The Matchbox House / ba-u
The concept for the house is a matchbox in which the four inner quadrants (cedar siding) slip past one another within the outer sleeve (standing seam metal wrapper)
The concept for the house is a matchbox in which the four inner quadrants (cedar siding) slip past one another within the outer sleeve (standing seam metal wrapper)
Located in the Seongbuk-dong district in the northern part of Seoul, the site for this building was in a high-end residential area dotted with old Korean architecture, castle walls, and historical landmarks.
S Cube family chalet is made up of three intertwined beach houses. …
Built on a rocky and sandy hill on the outskirt of Lima, Peru the project reaches 48 meters high above the sea level.
Nestled amidst a neighborhood of single story bungalows in Venice, California, the Solar Umbrella Residence boldly establishes a precedent for the next generation of California modernist architecture.
Sited in the bush fringe of Separation Creek Victoria, the project is perched on a steep forested hillside above the Great Ocean Road and Bass Strait.
The client’s purchased an existing run-down home with the intention of transforming it into a striking contemporary styled residence.
This agricultural property in Sonoma is owned by two scientists. The husband often works inside, but also prefers alternative work locations where for his laptop computer. The wife is involved with a number of agricultural projects..
Nakahouse is an abstract remodel of a 1960’s hillside home located on a West facing ridge in the Hollywood Hills, just below the Hollywood sign.
The clients went to Vibe’s office with the intention of moving into property development. …
Hofman Dujardin Architects designed a large villa set in the Dutch countryside. What appears at first sight to be a simple block with an angled roof ..
On top of a warehouse in Shoreditch an empty roof overlooked the city. The brief was for a six-bedroom family house with outdoor spaces that maximised the potentials of the site. The owners wanted a place for the family to grow that would bring life and greenery to the Shoreditch cityscape.
Located on a main highway in Kuwait, the houses differentiate themselves from their surroundings by their stark façade design.
Despite the guidelines drawn on the plots, places need to express their own personality, to arise naturally, to construct themselves.
The Shingle House replaces a dilapidated fisherman’s cottage at Dungeness in Kent. The cottage was known locally as The Smokery..
The site is located in a settlement of detached single-family houses, characteristic for the 1970s.
The property is situated in the town Älta, a few kilometres south of Stockholm. The house is located on a hilly site with relatively limited building rights.
Soaring at 50-storeys, The Pinnacle @ Duxton redefines high-rise high-density living ….
A residence for two artists. Located 15 miles north of Los Angeles at the edge of Angeles forest.
Facing a peruvian beach, 30 miles from Lima, El 22 is arranged with 4 beach apartments suitable for families.
This house is located in an area near rugged coastline subject to strong prevailing winds and sits within an expanse of native tea tree, on one of Australia’s southern peninsulas.
Do they really live beyond this・・・The mountain village appears when having started a little anxious so. The Horizontal House is here.
The house is located on a small plot in IJburg; a suburb of Amsterdam. Designed as a vertical garden giving space to flora and fauna to grow in a densely urbanised area. Closed private spaces contrast with open collective spaces, that seem to have been ‘carved out’ from the solid volume as a continuous transparent void. In this way the interior space is visually and physically connected to the street, the garden and roof terraces.