Westbury by David Barr Architect
Westbury is a minimalist house located in Perth, Australia, designed by David Barr Architect. This 60 square metre alterations and additions is located to the rear of an existing Federation brick and tile house. The project is formally manipulated to sculpt light into the various spaces for both function and atmosphere. Funnelled light from the north, reflected light from the east, filtered zenithal light from above and a scooped ambient light enters from the south.
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Triple Roof by Shinobu Ichihara Architects
Triple Roof is a minimalist house located in Okayama Soja, Japan, designed by Shinobu Ichihara Architects. The home is characterized by its three rooftops, as well as its all-wood interior. The wooden space is beautifully juxtaposed with white accents from the power outlets and light switches. The space has large floor-to-ceiling windows that allow abundant natural lighting to enter the building.
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Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s Ny Anstalt Prison Heals
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, in collaboration with Friis & Moltke, just won the competition to design the Ny Anstalt correctional facility in Nuuk, Greenland. The 8,000 square meter facility is the first such facility in Greenland, focusing on the contrast between beauty and roughness as a guiding theme for the project. This concept is also present in the choice of materials: concrete, wood and corten steel, which is rooted in a desire to adapt the complex to the landscape.
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Olivocarne Restaurant by Pierluigi Piu
The intention, when designing this new venue of the London brand OLIVO, was to narrate about Sardinia (its proprietor’s home island) through iconographic references to the main points of its traditional economy (handicrafts – weaving, in this case – and sheep farming) and the quotation of the works of a Sardinian contemporary artist, Eugenio Tavolara, who remarkably contributed, along his whole lifetime, to bring out and safeguard the traditional culture of that island. Far from wishing to evoke Sardinia through trite images good for “low cost” tourism, the tale has been told with a language which winks at contemporary design, also resorting to the work of some skilled Sardinian artisans who have moulded a huge bas-relief of bucolic inspiration and given life to a crowd of peasants, horsemen, shepherds, wild boars and hunters which animate the restaurant’s walls.
Tony’s Organic House by Playze
The most compelling thing about Tony’s Organic House (besides its impeccable 360 degree design) is that it tells a story. Granted, it depicts an organic, modern lifestyle the same way that Louis Vuitton ads paint the handbag–in its most idealistic light. But at least it’s inspiring.
No detail was spared in the rendering of the market. The space was renovated out recycled freight containers from an old pavilion structure that had gone into disarray, and many steps were taken to preserve its original structure. Architect firm Playze expanded the space, making it a split level, and adding an upstairs for an upscale dining experience with fantastic views of the river.
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Casa Camino in Chihuahua
Casa Camino is a project belonging to Mexico City-based studio Parque Humano and located in Chihuahua, Mexico. Its architecture had to be adapted to the semi-arid climate. According to the architects, the residence “occupies a natural ledge in the hillside, facing the view to the east and turning its back to the winds coming from the north, we have privileged the views to the city and the panorama hills of the valley. The house has a mixed structure of steel and concrete, plus outer faces of stone to create a rapport with the surroundings. The inside walls are in white stucco, while the ceilings lined with wood. The house is developed as one floating volume and a semi buried podium“. Structured on two levels, the residence accommodates the living room, dining spaces, kitchen, studio and the master bedroom on the main floor. The basement hosts three bedrooms and a multipurpose room.
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Z Duplex by Studio 1408
Studio 1408 have beautifully designed this elegant, minimalistic and color coordinated two-story penthouse apartment in a central urban neighbourhood of Bucharest that spreads over 160 square meters.
The duplex has been almost completely refurbished over the course of six months in order to fit the customer’s needs.
Drents Archive by Zecc Architects
The monumental building had a very closed character before the conversion and was accessed via a small tower on the Brink of Assen. With a new entrance to the pavilion on the other side of the building it has become accessible and inviting. A long meandering path takes you to the breathtaking entrance. Through this futuristic ‘time machine’ you enter the old archive building and history unfolds. The monumental state archive consists of three components from different periods and styles. A cloister from the Middle Ages is one of the oldest pieces of Assen. Around 1900 architect Lokhorst built the main building in neo-style, around 1980 architect Tauber realized an expansion with reading and underground archives. This last part is now equipped with a new entrance, which is the most recent addition in the series.
8008 by Hiroyuki Arima + Urban Fourth
8008 is a minimalist house located in Fukuoka, Japan, designed by Hiroyuki Arima + Urban Fourth. The home consists of various trapezoidal volumes that ultimately creates an abstract architectural masterpiece. The interior is filled with an abundance of natural lighting due to the numerous windows scattered throughout the building. The name of the home was conceived due to the fact that 1,000 plants and one tree were planted in eight subdivisions around the home.
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