the need for external
wall. It also creates an ambivalent space that straddles between the inside and
outdoor.

Car porch –veiled in a

layer of closely spaced
steel grating which
primarily provides
shade and security, the
exterior space exude a
strong interiority
374 375

View of the roof garden and skylight above the light well.

Courtyard – View of dining space from link-bridge to master.

View of birdcage against the skylight. The sculptural, fiberglass Common bath- The space of the common bath being shaped by the
bird stand that conceals the sewer down pipe for the shower centrally located attic stair. The curved entry wall that continues
above, illuminates the space at night like a giant floor lamp. Dining/Kitchen Space. Detail of stair from the 2nd floor to attic. from the corridor gives privacy.
376
Annex to Old Family House
Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects 377

Location The Annex to the Old Family House that was constructed 200 years ago is situated in an area having an
Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan

Structural engineers
atmosphere of rural villages. The annex was located carefully between existing buildings.
Oga Structural Design Office

Cooperation
Hiroyuki Kato Before designing the exterior, the area was surveyed and the form and materials of common houses in
Site area the area were collected. The result of the survey was used for the design of the exterior.
951.12m2

Building coverage
50.51m2
It is finished with thin metal plates usually used as roofing in the area and which the locals are used to
GFA
96.89m2 seeing. In this annex, thin metal plates are used not only for the roof but also for the exterior wall so
Photography that there is a slight gap between the surroundings. So, the locals feel no sense of strong incompatibility
Koichi Torimura (Nacasa & Partners)
with the delicate difference.

In the interior, the floor and line elements such as columns are finished with black oil stain and the wall

and ceiling are finished with white paint. The main house, dating back 200 years, was finished in black

and white. In the annex, the rule of color is more thorough and clear. Besides, the black and white paint

has a strong gloss so that as a result, when people enter the annex from the main house, they feel a

sense of continuity but there is a difference in atmosphere. The use of strong gloss enables the floor,

wall and ceiling to reflect light and scenery on each surface and the reflected images are reflected on

each other again.

Each room has windows at a high position between other rooms. It is called Ramma in Japanese.

Ramma is a traditional element and in this Annex, it is a newly substituted form finished in glass or

mirror which also reflect lights. In the same way, Shoji as a traditional element, was also used in a new

form. The surface that was finished with paper is finished with polycarbonate plate. The Ramma and

Shoji in the Annex are different from that in the main house.

On the ceiling, very complicated gradations appear as if clouds have floated in. This way, the interior

connects to the exterior and becomes a part of the scenery.

By the accumulation of these manipulations, the Annex is set apart from the main house.
378 379
380
Coastal Speculation
Steven Lombardi Architect 381

Client/owner This is a sloped infill residential site featuring “two on one” (that is, two homes on one lot - 15.24m
Vince Gardner

Location
x 42.67m). The existing Spanish house, at the top of site, was built in the 1930s. The new house is at
Ocean Beach, California, USA
the bottom of the lot, off the alley, built in 2006. Daylight, natural heating and cooling were paramount.
Structural Engineer
Jon Nicita It features full span, exposed glue lams for the roof system and a two-level wood frame site on an
Photography exposed concrete masonry garage. The floors are bamboo throughout.
Steven Lombardi

The back and front yards of the new house are restricted on all sides of the property. This is a very

modest site with a modest budget, US$1,883/m2.

382 383
 DETAIL
Colors
terrace
terrace MBR
MBR

384 Kochi Architect’s Studio 385

3F
3F

Location This is a house with four colors in the interior. The site is in the middle of a slope in a residential area of
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan. There is a temple cemetery nearby. The house has good views and sunshine. It is a rare ELEVATION
ELEVATION 1/200
1/200
Structural engineering
MI+D architectural structure laboratory
location like a resort in a crowded city.
Construction
Imai contractor
terrace
terrace bath
bath
BR
BR MBR
Photography Each floor is simply one room with materials in different colors. The building is stacked with different MBR
Daichi Ano, unless stated
parts which feel as natural as our varied life.
浴室
浴室 BR
BR

2F
2F
Each floor has a closet and toilet facilities along the north and west sides. On the south and east sides,
LDK
LDK

a glass wall and windows were installed. Each floor has a different mood and features different colors
書斎 BR
on the exterior. 書斎 BR

SECTION
SECTION 1/200
1/200

terrace LDK
LDK
terrace

1F
1F

den
den SITE
SITE1/2000
1/2000

N
N
child
childroom
room

dry
dryarea
area

BF
BF

PLAN
PLAN 1/200
1/200

N
N
c cKOCHI
KOCHIARCHITECT'S
ARCHITECT'SSTUDIO
STUDIO HTTP://WWW.KKAS.NET
HTTP://WWW.KKAS.NET
386

DETAIL 387

terrace MBR

3F

ELEVATION 1/200

terrace bath
BR MBR

浴室 BR

2F

LDK

書斎 BR

SECTION 1/200

terrace LDK
©Kazuysu Kochi

1F

den SITE 1/2000

N
child room

dry area

BF

PLAN 1/200

N
c KOCHI ARCHITECT'S STUDIO HTTP://WWW.KKAS.NET
388
Aggregate House
William Tozer Architecture & Design 389

Location The project is composed of a collection of components serially developed through previous projects, but
Primrose Hill, London, UK

GFA
these components are loosely assembled rather than forming a single coherent composition – allowing
330m2
visual dominance to oscillate between the original and new elements. In the exterior, a sculptural
Design Team
William Tozer, Tom Shelswell, Bonnie Rogers, composition of timber and white render is formed by the new rear extension to the lower ground
Christopher Beer, Gina di Tolla
floor, the ground floor terrace, and the reworked closet wing. However this composition is relatively
Party Wall Surveyor
David Maycox & Co.
diminutive in relation to the original building, which dominates this elevation.
Structural Engineer
Vincent Grant Partnership

Main Contractor The decking timber of the ground floor terrace is continuous with the cladding of the extension below,
Galower Builders Ltd.
lending it the character of an occupied undercroft, rather than a building form per se. The loft extension
Photography
William Tozer Architecture & Design
is articulated as an incision into the original slate roof form, and the interior spaces are defined by planes

and rectangular volumes that sit slightly detached from the original building.
390 391

tap

P
392
Composite House
William Tozer Architecture & Design 393

Location A selection of spatial and formal devices developed individually in a number of preceding projects
Balham, London, UK

GFA
are redeployed here in a single composite arrangement. The project can be read as an autonomous
342m2
composition, but also makes reference to the projects through which its components were serially
Design Team
William Tozer, Tom Shelswell, Bonnie Rogers, developed.
Gina di Tolla, Christopher Beer

Structural Engineer
Vincent Grant Partnership
The new subterranean level is connected to the interior of the existing house through two double-height
Main Contractor
Foxbury Building spaces, and to the exterior by an internal courtyard. One of the double-height spaces provides a visual

Photography and spatial connection to the ground floor, while the other permits views into the dining and kitchen
William Tozer Architecture & Design
spaces from the galleried living space above. The courtyard blurs the distinction between interior and

exterior, and can be appropriated into either the dining space or study, or both.

To both the interior and exterior, the incisive additions are articulated as abstract white planes and

volumes that envelop and pass through the original building.

394 395
396 397
398
Fa
Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect & Associates office 399

Client/owner This house is located on a typical site in Japan.

Katsuyuki Fujimoto

Location
Amagasaki-city, Hyogo, Japan
Three capitation of the depth in the building, the courtyard is arranged at the center, and rooms are
Photography
Akiyoshi Fukuzawa arranged back and forth. The east and west parts of the house, near the boundary, were enclosed with

a wall, and all the south-north parts were used for openings. A section of 10m in height is divided into

four layers, and light pours into all rooms through the courtyard.

The opening emphasizes the transparency of glass. The iron frame and the ceiling on the deck that is

the structure is exposed which resulted in a reduction in costs.

The Japanese-style room in the loft is a comfortable space.

Enclosing the courtyard with glass enriches the space and brings the outdoors inside.



.#,**(


'*- .


$)$)"
&$.# )


).,)


",.$)"


%+)
-.2'
,**(


&$.# )


'$0$)"
,**(


*!!$


,**(


-.*0



0*$


1. ,
'*- .

 



 

    




 

BTH : bathroom 
  
DK : dining kitchen
J : japan style room
L : living room

OF : office
R : room





 *)
!'**,
  #$,
!'**,
  */,.#
!'**,
 



 .$*)
 
400 401
402 403



.#,**(


'*- .


$)$)"
&$.# )


).,)


",.$)"


%+)
-.2'
,**(


&$.# )


'$0$)"
,**(


*!!$


,**(


-.*0



0*$


1. ,
'*- .

 

 

BTH : bathroom
 

CL : closet
DK : dining kitchen
 
E : entrance
  

GRT : grating



 J : japan style room

K : kitchen


 
L : living room
OF : office
R : room
S : stove
   

 V : void

WC : water closet






1st floor
$,-.
!'**,
 
2nd floor
 *)
!'**,
 
3rd floor
#$,
!'**,
 
4th floor
*/,.#
!'**,
 


 .$*)
 


藤本克之建築設計
Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect & Associates office
404
House in Mondosoh
Junya Toda Architect & Associates 405

Client/owner The house stands in a dense urban district. Due to the environment, the outside membranes were
Hisayasu and Rie Shintaku

Location
finished with fireproof materials but an abundance of natural materials were employed inside the house.
Nishinomiya-city, Hyogo-pref, Japan
In order to create a residence for five people in this confined site, it was necessary to make the most
Site area
172.27m2 of the given space.
GFA
162.16m2

Photography
The aggregation of windows, letting natural light and wind in the house, reposes on the entrance which
Kaori Ichikawa, Junya Toda Architect & Associ-
ates sticks out from the building. The diagonal line under the volume responds to the legal height limitation,

as well as dividing the parking space and entrance.

