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India House Design with cool exterior walls and courtyard

October 22, 2009 Filed Under: Concrete House
India House Design with cool exterior walls and courtyard

… walls,” apart from adding architectural interest these perforated walls also serve to passively cool and ventilate the house The leaf-motif holes within these concrete exterior walls cast whimsical spots of sunlight onto an indoor courtyard. Typical courtyard home plans put this outdoor/indoor space at the center of this india home design, but in this innovative architectural design it is moved to the northwest corner at the front of the house. …

Two Twin Houses in Los Angeles CA – Predock Frane Architects

September 28, 2009 Filed Under: Concrete House
Two Twin Houses in Los Angeles CA - Predock Frane Architects

…design consists of two twin houses sited adjacent to each other on a steep slope above a seasonal watershed. In this project we were interested in exploring the intersection of two classic California building typologies: the courtyard house and the hillside house. This intersection was then further complicated by the overlay of two unsynchronized jurisdictional height envelope parameters that very explicitly controlled the volumetric limits of th…

Guesthouse at Seedri street by JVR Arhitektuuribüroo

January 21, 2009 Filed Under: Housing
Guesthouse at Seedri street by JVR Arhitektuuribüroo

… up the view to the park from a side street. The elevated end wall also closes up the view to the private yards of the neighbouring houses. Passing through underneath the elevated corner of the BUILDING, viewers see a hidden courtyard with reflecting multicoloured glass surfaces that surround a single apple-tree growing in the courtyard. The long white curtains fluttering in the wind are hiding the people on the balconies. When the lights are swi…

Sinquefield House, Osage County, Missouri by Barton Phelps & Associates

March 1, 2008 Filed Under: House Design, Resort House
Sinquefield House, Osage County, Missouri by Barton Phelps & Associates

…ure of spaces. Clusters of rooms frame the central court, itself defining a niche in the larger landscape. The pattern gives options for social interaction in family and conference modes. Lined by arcades on three sides, the courtyard functions urbanistically as the most public interior space (the entry canopy is designed as an orchestra shell) and most other spaces can be entered off it. Glass enclosures expose interior volumes to view from all …

Modern Miami Villa Allegra by Oppenheim Architecture

December 15, 2008 Filed Under: House Design

… Beach home revels in a resort-inspired lifestyle. The 9,000 sq. ft. of modern opulence leave nothing to be desired. Oppenheim Architecture has designed Villa Allegra’s with as much attention paid to outdoor living spaces as indoor. An apt introduction to a life of luxury, a 20-by-30-by-20-ft. foyer is furnished with a reflecting pool and oculus, creating an awe-inspiring welcome for residents and guests. Vast panes of glass offer panoramic vie…