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 …

Danish Architect Kári Thomsen and Engineer Ole Vanggaard have created Easy Domes, a series of contemporary prefab home design with quick assembly, low-energy homes. One short day can yield this totally functional and ultimately unique house. Following the success of the first Easy Dome home built in 1992 for the Greenland Society on The Faroe Islands, a number of dome-shaped cottages were erected as tourist getaways. Since then, the buildings have been put into production and delivery of these fabulous prefab buildings was initiated early this summer!

Easy Domes are now …

Architect: Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect and Associates
Structural Engineer: Structural Environment
Contractor:Kanesho
Completed: 2005.JUNE-2006.MAY
Photographs: Koichi Torimura (Nacasa & Partners)
Structure: Wood structure (partly steel structure), 2 stories

Description
The house sits right across the street from the park that has relatively large open space.?The client requested us to design a house that as if it had a one big room containing bedroom and even bathroom within.

We placed the zigzag shaped building along the narrow site and created the elongate continuous interior space which was moderately divided depending on functions. The great views of the park spreading out …

Project: Modern Minimalist House in Minami Boso
Architect: Kiyonobu Nakagame Architect and Associates
Design: 2004.08-2006.05
Construction period: 2006.06-2007.02
Structural Engineer: Ono Japan
Photographs:NAKAGAME

Modern Minimalist House in Minami Boso Description :
This is the villa for the clients who live in Tokyo. The site is located in Boso Peninsula east of Tokyo, Although it takes only about less than 2 hrs drive from Downtown Tokyo., the site is facing the pacific ocean while having mountains as a background. Being surrounded by the natural landscape, it was necessary for us to utilize the great views of the site. …

Project Name: House Pr 34
Location: Tecamachalco, Mexico State
Architectural design: Rojkind architects (Arq. Michel Rojkind)
Contributors: Agustin Pereyra, Beatriz Diaz, Alvaro Sordo, Mary Carillo, Gianpaolo Fusari
Construction: efficiency factor, Arch. Fermin Espino, Arch. Ricardo Brito
Structural Calculation: Eng. Jorge Chain
Installation: Eng. Jose Ignacio Baez, Eng. Jesus Saldana
Photographs: Javier Navarro
Year :2002-2004

House Pr 34 is a remodeling and an extension to a house of the late 60’s located in Tecamachalco state of Mexico. The house was purchased by the customer for distribution space, was remodeled leaving it cleaner and more broadly, after a new assignment: A …