The interior is planned based on human scale and tangibility. The light court and the staircase bring

sunlight into the lower floor and creates a flow of air. The windows on the inclined roof also contribute

to the level of lighting. Because each room contains very limited volume, the floors, walls and ceilings

are finished with wooden surfaces such as structural plywood, Australian cypress, and so on to soften

it. As a result, the house balances a different appearance in the interior and exterior. The architectural

apparatus and materials give the building a capacity to breathe in the dense urban environment.
406 407
408
House TTN
Miyahara Architect Office 409

Location House TTN was designed to accommodate three families – the parents and the families of their two
Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan

Photography
daughters. They had decided to live together after the birth of grandchildren. Thus, the main objective
Unless stated, Mitsumasa Fujitsuka
for House TTN is to provide the necessary functions for an “urban” extended family, accommodating the

needs of modern nuclear families who have grown accustomed to an independent life but have chosen

to enjoy the benefits of being part of a large family.

The first request for this project was to have a sort of collective residence to accommodate three

homes, a plan which would completely separate the families within the same building. However, after

much thought on how to maximize convenience, the effective and rational use of the site, and the

pleasure of each other’s company, House TTN decided to take a semi-independent, sharing approach.

In order to have more than one nuclear family living together as one, it is essential to secure a comfortable

distance within the design. Thus, each family has their own independent kitchen unit, bathroom, and

toilet, but the homes are adjoined through the ground floor area and common deck – inside and out.

The parents’ living space is located on the ground floor, with a highly independent main room (that is

also shared by all three families) as well as private rooms (one Japanese-style room and one bedroom)

opening towards the outside. The first and second floors are divided east and west, creating living

spaces for each daughter’s family. Outdoor common decks in between the two sides of each floor serve

as both converging points and buffer space. Transparent glass and sudare or Japanese wooden blinds

are used on the common decks to separate the families but at the same time avoid complete privacy.

It is possible for each family to go about their business independently, but these purposefully built

common areas make it possible to achieve a higher quality of life. A comfortable distance is achieved by

softly compelling the families to come together.

Another important aspect of House TTN was its structure. As the decision had been taken not to

separate the homes completely, the residents wished to retain an option that would enable them to cut

the building in half, left and right, in case they wished to do so in future. In order to make this possible,

the two sides of the structure including the foundation are completely independent of each other, and

designed to guarantee durability after being divided. Of course, if two new separate buildings were to

emerge, they would both need to pass the various building regulations. Therefore, this aspect greatly

influenced the initial plan and form of House TTN. However, it may also be said that because of this

requirement, it was possible to achieve a bold design, shaping the areas that would be removed if the

house were to be divided into outdoor common decks. It is unclear whether this option will be taken up

in the future, but having an alternative will surely encourage friendly and active communication between

the families.
410 411
414
House Uc
Miyahara Architect Office 415

Location House Uc is a residence designed for a couple in their 30s and their daughter. It is located in a quiet
Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

Photography
residential area of Tokyo on a small and narrow irregular site - a result of the recent trend of dividing
Mitsumasa Fujitsuka
property into smaller segments each time it is sold and bought due to inheritance issues and market

availability. The site measures approximately 57 m2 in size: approximately 12 meters deep, 6 meters

across where it faces the north road, and 2.7 meters across at the deepest end. The design for House

Uc therefore needed to focus on the ideal form of an urban detached house within the constraints of the

site itself as well as meeting laws and regulations.

The client feels that a residence is a form of self-exposure to the outer world. In order to live up to

his expectations, House Uc was designed to imply the essence of the house within the urban context

by bringing out the characteristics of the finishing material that was chosen together with the client.

The concrete exterior walls were coated with lean-mix acrylic paint, resulting in a black mottled effect

according to the difference in the degree of water absorption and smoothness of the surface. The zinc-

coated steel sashes on the east side were dipped in phosphate to strengthen the zinc layer, and the

difference in the amount of zinc coating on the sashes projected a black patchy effect. The mottled

exterior walls and patterned sashes are the result of chance (nature) and display a certain beauty, in a

sense similar to human beings – people are attractive, pockmarks and all.

The east face was provided as a baseline to anchor the intensely irregular shape of the site. All partitions,

equipment, etc. were positioned originating from the north-most corner of the east face. Natural lighting

was no exception. Over 20 windows made of raw brass were randomly placed on the east face, allowing

natural light to filter in through the golden screens in a non-uniform pattern. This irregular pattern of light

provided by the east face or baseline wall will leave an impression on the residents’ minds, helping them

with spatial orientation and becoming a trigger for daily actions; the design hopes to enhance spatial

comfort for the residents by promoting the automatism of daily actions.

The first floor consists of an independent bedroom and bathroom. The second floor has a main room

with a ceiling that partially opens onto the third floor; this aspect and the stairs made of perforated metal

also contribute to the open feel of the main bedroom and tea room on the third floor. The partitions were

made of transparent glass and Japanese paper blinds so as not to divide the atmosphere. The third floor

tea room, defined by the sudare or Japanese wooden blinds, is the only space that opens out towards

the south. Here, the residents can enjoy views of the century-old landmark, the water tower - a positive

reminder of the continuous flow of time.

416 417
418
Oy
Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect & Associates office 419

Location Mt.Higashiyama (in Kyoto) can be seen from the loft of the third floor of this building.
Kyoto-city, Kyoto, Japan

Photography
Akiyoshi Fukuzawa
The interior courtyard is expressed as a street gardened space. Glass separates the interior courtyard

and bedroom so that at night, this appears as a united space.

The stairs appear as graceful, delicate objects.

Different materials were used on each floor so that one experiences different spaces every day.



+ )''%


$'*+


&+)&


)+!&


"(&
*+.$
)''%


#!+ &


$!,!&
)''%


)''%


+))


,'!


-+)
$'*+

 Facade in daytime. Because an internal tree can be foreseen,

"Street garden" of Kyoto is imaged.





 BTH : bathroom
CL : closet
J : japan style room
K : kitchen
R : room
TER : terrace Facade at dust

 
+!'&

420 421

Entrance and gallery. The interior of the door is a bedroom.

Living room. It
is on the second
floor between the
pure-white sky
of 6.2m in height
of the ceiling not
seen from the
Living room. Light opens from a top light. outside at all.
422 423

Terrace of the second floor. Three squares cut out scenery. The beautiful stairs like objet.
424 425

Japanese-style space encompassed by white light.






BTH : bathroom


CT : closet
E : entrance
GRT : grating
J : japan style room
K : kitchen
L : living room


 

R : room


TER : terrace
V : void
WC : water closet


  

!)*+
$'')
 '&
$'')
  !)
$'')


1st floor 2nd floor 3th floor

Loft on living room. It enjoys the
borrowed landscape from the
window.
426
Santa Monica Canyon Residence
Griffen Enright Architects 427

Location This residence is nestled in a down-sloping hillside property in Little Santa Monica Canyon in Pacific
Pacific Palisades, California, USA

Site area
Palisades, California. A winding path descends into an informal landscaped amphitheater along a path
185m2
that provides enhanced perspectives. A long skylight picks up the geometry of the path as it moves
Photography
Tim Street Porter through the living space illuminating the center of the home with indirect light. Although the residence

contains open loft-like spaces, a distinction between the internal kitchen, living and dining areas is

enhanced through the geometry of the meandering skylight, which also visually connects the front court

and back terrace of the house. The eleven foot high ceiling is sculpted as the skylight moves through

the house providing visual connections, linking the two new outdoor rooms created in the residence.

Plan

Section / View diagram

428 429
430 431

First floor plan

432
Ranch House
Robert Hidey Architects 433

Location Situated on a prominent site at the entry to the affluent neighborhood of Shady Canyon, in Orange
Orange County, California, USA

Site area
County, California, the Ranch House evokes the Southern California of the 1920s, when homeowners
557.4m2
were invested in the fantasy of being gentleman farmers, living on a hacienda. With the Ranch House,
Photography
Courtesy of Robert Hidey Architects Robert Hidey Architects turns the vernacular of the Mexican “rancheros” into something elegant and

timeless.

The 558 sq.m. home is an unabashed homage to Wallace Neff, one of the acknowledged masters of

the American “Mission Style.”  Inspired by the spirit of his homes, the firm exhaustively studied Neff’s

work, utilizing the classical principles of axis, view corridor and focal point in this home.

The timeless grace and beauty evident in the Ranch House were born from a clever solution to a

challenging site. In addition to a mandatory one-story height requirement by the City, the setback lines
created a unique triangular pad, surrounded by two streets, with a 4.3m incline.
 

