Edgeland House is a residence located on a rehabilitated brownfield site in Austin, Texas. It is a modern re-interpretation of the “pit house,” one of North America’s oldest typology used by Native Americans. Moreover, the building maintains the thermal comfort throughout the year by taking…
With a serene panoramic view of canyons, The Oak Pass Main House is constructed in an “upside-down” program, to exploit its wondrous locale. The house is entirely built out of concrete, steel, and glass, which helps the structure disguise it with the rich oak wood…
The Black Desert House sits as a low profile yet outstanding dwelling in the middle of a desert landscape. And with panoramic views of the landscape from almost every room, including the dining living, bedrooms, and even the bathrooms, this distinctive retreat steals the heart.…
Like multiple waves together make an ocean, so do hundreds of CNC-cut white aluminum pieces make up the Wave House. Besides, the rippling aluminum skin in elegant cascades adds all the zing a dull day needs to brighten up. But this architectural feat indeed required…
‘Opulent’ and ‘unconventional’ are the two adjectives that best define 18:36:54 House by Studio Libeskind Architects in Connecticut, USA. Also known as the 6:36:54 p.m. House, its name is as intriguing as its architecture. The angular geometry appended in its architecture illustrates that the design…
Like a rising phoenix, this house inevitably attracts the eye of one and all. Abrupt desert elevations, endless landscape, and ruggedness of Arizona culminate to inspire the architectural design of the Phoenix House. Let’s explore this unique architectural masterwork by Messana O’Rorke. The massive parallel…
The Desert House by Kendrick Bangs Kellogg in the stone-studded vastness of Californian Desert is as magnificent as a rising Phoenix. It has an impeccable exterior that sophisticatedly blends with massive boulders around, looks nothing less than some sci-fi headquarters. Besides, it may also seem…
A daring project, the Aviator’s Villa in New York is designed for a retired pilot. Therefore, as an airplane is exposed to air elements, so does this villa. The design is conceived from the concept of flight. The chief architect Carlo Enzo, from the Urban…
Conceived from a cube, Lake Drive House in Bethlehem, Connecticut, is a surreal beauty that will leave you in awe. With humongous mountains on one side and the beautiful Longacre Lake on the other, it has stunning views from all angles. A perfect square, this…
When an architect and professor designs and finances a house herself, it just has to be extraordinary. And it is, not only in appearance but in aspects of the design process, construction, and use of materials. In the process of design, the architect started from…