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28-10-2016

Herbst Architects: Castle Rock Beach House north of Auckland

Lance and Nicola Herbst designed one of their most important projects on the beach of Whangarei Heads, on the east coast of New Zealand. The shape of the land determines the design of Herbst Architects’ Castle Rock House, in which imprecise confines help represent the landscape.

19-10-2016

Olson Kundig, Studhorse rural retreat, Methow Valley (USA)

Studhorse holiday home designed by Seattle studio Olson Kundig is located in Methow Valley, in Washington state. Olson Kundig’s Studhorse is a hymn to landscape, considered not just as a view but as a part of the rituals of everyday living.

05-10-2016

Lens°Ass Architects and House V in Overpelt (Belgium)

Traditional materials are completed in the architecture of House V in Overpelt, designed by Lens°Ass Architects. A ground-level living area and underground bedrooms, in a floor plan featuring oval-shaped brick walls topped with an overhanging concrete roof.

20-07-2016

Yona Friedman Serpentine Summer House, London

Yona Friedman’s Summer House designed for the Serpentine Gallery’s 2016 Architecture Programme in London is a modular structure which may be taken apart and put back together again in new ways. The units can support polycarbonate panels which contain objects and transform the construction into a mobile museum or exhibition.