Housing Architecture

Stepping Park House is one of the latest in a series of projects called "House for Trees", an initiative attempting to combat the shortage of green spaces in Vietnam by integrating greenery into small things and aiming to spread "green building" around the world

The Inside Out House encapsulates the dream of living far from the chaos of the city, embarking on a journey of self-exploration, in which the deepest thoughts wander and resonate until they feel at ease with them

The multi-family complex accommodates 54 families in the city of Mérida, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, and is based on the idea of fragmenting a large volume into four smaller parts in which the entire housing programme is developed

The villa in the wooded area of Bakkum resembles the shape of a tripod, whose legs immersed in the landscape each contain a different function: a living area, a dining area and a work area

A compact shape, capable of capturing sunlight and distributing interior spaces in the best possible way: this is what Casa en Cerros looks like, the dwelling located in the Spanish municipality of Villalbilla, in the province of Madrid

The government of Jijiadun, where BAN Villa is located, decides to redevelop the village, an hour and a half away from Shanghai, to counter the Chinese phenomenon of urbanization that sees rural areas becoming increasingly empty

Among six fruit trees, there is one in particular that stands out, House in the Orchard: a single-family house that with its small size and character seeks to integrate with its context

Textures, volumes, cracks, bays that narrow or extend the space according to need: this is the Winter House by LAAR, in Yucatan, whose block spans emphasize the structures that seem to dance side by side

Casa em Afife, a villa with a swimming pool designed on the basis of a square module. Clean lines and lots of white: these are the elements that characterise a building designed to fit perfectly into its natural surroundings

On the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, in Punta Pajaros, two new housing typologies are designed to complement an existing residential complex surrounded by the prestigious architecture of Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma, TAX, Alvaro Siza, Ambrosi Echegaray, and Aranza de Ariño

Shelter among the rocks meets the primary requirements needed in rural and outback Australia: sheltering from the sun and rain, a proper outdoor living area. Cooking, eating, socializing while immersing oneself in the spectacle of the landscape

The location of Lookout House had a significant influence on the design of this house, a landscape layered by the intense geological history of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing slope made sparse by harsh winters but covered with a mat of pine needles

In a forest of pine and firtrees, whereyou can still recognize the ancient terraces, the architect Marià Castelló conceives this house as a succession of volumes, where the connecting spaces between the various functional  areas are made outdoors.

The Sail House, designed by award-winning sustainable architect David Hertz, is completely inspired by the nautical context, from which it takes its name: the reference to the wooden boat with masts and sails make this project unique in its kind

The Weathered House project starts from the orientation of the concrete tray, which is oriented according to the movement of the sun with respect to the underlying surfaces

MA.ST. is "A design thought composed of solids and voids, where the rigorous lines of architecture and prestigious materials meet the fullness of greenery designed and distributed precisely to generate public places for the inhabitants" (Sa-Architecture)

The three towers in Valdebebas house 67 dwellings, various commercial spaces and garages. Instead of a place characterized by compact, continuous frontages, the designers choose to construct three slimmer buildings to expand the apartment overlooks

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos starts from the concept of Roman domus to design a villa located in the center of Madrid. The compluvium that was used to collect rainwater, as well as giving light to the inner rooms, now becomes the center of the project.

Located on a long, narrow lot in Toronto's Bloor West neighborhood, Brother's Residence is a 3,600-square-foot three-family building on Lippincott Street. This multi-unit architecture, with its strong orthogonal geometric form marks a positive addition to the wide variety of low-rise residential and commercial buildings in the Harbord Street area

In the San Antonio district of Ambato City, where urbanization has been transformed over the years from open and jovial to barricaded behind impenetrable walls due to a lack of security, the Cibra Building proposes a breathable architectural alternative that is once again a way of engaging for the neighborhood

House K2 is a combination of traditional building methods with modern living comfort amidst the breathtaking landscapes where, surrounded by forests and meadows, it offers an ideal retreat in between the mountains

The design of Corbel House developed from the client's desire for a modern home inspired by the family's roots in Kerala, India

At the center of the established Austin, Texas, neighborhood stands a refined home which makes the most of its verdant steeply sloping site: a 5,295-square-foot space flooded with natural light

The owner of Flying House is a young pilot: the house for his family landed on the site in the newly developing city of Gyeongseo-dong near Incheon Airport, South Korea

The design challenge of the Casa 3 Patios project was to build the 3 desired spaces on a 4-meter wide site: the concept was based on the creation of 3 internal courtyards that would segment the project into 3 different cores

Commissioned by a private client, the transformation of a commercial space on the ground floor and the two apartments on the upper floors in order to create a single-family residence resulted in the so-called Residence Alma. In approaching an early 20th-century mixed-use building, the project focuses on three archetypal principles: the loggia, the passage, and the colonnade

The Zig Zag House glides down the slope among the trees: distributed on several levels, the steps of the beams support the precarious balance of horizontality, where the life of the house takes place always moving between uncertain forms

A seemingly random play of asymmetrical concrete canopies opens and closes the facade of House N-DP, creating a pleasing impression of introverted openness

Davison Collaborative represents a way we can use the existing housing stock more efficiently, while positively changing the character of urban suburbs for future generations

Between exposed concrete partitions and walls made of structural wood, in Project CH, 750 square metres of private residences become large, welcoming spaces with a family atmosphere in constant contact with nature