
There’s something so romantic about living waterside. Waking up to a dramatic view, whether from the banks of a lake, ocean, river, or even a tiny brook, always seems to have a soothing effect on the soul. One way to amp up the romance is to take the dwelling off the shore and put it right onto the water, as Portland, Oregon-based architect Robert Oshatz did for his clients. The professional...
Location: Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture Architects: Kiyonobu Nakagame & Associates Engineers: Kanebako structural engineers General contractor: Prolog Completion date: September, 2007 Photographs: K.Torimura Japanese architects Kiyonobu Nakagame have updated their website, showing work including House in Sendai-Kasumi. The house, overlooking the city of Sendai, was completed in September last year. The...

Japanese architects Akiyoshi Takagi, Yuji Nakae and Hirofumi Ohno have collaborated on NE Apartments, a block of eight apartments for motorcycle enthusiasts in Tokyo. This 8-unit rental apartment house complex was designed to house motorcycle enthusiasts, with a built-in garage included in every unit. The building is located on a flag-shaped plot near the apex of a triangular block, with a certain...
This Green 1500 square foot loft was Designed by Paul Cha Architect. Located on top of a twenty-two floor residential high-rise.The terrace commands a view of the East Village, framed by the Queensboro Bridge to the north and the Manhattan Bridge to the south. The clients, a young couple, who are both wine enthusiasts, requested a serene and open space to incorporate specific programmatic requirements...

This beautiful Chelsea Penthouse Loft was designed by Paul Cha Architect. The loft occupies the top floor of a pre-war, twelve-story manufacturing building in Chelsea, Manhattan. The Chelsea neighborhood is a combination of commercial and residential spaces along with a recent influx of art galleries relocating from SoHo. The client, a record producer and a banking executive, requested a live/work...