The solution was a house and roofline that gracefully stepped down to follow the topography.  A grid

system was used to lay out the disciplined floor plan. Exterior walls create courtyards that enjoy sun

and shade at different times of the day. Adobe brick simulates an aged, weathered appearance. A roofed

loggia creates a low silhouette with surprisingly high ceilings inside; massive, authentic, old-world ceiling

beams poke through exterior walls at 4-foot intervals to support the eaves. The home’s tower features a

private exterior stair leading to an entry office/studio above the foyer, while below, a connoisseur’s wine

cellar is used for entertaining guests. An authentic 300-year-old Mission Bell functions as a doorbell.
 

With its symmetry, quiet palette and soft natural light, the Ranch House has an air of serenity.  Hand-

worked stucco walls, deep loggias, hammered ironwork and adobe brick are authentic details that recall

the glorious “rancho” days when artistry and craftsmanship were everything.
434 435
436 437
438
Oak Knoll Residence
Lim Chang Rohling Architects with TGP, Inc (Landscape Architects) 439

Location This California residence was designed for new empty nesters that wanted a home that would meet the
California, USA

Photography
needs and desires of this new stage of their lives. The functional goals of this modernist-style home are
Michael Arden Photography
livability, openness and flow between appropriate spaces, privacy where needed, reduced maintenance,

and sustainability.

The floor plan is organized along two main crossed axes. The east-west axis is clearly delineated by

landscape elements in the front through the front entry and wall of glass of the great room, then out along

the pool to a concrete sculpture platform near the back property line. The north-south axis connects various

first-floor program elements as well as the stairway to the small second floor. The resulting U-shaped plan

allows for visual connections between the most frequently used spaces as well as a private courtyard.

This house was designed to be very transparent on the east-facing rear elevation, where openness and

natural light are desired, and to be more opaque on the west-facing front elevation, where privacy and

protection from the afternoon sun are needed. The exterior design is a juxtaposition of box-shaped,

aluminum-clad forms and color-accented planes that extend into the interior spaces.

Other functional goals include easy indoor-outdoor movement with outdoor spaces that are protected

from the sun. Thus, a summer kitchen and exterior living area with a focal fireplace and art wall were

incorporated immediately next to the kitchen to facilitate casual dining and entertainment. Ease of access

to the pool was achieved by locating it adjacent to the master bedroom, outdoor shower and sauna.

Sustainability was addressed by incorporating a 14-kwh photovoltaic system, use of Energy Star appliances

wherever possible, tank-less water heaters located near points of use, radiant barrier, electrically operated

high windows to facilitate release of hot air from the thermo-siphon effect, plentiful natural lighting and

cross ventilation, use of formaldehyde-free insulation, LED light sources wherever possible, a lighting

control system programmed for energy savings, etc.

The landscape design is intended to reflect both the modernist architectural motifs as well as the Asian

heritage of the owners. The modernist aesthetic is expressed in the rectilinear/geometric forms of the

planting beds; an uncomplicated/non-fussy plant palette with strong gestures of massings of single-

species plant materials; and the extension of the architectural volumes into the landscape by creating a

green topiary cube.

The Asian motifs include bands of cobble at the base of the house; a yin/yang relationship of grass and

water in the rear yard; compositions of Japanese maples, large stones and cobbles as focal points; and

small groves of Ginkgo trees. An Asian plant palette, including bamboo, ginkgoes, Japanese maples, is

planted in harmony with a more drought-tolerant California palette, including agaves, flax, Mexican feather

grass and redwoods.

440 441
442 443
444 445
ha

mixed use & multi units

447
446
448
Thijs-Kempeneers
Egide Meertens Architect bvba 449

Client/owner This is a mixed use project. The front is a shop while the upper floor and the back with a garden is a
Nicolaï

Location
private residence. It is located next to an earlier realisation that was situated a bit retracted so that it
Riemst, Limburg, Belgium
would not compete with the older building. The way the plot is integrated on the premises creates a
Photography
Philippe Van Gelooven very private back garden, which maintains a visual relationship with the private space situated above the

commercial space. Shop visitors on the other have no visual contact with the back garden.

The existing commercial building was renovated but, for budgetary reasons, with only limited number

alterations. The adjustment of the window openings characterises this renovation project. The protruding

steel windows are eye-catching.

450 451
452
Spring Road
S2 design 453

Client/owner This project represents a contemporary interpretation of the traditional shop-top archetype found throughout suburban
Jasadac Nominees P.L.

Location
shopping strips. The site was originally two Art Deco corner shops with a large rear service yard-cum-wasteland. A
Highett, Victoria, Australia
design approach incorporating highly efficient planning and a creative use of space resulted in the original shops being
Site area
557m2 combined into one large corner cafe/ bar plus three additional shops and five upper level apartments. The core of social and
Project team sustainable features is significant whilst the surface aesthetic generates local excitement for the new and unexpected.
David Saunders (design architect),
Sheryl Wonorahardjo and John Saunders
 
Builder
Jasadac Nominees P.L. Spring Road has been recognized for its environmental initiatives that represent best Ecologically Sustainable Design

Lighting [ESD] practices including a contribution to innovation, leadership and exemplar level of practice, above and beyond
S2 design
Australian regulatory ESD requirements.
Photography
Peter Bennetts
 

Motivated by sustainable materials selection and waste minimization, recycled red and cream bricks were used for all

new internal and external brick walls. These were carefully selected to match the brickwork of the retained, heritage

significant corner shop. Timber from previously existing structures on site was re-used and floorboards in all apartments

are recycled timber.

 

Solar hot water services were provided to all apartments to minimize energy use. For the same reason, access to natural

light was maximized as a result of all shops and apartments oriented toward the north sun plus the inclusion of north-

facing clerestory windows in all rooms along the south facing rear. Supplementary lighting is provided by low energy

lighting. Water usage was minimized by installing highly efficient fittings and appliances whilst communal garden water

is supplied by tanks in the rear courtyard. The thermal mass of internal brick walls and the concrete floors and ceilings

significantly reduces air-conditioning needs.

Exceptional indoor air quality was achieved by using non-toxic interior paints and finishes on all walls, floors and joinery.

Furthermore, the requirement for applied finishes was minimized by utilizing raw materials where possible such as face

brick, off-form concrete and natural timbers. Passive natural ventilation is encouraged by means of extensive operable

glazing where appropriate.

The project achieved its aim to reinvigorate this aged precinct by increasing both the opportunity for commercial diversity

and the resident population density and demographic. A ninety year old lady walking past the site one day commented,

“It’s a very exciting project!” This kind of community response and encouragement continues to inspire S2 design to

produce beautiful, contextual buildings.

454 455
456 457
458
F65 Center Transit Village
Mark Dziewulski Architect 459

Client/owner Situated adjacent to the new light rail station, this is an experimental approach to mixed-use development.
Fulcrum Property

Location
The context is a blighted area of decaying industrial buildings. This is the lead project of a new masterplan
California, USA
and is intended to be the catalyst for the renewal of the surrounding context. It acts as a kind of “urban
Photography
Keith Cronin pioneer”, a mixed-use project centered on a public transit system. It represents an increasingly relevant

new urban typology, driven by the pressing issues of traffic congestion and environmental issues. The

design process was an unusual one since it was carried out while the new zoning was being developed

and it therefore acted as a testing ground - the parallel process allowed both the guidelines and the

buildings to be refined and improved as they progressed.

The buildings line two street frontages to create an urban streetscape while required parking is concealed

behind. The site plan was driven by strong pedestrian links to the station and adjacent streets, providing

a new continuity in what was previously an almost car-only environment. An important focal point was

created at the main pedestrian entrance, at the street intersection, using a public outdoor space with

café seating for the restaurants and coffee shop. Public plaza qualities are also reinforced by a tall

sculptural element containing the stair to the residential levels, which also acts as a landmark for the

entire site. The scheme is a pedestrian-oriented urban environment with outdoor gathering spaces and

is intended to create a sense of community for the area. It is the beginning of a new neighborhood.

The modern dynamic forms of the buildings reflect their role as an urban transit hub and also something

of their ancestry in the industrial area. The residential lofts are bi-level, with a spiral in the double-height

living area. Many of the interior structural elements are left exposed, such as polished concreted floors

and wood roof trusses. The center is intended to create a recognizable urban environment, with a level

of detail and complexity that provides a pedestrian scale for the area.
460 461
462 463
464 465
466
The Vento
Busby Perkins+Will 467

Client/owner The Vento is a mixed-use urban infill project completed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is located in the
Windmill Development Group

Location
first phase of an ambitious redevelopment of a former inner-city hospital site. Ground floor retail shops
Calgary, AB, Canada
front onto an existing street that serves as the commercial heart of the vibrant inner city neighbourhood.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
Keen Engineering (now Stantec) Twenty two-story townhouse suites are situated above the retail space. Each suite has a south-oriented
Structural Engineers private garden and is accessed from a second-story outdoor terrace. A mews-like courtyard separates
Read, Jones, Christofferson

Ecological Consultants
the Vento from the adjacent building to the south. Two additional affordable suites, owned and operated
Aqua-tex Scientific
by the City of Calgary, are located at grade along the residential side streets that flank the project.
Green Building Consultants
BuildGreen Consulting

Construction The Vento project represents the developer’s desire to bring environmental sustainability to the public
Stuart Olson

Landscape
consciousness. This project set out to establish the benchmark for mixed-use residential and commercial
Riparia
developments in Canada. The client’s program for the Vento established the unprecedented target of
Commissioning
Lessoway Moir LEED-Canada certification level of platinum for the project. The key sustainable design ideas included
Interior Design delivering a healthy indoor environment, finishing the project in durable materials and implementing
Penner and Associates

Air Quality Testing

energy and water efficient strategies.
Theodor Sterling Associates

The architectural response to this challenge incorporates many innovative and noteworthy building and

design strategies. What makes this project truly unique, however, is the combination of such a broad

variety of strategies in a small scale residential and commercial project.

