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Houses come in various shapes, sizes, and styles, depending on the cultural, historical, and geographical context. They can range from simple and functional to complex and luxurious, and they may incorporate various materials such as wood, stone, concrete, or glass. The design of a house considers factors such as climate, site orientation, privacy, and accessibility and seeks to provide comfort, safety, and beauty to its inhabitants.
This residential House in Japan by Studio Velocity Architects introduces a whole new relation between floors interrelating each area with different elements. (photos by Kentaro Kurihara).
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This residential House in Osaka by Japanese UID Architects blurs boundaries introducing life in the interior of the house. (photos by Hiroshi Ueda).
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Completed in 2014, Casa Wabi is an extraordinary fusion of an Art Centre and a residential edifice, masterfully designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The concept of Casa Wabi gracefully…
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This white residential House in Toyokawa, Japan was designed by Kentaro Kurihara and Miho Iwatsuki from Studio Velocity Architects introducing a rhomboidal plan shape that allows trees to thrive creating pockets of lush forest in suburbia. (photos by Kentaro…
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Alejandro Aravena won in 2016 the Pritzker Architecture Prize. The architect, in collaboration with his team,” Elemental,” fosters an architecture thought from the collective thinking that aims to solve some…
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Designed in 2014 by Barozzi and Veiga Architects, this House in Cretas, Spain, recovers the concept of a “pavilion house.” With their rhythmic voids, the different concrete volumes come on…
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Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati has artfully incorporated concrete fins into the design of a residence situated in Alentejo, approximately 10 km from the Atlantic Ocean. These fins, reminiscent of the…
Continue readingFrench architect and filmmaker Vincent Hecht recently revisited Sou Fujimoto‘s House N, seven years after its completion, as part of his ongoing Japanese Collection series. Nestled within a traditional Oita neighborhood, the renowned family home…
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Circular hollows create sunken rooms and curved balconies inside this wooden house in Japan by UID Architects. The residence is named Pit House, in reference to the six excavated spaces…
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This Atelier and Residential House in Minoh City by Japanese UID Architects blurs boundaries between interior and outdoors architecture (photos by Hiroshi Ueda). UID Architects Atelier-bisque doll Technical Information Architects: UID Architects…
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Ryue Nishizawa, co-founder of SANAA, designed this house as a composition of floating concrete planes and expansive glass walls, creating an ethereal interplay between structure and environment. The design fosters…
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