Tornado House / by IO DESIGN
Isn’t the Wizard of Oz a clear example of the awesome force that a tornado can muster? How can Jaws drive people out of the ocean screaming when a house blown through the sky brings back nostalgic memories? Please stay…
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Category Houses / Housing
The InBetween House wins World’s Best Villa Building at WAF Awards 2011
InBetween House, Japan, designed by Koji Tsutsui & Associates, has won the ‘World’s Best Villa Building’ award at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011. The presentation of the WAF Awards are taking place during the largest global celebration…
Nuñez House in Valencia / by Luis de Garrido
[Google-transated from Spanish] The housing typology is inspired by Renaissance palaces. A small perforated flat facade to the north, and a facade with a large glazed area to the south. In the center of the housing has a oval courtyard…
Residential Complex “Sol i Vert” in Valencia / by Luis de Garrido
[Google-translated from Spanish] The housing project has 4 heights, and are attached together, forming a set of blocks with central courtyards. These courtyards are the source of fresh air that will cover all homes, refreshing in its path. The ground…
Ponce House in La Palma, Tabasco. Mexico / by Coutiño & Ponce Architects
Ponce House is located in a plot of approximately 7.41 acres and it is part of a group of buildings that make up “Quinta Mamá Ali,” which will include four houses, pool area with “palapa”, a small chapel, a playground and…
Casa Tierra in México, D.F. / by Serrano Monjaraz Arquitectos
Construction system The construction system of Casa Tierra was done with Pressed Earth Blocks (PEB) made from soil of the same lot. This system was selected because it is aesthetically pleasing as well as cost and energy efficient, fire and…
Bamboo House – Housing Estate, Geneva / by group8
The Bamboo Residency is a housing estate in co-ownership in the heart of Geneva, which completes, together with the recently achieved Coral House, a big urban slot born from the regeneration of a former industrial site. context The Bamboo Residence…
Residential Complex “Blue Iris” / by Luis de Garrido
Undoubtedly, the most characteristic of urbanization is the provision and type of building blocks. [Google-translated from Spanish] The blocks are separated from each other at a distance such as to ensure that all households have the highest degree of sunlight…