The environmental objectives include being 50% more energy efficient than the Model National Energy

Code Building; having Individual heat recovery ventilators in each suite, radiant floor heating on main and

second floors, R22 insulation on the building exterior and double glazed, low-E argon-filled windows.

Also, the building consumes up to 60% less water than a typical condominium. It has high performance

dual flush toilets. Underground rainwater is collected for irrigation and grey water recycling. It also

features low-flow showerheads and faucets

Daylight strategies include the use of solar light tubes and suite orientation to allow for daylighting at

both ends.

Durable or environmentally friendly materials were used such as wool carpets in the bedrooms and den.

Bathrooms have granite vanity topsm with porcelain floor tile in the main bathroom. Linoleum flooring

was used in storage and laundry areas

©Mikael Kjellström

External Courtyard in Wintertime.

 ©Busby Perkins+Will

©Busby Perkins+Will
North elevation of the Vento illustrat-
ing the commercial floor clad in terrazzo
block and face brick and the residential
floors clad in cedar siding and cementi-
tious panels.

468 469

The overall view of the development.

©Busby Perkins+Will
©Busby Perkins+Will

Ground floor retail shops front onto an

existing street that serves as the com-
mercial heart of the vibrant inner city
neighbourhood.

The location of The Vento situated in The

Bridges development and in relation to
green space, transit line and downtown
Calgary.

©Busby Perkins+Will

Floor plans of The Vento showing retail

and two affordable housing units on the
ground floor, the main floor of the residen-
tial suites and the outdoor terraces on the
second floor, and the upper level of the
residential suites on the third floor.
 ©Busby Perkins+Will

©Busby Perkins+Will
470 471

ill
W
n s+
r ki Cross section through The Vento that
Pe
sb
y identifies several of the sustainable
Bu strategies implemented in the project.
©

View of the second-level outdoor terraces and private, south-orientated patio gardens. Suites face a south-orientated private patio garden.

Aerial perspective of The Vento from the

southeast, showing second-level outdoor
terraces and ground-level mews-like
courtyard.

©Keen Engineering (now Stantec)

©Busby Perkins+Will

Diagram illustrating the synergistic solutions between engineering strategies.

472
Twenty Townhouses
Aleksandar Design Group 473

Client/owner This is a low budget townhouse development that is substantially different to all other developments in
Guilbank Property Group

Location
the area. This was a hugely successful project for the developer. A mixture of three and four bedroom
Lidcombe, NSW, Australia
dwellings are designed around two central green courtyards: a communal living atmosphere is provided
Photography
Courtesy of Aleksandar Design Group Pty Ltd within a suburban neighbourhood. The planning and built forms are economical and rational, with both

private and communal open spaces well provided for. The four bedroom dwellings gain additional useable

space, whilst the three bedroom dwellings incorporate a double height living area to provide connection

between the levels and a greater sense of space.

View to north west corner.

BLOCK A SECTION + BLOCK E SOUTH EAST ELEVATION + BLOCK D SECTION

Balconies to Frances Street.

474 475

BLOCK B + BLOCK C NORTH WEST ELEVATION

View to north facing 2 storey townhouses.

1st floor plan

groundfloor plan

BLOCK B + BLOCK C NORTH WEST ELEVATION

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™
© 1993 © 1993 © 1993 © 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC
© 1993

© 1993
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™ M onC ad™
© 1993 © 1993 © 1993 © 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
BLOCK C SECTION + BLOCK D NORTH WEST ELEVATION
i , N YC

i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993
M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

M onC ad™
© 1993
M onC ad™ Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
M onC ad™
© 1993 Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993
M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

M onC ad™
© 1993
M onC ad™ Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™

© 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™

© 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou ie, N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
BLOCK B + BLOCK C NORTH WEST ELEVATION
i , N YC

i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993
M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

M onC ad™
© 1993
M onC ad™
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993 M onC ad™
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™
© 1993

© 1993

M onC ad™

M onC ad™
© 1993

© 1993
i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993 M onC ad™
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™

© 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
i , N YC

i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e

M onC ad™

Sh ung M . Lou e
© 1993

© 1993

© 1993

© 1993
i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™ M onC ad™

© 1993 © 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC Sh ung M . Lou ie, N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC
Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e

Sh ung M . Lou e
M onC ad™

M onC ad™
© 1993

© 1993

M onC ad™

M onC ad™
© 1993

© 1993
i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

i , N YC

M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC M onC ad™
© 1993
Sh ung M . Lou e
i , N YC

N N

BLOCK C SECTION + BLOCK D NORTH WEST ELEVATION

476
Haarlem Paswerk
Herman Hertzberger 477

Client/owner The Paswerk plan includes 119 houses, 78 of which are patio houses and 41 canal houses and town
Blauwhoed-Eurowoningen

Location
houses. The single-story patio houses have roof gardens and terraces on top.
Haarlem, the Netherlands
 
Design team
Patrick Fransen (architect), Jeroen Baijens, Haik The patio houses consist of two ‘naves’: one with bedrooms, bathroom, storage space, entrance and
Hanemaaijer, Jos Halfweeg, Henk de Weijer,
Roos Eichhorn, Joost Witjes, Joep Windhausen patio, and one that is not subdivided containing the living room/kitchen. The great width of the house
GFA
20,800m2
(8.10 m) allows the brief to be tailored to individual requirements, whereby one can choose between

Photography living on the street side or around the patio. Or one can opt to live up on the roof garden and roof terrace
Courtesy of Herman Hertzberger
floor, with the possibility of a void to the ground floor.

All the houses face south. The town houses have large façades and conservatories on the south side.

The patio houses have their living area on the north side of the patio, creating an outdoor space on the

south side. The houses are highly energy-efficient.

The houses are positioned across the site in a way that allows valuable existing trees to remain in place

between the houses or new ones to be planted. Public recreational land consists primarily of green

strips planted with trees on the banks of the broad water features. By placing the parking facilities in

the buildings (large garages encapsulated in the town houses) the neighbourhood looks car-free (little

traffic) and there are plenty of safe places for children to play near and in between the houses.
478 479
480 481
482
Vanoppen
Egide Meertens Architect bvba 483

Client/owner The project is located in Vroenhoven on the Maastrichtersteenweg at the bridge over the Albert Channel.
Nicolaï

Location
This is the connecting road between Tongeren and Maastricht. The environment plan clearly shows that
Riemst, Limburg, Belgium
the project is located near the bridge site that is up for renovation, opposite the access road to the
Photography
Philippe Van Gelooven nearby village Kanne. To the left of the plot is the Albert Channel, and to the right are some terraced

dwellings. These dwellings consist of two building layers with a pitched roof.

The project’s character is defined to a considerably extent by various preconditions. The plot is located

near the bridge site and opposite the access road to Kanne and it closes off the terraced housing on the

Maastrichtersteenweg. The project not only zeroes in on the bridge but also on the wider environment

of the whole of the bridge site (with the hotel and catering part below it and the Bunker across the

Channel) and contributes to its architectural quality. The project tries to enter into a dialogue with the

future bridge site, treating it with the necessary degree of respect - respect for the past with the bunker

and respect for the future with the new bridge.

The combined action of the existing preconditions generates a highly complex context in which the

project must be shaped. To arrive at a simple overall concept, the project is conceived according to the

following principles: a clear building structure, a logical organisation of the various housing units with

a corresponding layout, a constant search for good living quality and integration in the road image and

the environment.

The building is three-layered high and consists of three flats of + 200 m² each and three garages. The

building starts from a closed volume with protruding terraces anticipating the landscape: these terraces

are orientated towards the bridge and the channel. The simple shape of the building is a reference to

the bunker across the Albert Channel and to the future shape of the bridge with the hotel and catering

function below it.

To ensure that sufficient light enters the back of adjacent houses, the backside of the project is finished

in a step-like way.

The three garages are located at the back of the building and can be reached via the new servitude road

that links up with the Trekweg. The garage doors are thus turned away from the road and are not visible

from the Maastrichtersteenweg.

Special attention is paid to integration in the road image and environment. As the entrance of the

building is located against the connected houses, the building comes loose from them. Also because

the building is placed 13 metres off the road axis, an incision is created in the road image, which makes

the building come loose from the row of houses.

