O’Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects’ Extension to a 1970s London House.This elegant intervention at the rear of a London home by O'Sullivan Skoufoglou Architects replaces a 1970’s extension to allow a connection to the...
Annandale House by Welsh + Major Architects.If you asked most people what initial question they ought to be asked by an architect when commissioning a new home, Welsh + Major imagine it would be something along the lines of: “What kind of house would you like?” However, the...
Villeneuve Residence in Montréal, Canada by Atelier Barda.Canadian architecture firm Atelier Barda has converted a Montréal building that once housed two apartments above a grocery store into a single-family home dubbed "Résidence Villeneuve". The entire redesign was guided by two...
Warm Minimalism: Shoei House in Japan by Hearth Architects.This house in Shiga, Japan was designed by Hearth Architects and built on a plot of land that's mere 5.5 meters wide. The architects have embraced the limitations of a super-narrow block of land, making the most of the crafty design...
Brazilian Brutalism: Chez Georges Private Villa in Rio de Janeiro.Overlooking Sugarloaf Mountain, Guanabara Bay and Rio de Janeiro’s rooftops is Chez Georges Private Villa. Built in the 1970s by one of the key architects of Brazilian modernism, Wladimir Alves de Souza, the property was recently...
Jac House in Sydney, Australia by panovscott.Established in 2012 by Anita Panov and Andrew Scott, one might assume panovscott are green-faced emerging architects who made a splash with this beautiful project early on in their career. Dubbed Jac, this house extension has cleaned up at...
Micro Living: 11-Square-Metre Apartment in Paris by Batiik Studio.Ever wondered what it would be like waking up within two places at once? Part classic Parisian allure perfectly blended with oceanic cobalt blue of Santorini islands. Thanks to Airbnb, you may be tempted to book a night or two in this...
In the Middle of Nowhere: Sarreyer Cabin by Rapin Saiz Architects.With its stern, rough-cut log exterior, combined with a rusty stove pipe attached almost ad hoc to the side of the structure, this cabin looks anything but homely. But this less than charming effect was deliberately employed by the Swiss...
239 House in São Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in São Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
