The project I’m going to introduce you today is a refurbishment project in Teolo, Italy. If you look closely at the picture above (at the bottom left) you’ll see that one of the corners is clearly different from the other wall surfaces. This is the corner, which was missing, when the architects began to deal with the project of refurbishing the old, ruined building. Continue reading →

This unique, almost alien-looking house is located on a beautiful slope near the Kamei Park, in Hiroshima, Japan. The black body of this small, two-story private home (1,243 sq. ft.) looks very unusual and stimulates the imagination, mostlyl because of its bold structural system. Continue reading →

In Barcelona, Spain, a black cube volume conceals a mystery inside its large opaque walls…Located in a residential suburban area, House 804 differs from all the neighborhood buildings for its compact and distinctive figure!

What is the main element that defines this 160 sq. m. two level house? The answer is clear and perceptible both in and out of the building – Black concrete block is the exclusive material selected for this project. From the load-bearing wall structure to the facades: also all the courtyard elements are built with the same concrete block! Continue reading →

Sometimes we have to be thankful for the constraints we encounter in our lives. It happens quite often, that certain restrictions (even though perceived negatively at first) become a great catalyzer of ingenious, innovative and bold ideas. This 3120 sq. ft. house, located in Blackdown, Warwickshire, is a perfect example of such unexpected solutions – solutions which were born out of necessity. Continue reading →

What do you need to create a beautiful modern garden house? That’s right – a double-pitched roof with a bold chimney on top!
These two symbols of shelter are a “must-have” when creating a pavilion somewhere in the garden or near a swimming pool. A cozy pavilion that invites you to come inside; a quiet place which seduces you to spend some time there in pure contemplation; or to sit around with some friends and cocktails. Continue reading →

The Shorefast Foundation and the Fogo Island Arts Corporation were looking to build six artist studios in different places on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada. The aim of this initiative is to help preserve local Islanders’ traditions and to breathe new life into the island through art and culture.

Here is one of the studios. Oh, and do not be fooled – this is a real photograph – Boldly situated on the edge of water, the modern white cube studio looks unreal amidst the rocky and hilly, yet very peaceful surrounding. Continue reading →

The project that I’m about to introduce you to is a testimony of transforming a problem into the starting point of an ingenious solution. In Paris, France, a small house with an area of 60 sq. m. (distributed on two levels) is situated in a backyard site with an exceptionally narrow area.

Enclosed and wet because of the existence of an underground aqueduct, the building is covered in darkness as the nearby buildings and a 20 meters high wall cover any possibility of natural light. So the challenge was to bring this house from darkness to light. Continue reading →

This holiday home in Breukelen, the Netherlands, has nothing superfluous in it. The modern shell with two glass walls as gable facades, located on the deck at the edge of the water, will satisfy the demands of the most sophisticated and tried retreat-seekers.

226 sq. ft. of protected, yet open space of the cabin offers high comfort and the feeling of being alone with nature. Thus, the eternal choice “fashionable living conditions versus closeness to nature” is really not relevant here: you’ve got both! Continue reading →

I have no garden, neither do I have children yet, but this playhouse, located in Bogota, Colombia, still extremely fascinates me! It’s not a treehouse, nor a regular shed, this project is something absolutely revolutionary in playhouse design. The form of the cabin, apparently inspired by the bees’ lifestyle, is a polyhedron! Continue reading →

Prefab houses always come with some kind of revolutionary architectural solution. Moreover, the modular building system, usually identified with prefabs, reminds me of the hidden geometry present in every element of nature! Flexibility, versatility and universality are qualities that often escape the conventional way of building: I’m talking about the use of standard modules leading to a minimal waste of materials and reduced labor costs.

Placed in the upper reaches of the Hawkesbury River at Dangar Island, Australia, the Outback Stacked House successfully presents my beliefs in prefab architecture! Continue reading →