484 485
486 487
488
52 Growth Homes
Herman Hertzberger 489

Client/owner Each of these row houses consists of a basic dwelling core over the full depth, with next to it a freely
Woningbouwvereniging Groene Stad Almere

Location
interpretable zone of the same size. In some cases, this zone has been built up with an additional living-
Almere, Flevoland, the Netherlands
room area, at times with extra sleeping space upstairs. In others, it has been fully glazed like a sort of
GFA
8,228m2 greenhouse where the occupants are free to add whatever form they wish. In yet other cases, this zone
Project management has been left entirely open. Then, the house is the basic core.
De Principaal

Structural engineer
Ingenieursgroep Van Rossum, Almere

Building services
Sweegers en de Bruijn b.v., Amsterdam Second floor plan First floor plan
Contractor
Bouwbedrijf M.J. de Nijs en zn. BV, Warmer-
huizen

Photography
Courtesy of Herman Hertzberger

Sketch
490
Metalika Apartments
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture 491

Client/owner Metalika is a mixed use apartment block of twelve residential loft apartments and three commercial
Charon Pty Ltd

Location
spaces. The project is sited in the inner city area of Surry Hills which is clipped onto the back of the
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
central business district of Sydney. The site has two street frontages, one to the east - a small laneway
Engineer
Van der Meer Bonser Pty Ltd and to the west - a local street. The site is surrounded by a mixture of terrace houses, commercial and
Accredited certifier multi-residential developments.
Moran Developments Pty Ltd

Geotechnical engineer
SMEC Testing Services Pty Ltd
The architecture takes its cue from the utilitarian warehouse building type - industrial, raw, open. The
Acoustic
Richard Heggie & Associates design is also informed through an understanding of art, a desire to play with light and its patterns and
Traffic contains a deliberate sese of journey relating to the control of light.
Woollacotts Pty Ltd

Hydraulic, Mechanical
Timar Partnership Pty Ltd
Squeezed between two three-story commercial buildings, this infill apartment block is placed on the
Land surveyor
Lean & Hayward Pty Ltd local street alignment with an elevated open common terrace to the rear lane. The building is held back
Planner from the street edge by a thin lineal strip of semi private - visible terraces. The architecture is composed
ABC Planning Pty Ltd

Photography
over six levels with a mix of loft apartment sizes including two penthouses.
Paul Gosney

The material language of the building is raw and textured; off-form concrete, galvanised steel structures

and mesh fabric, dark colors, dramatic black tiled bathrooms, natural timber kitchens, raw fluorescent

batten lights, concrete pavers and bluestone rock landscape

This is an architecture of journey. On approach, there is an overwhelming sense of the facade’s silver Western elevation of a new loft apartments and retail.

metallic skin and steel wired fences. As you pass under the transparency and light patterns of the steel

mesh skin, you enter the lobby through a seamless glazed wall opening a door with a chromed lump

of textured reinforcement steel handle. Subtly ramped up, you are then notably encased within a solid

tomb of raw off-form concrete – past a leather-clad column and sculpted leather seat both bearing

bamboo-like stitch markings. Bare-bulb industrial strips of wall-fixed lighting is the only luminare; the

lobby becomes increasingly darker as you approach, then rise in the stainless steel and stone-floored lift.

Departing the lift, you are placed deeper within the buildings muddy off-black, yellow-tinged, illuminated

common interior passages.

By now, your eyes have adjusted to the darkness. On entering the loft apartments you re-establish

contact with daylight as it passes through the loft apartments two story-glazed walls. Light reflects

across the polished concrete floor, concrete ceilings and is held within the dark painted second story

walls. The intensity of the Australian light is attenuated by the dark wall colours - you are now inside a

camera with a comfortable aperture setting looking out while above, you feel the weight of suspended

spaces and the comfort of a wide but shallow floor plan, ensuring the outside is always close.

This time, your eyes re-adjust to light. Sliding the exterior perimeter door, you now stand in full contact ©Dale Jones-Evans

with the metallic skin and floor - which you previously passed under. Its texture and perforated patterns

filter light in ways you have not witnessed before.

492 493

Metallic screen detail of balconies.

Second floor plan

Detail of Eastern elevation of lofts and courtyards. Metallic Screen detail. Main lobby entry

1.  Lobby
2.  Commercial
3.  Lift
4.  Fire Stair
First floor plan 5.  Corridor
6.  Communal Court
7.  Living/Dining
8.  Kitchen
9.  Laundry
10. Bedroom
11. Study
12. Bathroom
13. Void
14. Terrace
15. Deck
16.  Privacy Screen
17. Carpark
18. Services

Common courtyard space.

West elevation Section East elevation
494
GreenCity Loft
Swatt | Miers Architects 495

Client/owner GreenCity lofts is located on the Oakland / Emeryville, California, border and comprises 62 loft
Dominic Orr

Location
condominiums in five buildings ranging from three to five stories in height over structured parking.
Saratoga, California, USA

Photography
Cesar Rubio Many elements of the design, such as high ceilings and large expanses of glass, reflect the living /

work loft building type while at the same time blending in with a diverse neighborhood that contains

residential, commercial and light industrial uses.

The site is located at the 41st and Adeline streets in Oakland and Emeryville, requiring support and

approvals from two jurisdictions with differing zoning requirements. The parcel included a brick paint

factory which was de-constructed, and contaminated soil which was removed as part of this project.

The neighborhood is transitioning from light industrial to mainly residential use with some industrial use

still remaining.

The design focuses on livability and sustainability, which often involves similar strategies. The first

design decision was to design around the concept of single loaded circulation, allowing for natural

daylighting from at least two sides of almost every unit. The 62 residential units have been divided into

five buildings, which created 19 units with three exposures (again for daylighting). The five buildings

are positioned to create three well-proportioned, yet different and unique, courtyards for the use of all

residents. Open-air circulation, combined with open planning, allow for natural ventilation, avoiding the

need for air-conditioning. Thirteen unit types are included, ranging from 500 square feet to over 2000

square feet, in three basic spatial configurations – flats, townhouses, and lofts.

Podium projects such as GreenCity Lofts are often sheltered, inward focusing enclaves, with little

connection to the surrounding neighborhoods. In order to connect the project to the neighborhood,

GreenCity Lofts has been designed with balconies, stairs and stoops which lead from the lowest podium

units directly to the sidewalk.

Formally, the project has been desigedn to project two images – residential and industrial – reflecting

the changing character of the neighborhood. At the base of the building, up to the 30’ height that roughly

aligns with neighboring buildings, the image is clearly residential, with reverse bay windows of stucco

and inset glass, balconies, stairs and stoops. Above the 30’ datum, however, the design morphs into a

tighter skin of fiber cement panels, topped with low slope standing seam roofs, a nod to the industrial

history of the site. Bright orange multi-level bay

windows or “lanterns” have been designed to

make the sidewalk experience lively and exciting,

and to highlight the podium entrances and street

corner.

North façade detail.

496 497

Building detail. View of building from courtyard.

North entry. North facade at dusk. West façade. Courtyard.

498 499

Interior at corner unit.

Typical loft interior. View from Building 5 balcony.

Typical loft interior.

500
Katana Residence
SCDA Architects Pte Ltd 501

Client/owner This is a 10-story condominium consisting of 30 split-level interlocking apartments. The building is placed in a north
Empire Hospitality

Location
south axis with views to the east and west, a situation determined by site constraints. Each interlocking volume is
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
expressed on the elevations in aluminum and timber with varying degrees of transparency dictated by the function of the
Site area
1,347m2 internal space. Besides creating a spectacular façade in the interlocking form, each apartment offers a spatial overlap that
GFA redefines the relationship between private and public spaces within individual private units.
3, 384m2

Civil and Structure

Web Structures Pte Ltd
Each unit’s formal entrance is via a private lift to its lower floor, which contains the living, dining and kitchen areas. On
M&E
Jurutera Perundung LC Sdn. Bhd. entry, one encounters generous unobstructed views to the east or west. A double-height living room and glazed air well
QS in the center of the plan augments the feeling of spaciousness.
Juru Kos

Main contractor
Shimizu corp
A spiral stair, the pivot of the interlocking geometry, brings residents to the upper floor, which is perpendicular to the
Photography
Albert Lim north south axis of the building. Three bedrooms with attached toilets in addition to the master bedroom suite, are

located on the upper floor. The interlocking typology creates a deep footprint and air wells and service corridors with
The nature of interlock is ex-
through ventilation. These are subsequently carved out from the building mass in a way that brings in adequate light and pressed in elevations by means
of material changes and in the
ventilation.
expression of the floor planes as
brise soleil.

To alleviate heat gained through the east and west-facing facades, a system of anodized aluminum curtain walling with

low E glass is used. To complement this, deep horizontal and vertical fins, up to 1.6m wide, project from the curtain wall

as brise soleil to provide further sun shading.

Driven by the concept of interlocking modules; aluminum cladding and glazing were used on the exterior. These allowed

off-site control for quality and uniformity. On site, the repetitive nature of the façade was achieved with a high level of

workmanship. The use of aluminum cladding, fins and low E glass is also ideal in the reduction of heat gained in the RC

elements, an important consideration due to the east west orientation of the site.

Interlocking process diagram.

Structural design was integral in keeping with the concept of interlock. The internal cantilevered boxes were hung from

the flat beams above leaving a column-free space for living and dining. In keeping with the elevation, large lengths of flat

slab elements were anchored on the vertical cores which contain lifts and escape staircases. Deep cantilevers were also

required to create multiple depths in elevations. The first floor cantilever is tapered towards the ends to keep with the

fine definition of the boxes and to hide the transfer structures beneath the last floor slab.

The interlocking concept furthers the study of double storey apartment living made popular by The Habitation of Le

Corbusier. Using the interlock on a narrow site as such ensures a deeper floor area to each unit; also, every unit has

view opportunities on both elevations. However, rotating the upper floor perpendicular to the lower creates a new

interpretation of spatial relationships. Public versus private space hierarchy become clearly defined by levels, yet the

interlocking volumes ensure visual connectivity. Also, the double volume courtyard created is a feature which was before

only available to landed properties. The Katana Residence is significant in the study of high rise living in the tropical

context of South East Asia. The interlocking elevation illuminated in the evening.1-2. double volume courtyard with views to the city. The solid volume masterbedroom box cantilevers
in contrast with the framed volume of the living and
dining.
502 503

The master bed room.

