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22-09-2021

Minohshinmachi House, economical beauty designed by Yasuyuki Kitamura

Japanese architectural firm Yasuyuki Kitamura Architects has designed a small independent home north of the city of Minoh, in Osaka prefecture, for a couple who wanted to move out of their house in the city to enjoy a closer relationship with nature and a more sustainable lifestyle, starting with their new home. Kitamura designed a simple, economical house for them, the perfect setting for humble, sustainable, conscientious living surrounded by beauty. The project is a finalist in the Architizer A+ Awards and winner of the prestigious AZ Award.

17-09-2021

TACO taller de arquitectura contextual: Casa del Lago, Yucatàn

We take a look at TACO taller de arquitectura contextual, a multidisciplinary workshop of architects and artisans, through the Casa del Lago they designed and built in Mérida on Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.

01-09-2021

WEYES: Casa nel bosco del Barrial, Santiago, Messico

“Casa en el bosque” is a house built in the forest of El Barrial in Santiago, Mexico, without cutting down a single tree: an exemplary project which has earned Moisés Morales and Chente Tapia of WEYES estudio Floornature’s Next Landmark International Award.

18-08-2021

Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura Ananda House - a house for yoga

In Eldorado do Sul, in Brazil, the Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura studio has designed a house - studio with a bright space set aside for yoga lessons and meditation. The very name “Ananda” is a Sanskrit word that means supreme bliss and refers to a very well-known Yoga style. The slanted columns, reminiscent of natural tree trunks, and the large opening in the terrace on the first floor, through which a real tree grows, symbolize the pursuit of a connection between home and the harmony of nature that ultimately leads to supreme bliss.

13-08-2021

Wallmakers architects’ brick Pirouette House

A house in a shape inspired by dancers built in the state of Kerala, in southern India, made of brick, concrete and reclaimed materials.

09-08-2021

Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos Associados TRD House São Paulo

Two volumes, one transparent, made entirely of glass, and the other opaque, made of reinforced concrete, linked by a walkway and a sculptural spiral staircase, are the key elements in TRD House, designed by Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos Associados in a residential area on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil.

02-08-2021

Philipp von Matt Architects between architecture and art O12 – Artist House in Berlin

Philipp von Matt Architects designed an artist’s home and studio completed recently in Berlin’s Mitte district. The fruitful ongoing dialogue between the architect and the client, a French artist, was very important in the creation of a sculptural work in which art and architecture constantly interact.

26-07-2021

A beautiful and economical house in Japan

Japanese architect Yasuyuki Kitamura’s House in Minohshinmachi offers tangible proof that a house can be made beautiful and interesting even on a low budget, in a project that stands out for its formal beauty and ability to interact with its natural surroundings.