Tag Housing

02-05-2012

Koji Kakiuchi: A wooden shelter in Nara

Combining local materials with references to the Shintoist tradition, Japanese architect Koji Kakiuchi designed and built a shelter in a stand of trees in the town of Nara which blends into the landscape and becomes an integral part of it. His purpose is contemplation of the vegetation and the search for a sustainable relationship between contemporary architecture and nature.

25-04-2012

Takehiko Nez Architects: home in Kanagawa

Takehiko Nez’s architecture is all about details: thoughtful choice of materials, a focus on order in form, respect for and relations with the landscape. In his home in Kanagawa, the landscape is not so much his inspiration as an element which is in turn “designed” as an extension of the aesthetic and descriptive solutions he uses in the interiors.

02-03-2012

Rosa Gardens – a housing development for 57 families with “LEED for Homes” certification in the GOLD category

This multi-unit residential project in Palm Springs (California) by Brooks & Scarpa architects offers homes which are not only environmentally sustainable but economical

05-12-2011

Tatiana Bilbao: rammed-earth house in Ajijic

Reflecting on issues of importance in contemporary architecture, Tatiana Bilbao rediscovers rammed-earth as a valuable, prestigious building material. Her house in Ajijic, Mexico is an ever-changing dialogue between design and nature, in which this traditional material becomes both a sustainable construction solution and an interpretation of contemporary aesthetic sensibilities.