Birds eye view of the development.

The spiral stair as the pivot between the 2 levels.

Interlocking process model.

Double volume living with views to the city. The entry court seperates the living and dining ,bringing in natural ventillation
and light.

The terraced landscape provides a quiet respite for the sunken pool. The penthouse roof lap pool.
504
Galileo Apartment Building
Pascal Arquitectos 505

Location This residential building, located in Polanco, has a façade which simultaneously combines transparency
Mexico City, Mexico

Site area
and opacity by using different materials such as crystal, wood and concrete. A contrasted dialogue
640.60m2
takes place with the surounding construction, also setting a guideline for what should be developed
GFA
1,248.71m2 in future. On the inside, all areas are naturally illuminated and ventilated without being exposed to the
Photography exterior. The combination of all these elements and balconies breaks up and emphasizes the rigidity
Courtesy of Pascal Arquitectos
of the building volume. The back façade follows the same design tendency although with a different

construction system.

The main staircase is also the foyer access of each level to the apartments. Its design comes from

the translucent effect intended to create the building core. The loose step design, the crystal screen

and handrail, and the solid concrete structure, allows light and shadows, increasing the sense of

spaciousness.

The roof is used as fifth façade and common area that includes a pool, sunbathing and recreational

areas, and a gym.

506
Werdwies Residential Complex
Adrian Streich Architekten AG 507

Client/owner The river Limmat and the freeway opposite are like antipodes; they define the insular microcosm of the
City of Zurich, Switzerland

Location
Grunau quarters. The Werdwies residential complex has seven prismatic buildings which are rhythmically
Zurich, Switzerland
arranged to create a cycle of fullness and emptiness. The result of this arrangement is that there are
Landscape Architect
Andre Schmid, Zurich small and large places, each having its own specific character. An asphalt covering with integrated grass
Construction management allows free circulation within the residential complex. The park-like character is emphasized by the
Bosshard+Partner, Zurich

Photography
planting of a hundred trees.
Roger Frie, Zurich
Adrian Streich, Zurich
Roman Brantschen, Zurich
There are 152 apartments on seven floors within three different building types. Variously constructed

stairs with access balconies and patios define the house. Generous loggias create an intense relationship

between the interior and exterior space. Simultaneously, the loggias create a comprehensive modularity.

Each apartment includes a multilaterally exposed series of rooms with living, eating and sleeping

areas. Elementary layouts with long rooms and wall-filling built-in closets give a robust character to the

apartments.

©Adrian Streich

Location map Open space and planting.

508 509

Typical floor plans

©Roger Frei

Landscape plan View of the complex

510 511

©Roman Brantschen

©Roman Brantschen
©Roger Frei

©Roger Frei
Apartment view Loggia Patio Entrance hall

©Adrian Streich
©Roger Frei

Restaurant in the residential complex Facade

512
Pavilions on the Bay
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects 513

Client/owner Pavilions on the Bay is a nine story group of 46 waterfront apartments, built as two wings. The taller
Greencliff Developments

Location
wing directly addresses Glebe Point Road, forming an articulate streetscape edge to this broad avenue
Glebe, Sydney, NSW, Australia
of Victorian houses and shops, while the lower eastern pavilion mediates the scale of the development
Developer
Frasers Property Group to the harbour-side public park. The project relates both to Glebe’s heritage precinct and to Sydney
Landscape Harbour, creating a significant new waterfront public space and a sizeable interior courtyard area for the
Spackman and Mossop

Engineer
use of residents.
Taylor Thomson Whitting

Project Manager
Frasers Greencliff Materials – sandstone, copper, concrete, brickwork and timber – were selected to preserve the memory
Builder of the site’s former timber industrial buildings. The new structure is built using reinforced concrete,
Walter Construction

Photography
externally expressed as an articulated framework to identify the various apartments. Sandstone is used
Patrick Bingham-Hall
to create street and garden walls.
Site area
25,541m2

GFA Each apartment has a defined and individual plan, with extensive private outdoor space and generous
74,400m2
indoor accommodation. Living spaces, both indoor and outdoor, are developed as glass or open pavilions

floating in shallow pools, which articulate their volumes and visually connect the apartments with the

expanse of the harbour.

View of Blackwattle Bay to the apartments Ground floor plan North eastern elevation of the main wing, overlooking a series of pools.
514 515

View of Blackwattle Bay to the apartments. Typical apartment balcony. Eastern wing penthouse apartment and terrace overlooking Blackwattle bay.

North eastern elevation. The building unites masonry forms with elements in natural copper, stone and timber. The south western elevation on Glebe Point Road, is a series of pavilions and glazed
entries, scaled to reflect the neighbouring Victorian architecture.
516
Palazzo Gioberti
UdA 517

Location The plan provided for full renovation work in a 19th Century building in the centre of Turin with additional
Torino, Italy

GFA
reshaping of an existing section previously built on top.
3,000m2

Design Team
Andrea Marcante, Valter Camagna, Massimiliano An existing office facilities block was turned into a residential building by redistributing inner spaces and
Camoletto
changing the patterns of vertical lines according to new criteria. In addition, the two stories erected on top of
Other Team Members
Shinobu Hashimoto, Luca Talarico, Marco
Luciano
the building and dating back to the 1950s were totally reconstructed.

Structure
Ing. Carlo Ramello
Architects UDA focused their attention on optimizing the arrangement of the housing units as well as to a
Building Services
Ing. Giovanni Botta better, more effective use of the inner heights for the creation of intermediate floors, while the terraces and
Photography
Alberto Ferrero
the flat roof were given new functions as extensions of the dwelling spaces towards the city and the hill in

the distance.

The theme of the block of flats was thus developed by relying on a new concept of the various elements that

make up the overall aspect of the building itself and at the same time regulate the arrangement of the spaces.

A new role was assigned to shared rooms and areas. For years these had been used as official spaces to

welcome visitors and featured refined materials to suggest social prestige but in the 1970s, these were

turned into anonymous passageways for brief encounters between tenants or flat owners always.

The vertical and horizontal arrangements of inner spaces, along with entrance halls, the courtyard and terraces

were actually modelled following a clear, unequivocal, co-ordinated code. The materials used - dark-coloured

milled wood, Inca basaltic rock, stainless steel - were inspired by the fabric of the nineteenth-century city.

The changes and the subsequent building phases which took place over the years played a fundamental role

in defining the grid of limitations and opportunities within which the architectural plan had to be conceived

and developed. Indeed, the outward aspect of the building suggested 19th Century premises with post-war

external additions. However, careful archive research revealed that it was historic imitation erected mostly

during the 1950s.

On the one hand, focus was put on functional redevelopment of the inner spaces and technical areas, which

have become dwelling places characterized by distinctive features; on the other hand, the outer surfaces

have undergone total overall reshaping, with doors and windows that follow a new design sharing much

of the dark-coloured milled wood covering of the entrance halls and of the main doors leading to the single

housing units. Finally, the change of spaces on the flat roof illustrates how architectural choices may lead to

stratification over time.

Despite the feelings of otherness that all these elements suggest, they also hint at a renewed dialogue with

the underlying 19th Century façade.

518 519
520 521
522
Calderon de la Barca
bgp arquitectura 523

Client/owner The building is located in the area of Polanco, a hip neighborhood in Mexico City between two parks.
Grupo INVERCON, Grupo H

Location
The project consists of three apartments and a 1930s house that has been protected by the Institute
Mexico City, Mexico
of Beaux Arts and has to be restored. The addition engages in a dialog with the existing house and the
Project team
JN Morones Esquivel, Santiago de la Mora environment, reinterpreting the local buildings. Covered with a transparent skin in different blue tones
Structure and grades of transparency, all the areas receive daylight and have views towards the park.
Ing. Luis Miguel Hierro

Site area
487m2
The nucleus of services is located towards the interior of the building allowing the public areas to be
GFA
850m2 open. The building counts with two terraces at different levels giving the user the outside. Access to
Photography each apartment from the parking is ether by elevator or by the stairs in metal plates in a sculpture shape
Rafael Gamo
that complement the building, making it an interesting exercise of balance and resonance.
524 525
526
Da Vinci
Pascal Arquitectos 527

Location This 2897 sq m site is located in Huixquilucan State of Mexico which was constrained by a difference in levels
Huixquilucan, Mexico City, Mexico

Site area
from the front to the rear – sometimes an average of 17 metres. Another handicap was that a river flows
2,897.13m2
through the rear of the site allowing no storage or working space while the water was diverted.
GFA
16’649.82m2

Photography The project is laid out as a house tower in a vertical condominium offering 38 apartments. Recreation facilities
Courtesy of Pascal Arquitectos
including a paddle-tennis court, swimming pool and a sun tan area, and a bar can be found on the roof. The

common areas offer a ballroom for use by condominium owners, relaxation room and spa. The whole building

can be accessed by the disabled.

To access from the sidewalk level to the parking, owners can go through two ramps on the Hacienda Santa

Teresa Street and the exit ends on the same street. People may use two main elevators, the service elevator

and stairs – all of which communicate to the whole building vertically.

