Talk about a good use of space, Japanese studios SNARK and OUVI designed a three story house in a mere space of 6×13 meters. The restricted nature of the plot – measuring six meters long and 13 meters wide, and with three-storey buildings on either side – prompted the architects to integrate ceiling voids, set […] More
Eight glass-walled gardens offer views of greenery to the occupants of this minimally furnished house in Cuernavaca, Mexico, by architecture firm Goko. The open-air spaces that give the project its name, House of Eight Gardens, were incorporated into the design by Mexico City-based Goko to enable daylight to illuminate the interior, as well to introduce elements of nature. “Our goal was to create a […] More
Elding Oscarson is the joint operation between Johan Oscarson and Jonas Elding. The collaboration is young, but combines substantial experience from employments in Sweden and Japan, covering both local and international architecture, from large projects to small product design. “Mölle is an extreme location with regards to topography and landscape, as well as history and […] More
Austrian architect, Jochen Specht, stuns us with a new project, HausHaus Holen. Creating an extension to a house to accommodate a family of four. Located on a hill above Dornbirn, Austia, the house stuns us with is waterfront view of the Rhine Delta and Lake Constance. Continue below for more: More
Skälsö Arkitekter erects Lottorinahavet 7, a stunning private holiday house for a young couple in the northern part of Gotland, Sweden. The house celebrates simple and clean design globally recognized as “very Swedish.” Continue below for more: More
The Water Tower by Architect Michael Carapetian ties in cozy and modern in a splendid reconstruction project dating back to 1970s. Nevertheless the project has been taken to modern day standards by architect Trevor Jones. In addition to a massive plot of more than half an acre, the house itself takes the scope of 3,500 […] More
At only 320-square-foot, the MEKA house revolutionizes urban living with a price point of $100 per square foot in New York. That’s what a pop-up shipping container structure that was displayed in the West Village in 2010 promised Manhattanites. The sleek, 320-square-foot MEKA home, designed by Jason Halter and Christos Marcopoulous and featuring 70% recycled materials, was […] More
Cousins and Cousins updates a Victorian house in London, to compliment a growing family’s need. The brick-built extension provides a glass-fronted dining room and extra bedroom for the residence – the first boasts the new modern window, while the second features more traditional fenestration. Continue below for more: More
Named after the egg-shaped plan of the central structure, Flat House designs a multi-purpose house – as a live-in art gallery and cafe for a young couple. The 80-square-metre space contains a cafe, art studio and double-height gallery on the public ground floor, and a bedroom, bathroom and terrace on the private upper floor. Continue below […] More
A white timber roof masks the upper storey of this Japanese house by Takeru Shoji Architects, but is raised on wooden stilts to reveal the pale timber facade of the lower level. Japanese firm Takeru Shoji Architects designed the two-bedroom wooden residence, named OH! House, for a family of four in a residential area of Niigata, Japan. The […] More
The Old School House redesigned into a cozy family home has been remodeled by architect Robert Wood in the early 1990s. The architect has redesigned the old school property located in Finchingfield – Essex for his own occupation. The construction was originally built in the late 19th century. FIND MORE HOUSES ON ARCHISCENE. The current […] More
Originally seen on Dezeen Photography by Kenji Masunaga. Yoshio Ohno Architects designed the 93-square-metre structure, named House in Miyake, for a site in Hiroshima, Japan. The one-bedroom home is built across a split-level site, which is separated by a four-metre-tall retaining wall. “Our thought was to use it as one site again. It was arranged so as […] More