The Scottsdale Museum of the West designed by Jones Studio, combines old west meeting the New West. The architects was guided by the essential qualities of these places, and went searching for innovative materials that would help them realize a New West building that has the same zest and confidence as these Old West examples. After researching they found a material that is the embodiment of the Old West transforming into the New.

A composite board of recycled plastic and saw dust, with an uncanny ability to bend, will softly weather …

The Dinesh Mills Bungalow concepted by atelier dnD with minimalist style and simple clean lines, uncluttered geometry, fluid, transparent spaces where the interiors and exteriors blend into each other in an attempt to keep the user constantly in touch with the outdoors.

This house located just outside vadodara city in Gujarat,India. The challenge of the site really lay in preserving the natural vegetation that abounded on the plot. The planning went through several iterations in a bid to preserve as many of the trees on site as possible.

The brief was very …

Atelier Boronski recently finished a three storey house on a small hill overlooking Kyoto city. The house is conceived of as a simple container with private spaces lodged almost randomly within. But with views in all directions the randomness is orchestrated. The main Living, Dining, Kitchen area on the first floor opens onto the main terrace facing the garden to the east allowing classical indoor/outdoor living, and the ceiling height in this area varies from 2.5m to 7.5m. As you move through this area can you clearly perceive the three …

This modern tower house set within the high-rise domain in Main Beach area of Gold Coast, designed by Australia architecture firm BDA Architecture. The design intent was to accommodate an extended family while providing an indoor/outdoor relationship and capture the surrounding views of the bush land, ocean and the Broadwater. The program divide 2 parts, lower three levels are designed for a couple with young children and contains a living area on the upper level, bedrooms in the middle and a guest area and communal living area at ground level …

The West Hollywood residence remodeled by (fer) studio, the goal of this extensive remodel and addition was to capitalize on the spectacular views and thereby maximize the natural light throughout the two-story home. The backyard is blanketed with bright green vegetation, a glass mosaic tiled pool, and an oversized white daybed that connects the pool area with the outdoor living and dining rooms. It leads to the outdoor dining room; the home’s primary dining area. At the entrance of the home, a 14’ full height glass jewel box displays the …

This contemporary house sited on a densely built block in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood in Montréal, designed by Paul Bernier. This house created with natural light, appeasing, and thought with the day-to-day life in mind. The garden, an interior courtyard under the shade of trees, is defined by three buildings and a tall fence. It is a green room, the walls are clad with ivy, and the ground is covered with shade plants, river stones and a flat stone path that leads to an outdoor shower. The long wall made …

The 45 Faber Park project design aimed to maximize outdoor space whilst not compromising living areas. The priority of creating an open living space with a direct relationship to a large outdoor space in a clean contemporary aesthetic became a driving force in the scheme. The concept of defining the bedroom areas and activity spaces as separate elements allowed for the final scheme to be reached. In second storey, the house represent more private area, with cantilever which gives the entrance to the house an enclosed, protected feel. The social …

The Bandung Hilton was designed by WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design, sited is at the heart of the city centre, a departure from the late 20th century trend locating resort hotels and villas in the foothills to the North away from the heart of the city. Located near to the Bandung Central Train Station overlooking a large land parcel previously occupied by a military facility, the hotel is a catalyst for revitalization of the Urban Centre. Proximity to the Central train station provides easy access and encourages Indonesians seeking …

Studio mk27 | Marcio Kogan presents minimalist house design located in Sao Paulo Brazil called Corten House. The house facade made of Corten weathering steel. The dialogue between the rusty texture on the outside and the stone, wood, white mortar and the glass build the space. The front door of the garage is made of vertical wooden strips and opens entirely onto the street. The back façade is composed of a glass curtain that confers transparency to the opaque steel box and a suspended volume which contains movable wooden brises. …

The Marcus Beach house was designed by Australian architecture practice Bark Architects. This house celebrates a natural, coastal setting providing its occupants with an inextricable relationship to the landscape and sensitive surrounding environment. The dwelling explores lightness, filtering natural breezes, layers of transparency and integrating indoor / outdoor spaces within dynamic patterns of light and shadow, being a simple frame to enable a contemporary sustainable lifestyle to unfold. The house is open and light and possesses simple sustainable design principles to passively defend the occupants from the elements. Windows and …