The standard apartment consist of three bedrooms with bath and dressing room in each, a space of living-

dining room with a bathroom for visitors, a family room, full kitchen with a space for pantry, patio and a room

for service, and terraces.

All of the façade coating elements are suspended, screwed or clamped which makes the façade completely

removable. In this way a thermo-acoustic-meteorological barrier is created which makes the building efficient.

This system, in turn, allows easy façade reposition, change or maintenance, as well as easy access to the

facilities that surrounds the perimeter of the building. It was decided early on that all bathrooms are oriented

to the façade for ventilation, and at the same time discharge is routed to the outside with rear discharge

toilets and strainers with parapet in showers.

This has resulted in completely independent facilities where repairs can be done outside and not in the inside

from the neighbor’s apartment, thus avoiding humidity and noise. This way, the entire façade becomes a duct.

Light block and sheetrock walls were used in the inner divisional wall of the apartments.

Prevention of passive conditioning makes the building more efficient with regard to the thermal area, so energy

consumption is lower and investment in air-conditioning equipment too. At the same time, it contributes to

ecology, saving energy and achieving better comfort without the use of mechanical devices.

The whole building is tri-dimensionally modulated in feet since materials come in feet proportions. All this is

based in a module of four feet by four feet. A unified language of measures allowed all participants to require

less supervision and consultation.

In the façade, ceramic glass, prodema, and sandstone were used. These materials were chosen to suit

atmospheric conditions in the Valley of Mexico. The attachment and assembly system allows for repair and

reposition of the materials. The building, as projected, needs little maintenance in the next ten years.
528 529
530 531
532
Portico
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects 533

Client/owner This project explores the redevelopment of the disused, heritage-listed 1920s Scots Church in the
Westpoint Corporation

Location
Sydney CBD. A stratum containing the original church auditorium of 2,500 seats will be retained by the
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Church and restored.
Architect
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects

Engineers The new development utilises original support structure and references the Neo-Gothic massing of
Van der meer Bonser

Acoustical
the original design, abandoned in the Great Depression. To achieve a maximum number of high-quality
PKA Acoustic Consulting
apartments, a system of two-level units was developed with corridors and lift access at every second
Quantity Surveyor
Westpoint Constructions floor. The whole building is within a 45° sloping height-limit plane, which preserves solar access to
Heritage Consultant Wynyard Park south of the site.
Brian McDonald & Associates

Builder
Westpoint Constructions
The elevation created by the sequence of double-storey apartment boxes continues the proportions of
Environmental and Mechanical
Hyder Consultants the Perpendicular Gothic façade below, emphasising its verticality and creating a dynamic silhouette.
Electrical Evocative roof forms are developed as a series of sky follies leaning over each of the rectilinear ‘towers’,
Donnelley Simpson Cleary

Hydraulics
with the northernmost looking towards the Harbour. The double storey facade spaces enhance views to
DCH Hydraulics
the sky and the city. Integrating natural ventilation, openable sliding doors and shading elements, the
Lift
Norman Disney Young attached winter gardens function as an acoustic buffer and a passive solar system to allow daylight to
Planning & BCA penetrate deep into the apartments.
City Plan Services

Fire Engineer
Defire
The new towers use sandstone colours to connect to the restored stone base, as well as expanses of
Surveyor
Rygate & Co seamed zinc and brilliant glazing. The interplay of solid and light, zinc and glazing combined with the
Photography irregular rhythm of coloured glazing panels, blinds and shutters, creates an elevation that reflects the
Brett Boardman
Michael Nicholson
Patrick Bingham Hall
vitality of the urban setting.

Awards
NSW RAIA Multiresidential Award, 2007

Site area
25,541m2

GFA
74,400m2

Level 9 floor plan

©Michael Nicholson
Ground floor plan
Aerial view from south-west
534 535

Wintergarden concept drawing. Section through wintergarden module.

©Brett Boardman

©Brett Boardman
North-western corner Existing Second Assembly Hall, now Level 2 heritage apartment.

©Patrick Bingham Hall

©Patrick Bingham Hall

©Brett Boardman

©Brett Boardman

View from York Street Northern elevation Typical two-storey mezzanine apartment. Typical north facing ‘Wintergarden’
536
M Central
Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture 537

Client/owner M Central consists of a very large commercial redevelopment of two existing heritage, warehouse-
Hayson Group of Companies Pty. Ltd.

Location
woolsheds (Elders Smith Goldsbrough Mort Woolstore built 1925, alterations and additions 1936 and the
Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Pitt Son & Badgery Woolstore built 1906, extended 1921) which during the late 80s were both gutted
GFA
19,400 m2 and converted into a massive concrete public car park.
Project team
Richard Thomas (Hayson Group), Eugene
Marchese, Dale Jones-Evans, Maki Yamaji,
Joseph Querello, Milton Lloyd, Steve Zappia,
The interior design ‘attitude’ was to firstly ensure that all conservation elements remained rude, raw and
Alena Smith, Igor Petrovski
untouched. Ensuring the beautiful fenestration of timber heritage windows were not compromised by
Project manager
Caverstock Group Pty. Ltd the placement of 145 new internal strata walls and secondly that the (non conservation) elements of the
Heritage car park’s raw industrial concrete expressions be carefully placed within the living body of a myriad of
Godden Mackay Logan

Landscape Architects
new internal spaces. Bold interior gestures and careful internal planning of lofts and apartments ensure
360 degrees + Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd
Architecture high levels of residential amenity and cinema co-exist.

Builder
Abigroup Contractors
The designers identified a powerful ‘interior - public domain’; composed of lobbies, corridors, lifts and
Photography
John Gollings
roofscapes, treating these like filmic-street-experiences. Boldly carved woven corridors incorporating the

serial, harmonic-rhythm of raw concrete columns punched by light, trimmed with intensely accelerating

colour juxtaposed with dark tones produce an exciting public domain, Warm timber elements within

the individual interiors (a subliminal reflection of the former iron bark structure) contrast with the

interiors public domain and fabric. Great care was exercised in composing the network of services

within structural constraints to ensure high, raw concrete ceilings remained. Generous consideration

was given to a future body corporate by designing an interior-exterior pavilion on the roof, for them.

To distinguish the redevelopment in the housing market, the loft and apartment interiors were conceived

as hotels of seduction, warm, theatrical, friendly – which live in a high-amenity body of industrial National heritage woolstore converted into loft apartments.

expression. Light and ventilation is planned in through the use of screens, over wall glass and sunken

courts. Six interior plan types were developed within four housing typologies.

The interior design boldly challenges the ‘off white’ school, offering a clear alternative in sea of little

choice, in what was a very demanding, large, real estate re-development.

West elevation
538 539

New landscape rooftop park. Rooftop courtyard house. New body corporate facilities.

Rooftop park view with boardwalks and new apartments. Residential subterranean courtyard.
540 541

Loft conversion Upper ground floor plan - showing apartment spaces within carpark structure. Heritage facade and new entrance.

Loft conversion (between former carpark spaces) Lobby entry and heritage gallery. Lobby corridors.
542
Goldsmith Apartment Building
Pascal Arquitectos 543

Location These are some preview images of a building located in Polanco, in an L-shaped lot. Due to special
Mexico City, Mexico

Photography
circumstances, there is almost no façade towards the street. Instead, it was decided to have views
Courtesy of Pascal Arquitectos
developed inside.

An irregular geometric pattern was created with the random use of different materials such as cumarú

wood, brass, transparent crystal, white ceramic crystal and limestone.

The first idea was to generate a “vertical forest” that later ended up being more like an “orangerie.”

This results from putting mandarin orange trees inside window boxes in order to address the sense of

smell. At the same time, it integrates a vast range of elements like water in the fountain and the fire pit

that becomes a meeting point.

544
Newtown Silos Apartment Building
Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects 545

Location The Crago Mill in Newtown, on the western fringe of Sydney’s inner city, has landmark structures
Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Engineers
that are significant heritage survivors of a period when flour milling was dominated by large city mills
M+G Consulting
alongside railway lines.
Landscape
360 Degrees

Heritage Consultant The concrete silos and a tall complex of timber storage bins were originally used for the storage of grain.
Goddan Mackay Logan

Builder
This project converts these structures into residential use with associated open space. A new lower-rise
Southern Cross Construction
structure provides additional apartments alongside the refurbished heritage buildings. All new work is
Photography
Patrick Bingham Hall clearly articulated, and the retained potions will be restored in such a way that the three buildings form
Awards a coherent and functional whole.
-Marrickville Council Medal for Conservation;
-National Trust of Australia (NSW) Conservation View of top level apartments.
– Energy Management Award;
-National Trust of Australia (NSW) Adaptive
Reuse Award The project has been developed to retain the industrial qualities, scale and aesthetics of the existing

Site area complex. The three buildings accommodate 59 apartments over 14 levels. The existing ground-level
25,541m2
bases of the historic silos and bins have architecturally impressive timber and concrete structural forms,
GFA
74,400m2
and have been designed as the two main foyers for the new building. As the top of the silos, a new

three-storey metal-clad ‘crown’ provides penthouse accommodation.

The Silo apartments take advantage of the circular plan forms to create unusual but rational room

shapes, reconciling southern views with northern sunlight access. Throughout the development, original

unfinished wall surfaces have been retained, linking the past to the building’s present use.

