Villa Nieuw Oosteinde in Aalsmeer, Netherlands, by Engel Architecten, 2012. Nieuw Oosteinde (New East End) is a new neighborhood in Aalsmeer, a town fairly close to Amsterdam. A quick glance at the website for the area reveals a mix of primarily ...Read More
Slip House in London, UK by Carl Turner Architects, 2012. Occupying one of four plots forming a gap in a typical Brixton terrace, Slip House constitutes a new prototype for adaptable terraced housing. Three simple ‘slipped’ orthogonal box forms break up ...Read More
Archway Studios in London, UK by Undercurrent Architects, 2012. According to Undercurrent Architects, over 10,000 arches comprise the Victorian railway infrastructure that cuts up the city of London. Their design of the aptly named Archway Studios—a live-work space—positions the building under ...Read More
Hansha Reflection House in Nagoya, Japan by Studio SKLIM, 2011. When I visited Tokyo, Japan some years back, in addition to the numerous Tadao Ando-designed buildings and structures by other architects of note, I really wanted to go see Klein Dytham's ...Read More
Mini-Studio in Mexico City, Mexico by FRENTEarquitectura, 2011. Behind a house in a middle-income section of Mexico City sat a storage shed, surrounded on three side by neighboring buildings. Into this gap FRENTEarquitectura inserted an art studio of only 27 square ...Read More
House in Piedra Roja, Santiago, Chile by Riesco + Rivera Arquitectos Asociados, 2009. In the contemporary architecture of single-family houses, courtyards are not used as often as they should. Open space, when possible, is more likely found in backyards, creating private ...Read More
House for a Musher in Big Lake, Alaska by mayer sattler-smith, 2009. Big Lake is an area north of Anchorage that is, not surprisingly, marked by small lakes interspersed by meadows. It is the setting of House for a Musher, designed ...Read More
House in Juso, Portugal by ARX Portugal + Stefano Riva, 2011. The following text and images are courtesy ARX Portugal. In the concept for this small house in the vicinity of Aldeia de Juso, the tiniest area of flat land and the ...Read More
Shou Sugi Ban in Maarn, Netherlands by BYTR Architects, 2010. The monicker of this small house addition in Maarn, Netherlands, a town in the province of Utrecht, is a traditional Japanese method of burning cedar boards for a house's siding. Shou-sugi-ban, ...Read More
Cascading Creek House in Austin, Texas by Bercy Chen Studio, 2011. While not as common as rectangular or even L-shaped plans, there is something to be said for Y-shaped house plans. They create an outdoor space, like L-shape plans, but ones ...Read More
