This project is a contemporary minimalistic houses designed by Arthur Casas located in Iparonga, Brazil. With warm Cumaru wood paneling exterior, House in Iporanga is an architect’s residence in the middle of the forest. “I always wanted a house in the middle of the forest, in a place where I could relax and recharge my energy”, says Arthur, from Arthur Casas.

The house is in the form of two large simple, symmetrical cubes embracing an open space. As describes, ‘the absence of partitions amplifies the house’s integration with its surroundings and …

Bel Air Residence, BELAIR CALIFORNIA. A luxury residence in a luxury place designed by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects. The primary volumetric element of the house, orienting south, west, and north, accommodates the dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, and staff apartment on the ground level; the game room and three children’s bedrooms on the second level; a guest suite, exercise room and a massage room on the third level.

The sauna building/guest house, as well as the pool and terrace, are located on the eastern portion of the site, extending the outdoor …

Villa Isola is one of the most significant art-deco buildings in Bandung on the campus of the University of Education. designed by the Dutch architect Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker. The construction of Villa Isola went remarkably fast. The building was constructed within six months, it was began in October 1932 and completed in March 1933.
Bandung is famous amongst architecture lovers for its remarkable collection of colonial era buildings. This building was designed as the home of a colonial media magnate. This towering art-deco mansion remains to be Bandung’s most …

The combination of three apartments on Central Park West provided the unique envelope for this 5,000 sq ft. residential renovation. With views to the park and the reservoir, the home serves as a comfortable family residence for a couple and their two young children, and also provides space for formal entertaining.

The entrance, library, living room and dining room were re-configured and opened up to maximize the views from the park. A paneled wall of Macassar wood conceals the entrance to the library and frames the new fireplace, which serves as …

House SB, Ljubljana
Architect: Bevk Perovic Arhitekti
Floor area: 190 m2
Project: 2002
Built: 2003 - 2004
Address: Pot v Smre?je 28a, SI-1000 Ljubljana
Type: single family residence
Project team: Matija Bevk, Vasa Perovi?
Photo: M.Paternoster
This single family house was designed by Bevk Perovic Arhitekti and located in a suburban settlement on Ljubljana’s outskirts, House SB is not at all a typical Slovenian single-family house. The architects opted for a patio typology with two wings on different levels framing a small garden area. While the house opens welcomingly towards its surroundings, its street face is almost standoffish. But …