Level 1 floor plan View from railway. View from railway.

546 547

Apartment interior. Apartment interior.

Ground floor entrance. Level 9 floor plan

548
Denver Art Museum Residences
Studio Daniel Libeskind 549

Client/owner Located on the corner of 12th Ave. and Acoma St. in Denver, the Museum Residences wrap around
Mile High Development, Corporex

Location
two sides of a 1000-car public parking garage. The Museum Residences make an inspiring contribution
Denver, Colorado, USA
to the cultural nexus of the city and complement the neighboring extension. The soft qualities of the
GFA
11,800m2 translucent glass skin, combined with the metal-clad geometric forms, provide an elegant partner to the
Joint Venture Partner titanium-clad Museum. Out of the seven floors, the top six are residential, with 1,486m 2 of space on the
Davis Partnership

Structural Engineer
ground floor dedicated to retail, further enhancing vitality at the street level. Its 56 luxury units range
ARUP (Los Angeles)
from 74m 2 studios to 465m 2 penthouse suites. The Museum Residences are a joint venture with Davis
Structural Connection Design
Structural Consultants Partnership Architects, working with MilenderWhite Construction Company. 
Mechanical-Air Conditioning
ARUP

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer
MKK Engineers

Civil Engineer
J. F. Sato and Associates

Landscape Architect
Studio Daniel Libeskind with Davis Partnership

Facade Consultant
ARUP
View from Plaza of DAM and Residences.
Lighting Consultant
George Sexton and Associates

Theater Consultant
Auerbach Pollack Friedlander

Contractor
M. A. Mortensen Co.

Photography
Unless stated, Bitter Bredt Fotografie
©Studio Daniel Libeskind

Exterior view of DAM and Residences.

550 551

Exterior details
552 553

View of DAM from Residences.

Penthouse

©Ron Pollard
Interior kitchen view.

©Ron Pollard
Interior kitchen view.
Exterior daytime view
554
ha 555

I N D E X by architect
INDEXBYARCHITECT
Adrian Streich Architekten AG Daigo Ishii + Future-scape Architects Elmslie Osler Architect Herman Hertzberger
506 Werdwies Residential Complex 150 House in Aihara 154 Alexander Residence 158 Detached Villa
200 House in Nigata 340 Schreiber Residence 162 Floating Water Villa
agps architecture 336 Cottage in Tsumari 476 Haarlem Paswerk
174 House on a Ranch 376 Annex to Old Family House Enric Ruiz-Geli / Cloud9 488 52 Growth Homes
296 Villa Bio
Alan Jones Architects Dale Jones-Evans Pty Ltd Architecture Ippolito Fleitz Group - Identity Architects
184 New dwelling 230 Folded House Facet Studio 290 House F
278 The Water House 366 M House
Aleksandar Design Group 490 Metalika Apartments Jarmund / Vigsnæs AS Architects MNAL
472 Twenty Townhouses 536 M Central Formwerkz Architects 266 Triangle House
86 Changi House 272 White House
APdS Architects Davide Volpe 370 Alleyway House
114 Good-Class Bungalow 260 Casa Levis Jorge Hernandez de la Garza
Garduno Arquitectos 348 Suntro House
AR43 Architects Pte Ltd Dean-Wolf Architects 108 La Loma II House
62 Tan Residence 218 Contracted Dwelling 192 Parque Via House Junya Toda Architect & Associates
404 House in Mondosoh
Bertrand Counson Drexler Guinand Jauslin Ag Gordon Architect
254 POB 62 132 Spiral House 142 Weili Residence Katsuyuki Fujimoto Architect & Associates office
398 Fa
bgp arquitectura Egide Meertens Architect bvba gpy arquitectos 418 Oy
92 GDL 1 House 312 Nicolaï 356 Acorán - Studio House
98 AV House 352 Allers 360 Acorán II - Studio House Kochi Architect’s Studio
324 HDX Guest Room 364 Leunessen 384 Colors
522 Calderon de la Barca 448 Thijs-Kempeneers Griffen Enright Architects
482 Vanoppen 14 Point Dume Residence Lim Chang Rohling Architects
Busby Perkins+Will 208 Hollywood Hills Residence 438 Oak Knoll house
466 The Vento Ellen Woolley Architect 426 Santa Monica Canyon Residence
166 Putney House LOOK Architects
CUBE design + research 248 Lilyfield House Hérault Arnod Architects 56 Country Heights Damansara
236 Jetty House 328 Villa S
556
ha 557

I N D E X by architect
Mark Dziewulski Architect Rojkind Arquitectos Teeple Architects
24 River House 284 Pr34 House 126 Pachter Studio
458 F65 Center Transit Village 304 Heathdale House
S2 design
Maryann Thompson Architects 170 Caulfield House TGP, Inc
104 Westport Meadow House 452 Spring Road 438 Oak Knoll house

Ministry Of Design SCDA Architects Pte Ltd Tonkin Zulaikha Greer Architects
40 Ontario Residence 74 Masuzawa House 48 Balmain House
138 Lien Residence 80 Setiamurni House 166 Putney House
146 Kuok House 248 Lilyfield House
Miyahara Architect Office 500 Katana Residence 512 Pavilions on the Bay
320 House TN 532 Portico
408 House TTN SPG Architects 544 Newtown Silos Apartment Building
414 House Uc 332 Fairfield County House
UdA
Pascal Arquitectos Steven Lombardi Architect 260 Casa Levis
32 Secret Guest House 380 Coastal Speculation 516 Palazzo Gioberti
504 Galileo Apartment Building
526 Da Vinci Studio Daniel Libeskind William Tozer Architecture & Design
542 Goldsmith Apartment Building 548 Denver Art Museum Residences 316 Interpolation House
388 Aggregate House
Resolution: 4 Architecture Studio Granda 392 Composite House
68 Mountain Retreat 344 Skrudas Residence
224 Dwell Home
242 Lakeside House Swatt | Miers Architects
300 Camp Smull 120 Orr Residence
308 Gradman House
Robert Hidey Architects 494 GreenCity Lofts
432 Ranch House
558
ha 559

I N D E X by L O C A T I O N
INDEXBYLOCATION
Australia 48 Balmain House 184 New dwelling
Ireland 108 La Loma II House UK 388 Aggregate House
170 Caulfield House 192 Parque Via House 392 Composite House
230 Folded House 260 Casa Levis
Italy 284 Pr34 House 316 Interpolation House
248 Lilyfield House 516 Palazzo Gioberti 32 Secret Guest House 154 Alexander Residence
USA
536 M Central 348 Suntro House 300 Camp Smull
490 Metalika Apartments Japan 376 Annex to Old Family House 380 Coastal Speculation
544 Newtown Silos Apartment Building 384 Colors 266 Triangle House
Norway 218 Contracted Dwelling
512 Pavilions on the Bay 336 Cottage in Tsumari 272 White House 548 Denver Art Museum Residences
532 Portico 398 Fa 224 Dwell Home
166 Putney House 150 House in Aihara Singapore 370 Alleyway House 458 F65 Center Transit Village
452 Spring Road 404 House in Mondosoh 86 Changi House 332 Fairfield County House
278 The Water House 200 House in Nigata 114 Good-Class Bungalow 308 Gradman House
472 Twenty Townhouses 320 House TN 146 Kuok House 494 GreenCity Lofts
408 House TTN 138 Lien Residence 208 Hollywood Hills Residence
352 Allers
Belgium 414 House Uc 74 Masuzawa House 174 House on a Ranch
364 Leunessen 366 M House 40 Ontario Residence 236 Jetty House
312 Nicolaï 418 Oy 62 Tan Residence 242 Lakeside House
254 POB 62 68 Mountain Retreat
448 Thijs-Kempeneers Malaysia 56 Country Heights Damansara 356 Acorán - Studio House
Spain 438 Oak Knoll house
482 Vanoppen 500 Katana Residence 360 Acorán II - Studio House 120 Orr Residence
80 Setiamurni House 296 Villa Bio 14 Point Dume Residence
304 Heathdale House
Canada 142 Weili Residence 432 Ranch House
126 Pachter Studio Switzerland 132 Spiral House 24 River House
466 The Vento 98 AV House
Mexico 506 Werdwies Residential Complex 340 Schreiber Residence
522 Calderon de la Barca 426 Santa Monica Canyon Residence
328 Villa S
France 526 Da Vinci The Netherlands 488 52 Growth Homes 104 Westport Meadow House
504 Galileo Apartment Building 158 Detached Villa
Germany 290 House F 92 GDL 1 House 162 Floating Water Villa
542 Goldsmith Apartment Building 476 Haarlem Paswerk
344 Skrudas Residence
Iceland 324 HDX Guest Room
house101

© 2012 by pace
isbn: 978-962-7723-51-6

special image credit:

cover: ©Paul Czitrom (p348-351)
back cover: ©Elizabeth Felicella (p218~223)

While all reasonable efforts have been

made to ensure accuracy, Pace Publishing
Limited and the publishers do not, under
any circumstances, accept responsibility
for errors, omissions and representations
expressed or implied.
All rights reserved. No portion of “HOUSE
101” may be reproduced or transmitted
in any form or by any means electronic
or mechanical, including photocopying,
recording, or any information storage or
retrieval system, without prior permission in
writing from the publishers.