Photography by James Brittain and 5468796 Architecture 5468796 Architecture has designed an apartment building in Winnipeg, Canada, that has a circular shape and is raised above the street. Unofficially dubbed the “flying saucer” or “UFO” due to its design, the building rises from between the adjacent freeway and the backs
It is always a challenge to design a new house that doesn’t scream NEW. This is especially demanding if the neighbourhood is well established, the house sizeable and the owners’ taste leans toward midcentury modernism. In addition, a sprawling interior that screams newness can feel coldly sterile and pretentiously fake
Chevallier Architectes has designed a new house in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, that features a remarkably large picture window that looks over the surrounding area. The large black framed window not only provides spectacular views, but also acts as a contrasting element against the wood siding on the exterior of the home.
Located in the coastal town Puerto de Sagunto, in the province of Valencia, ‘DM House’ is a minimal modernist dwelling designed by local architecture firm Horma. Unique in its tones and shapes, the project is an expressive home in which curved volumes meet straight, sharp edges and colors balance and
March 3, 2022 GUZ Architects has designed a new house in Singapore that has terraced roof gardens to keep the home cool. The home, which has multiple levels, includes lush gardens that flow over the edges of the roofs. The lush gardens aren’t only located in the rooftop gardens, but
Conceived by Melbourne-based architecture firm o’connor and houle and nestled within the rugged coastal landscape of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia, ‘House at Prickly Rocks’ is a minimalist residence with timber and concrete featuring as the main building elements. The firm was tasked to design a house that would
Photography by Kevin Steele, Courtesy of Playa Viva Architecture and landscape design studio Atelier Nomadic has recently completed a series of bamboo treehouses at Playa Viva, located along the Mexican coastline. Nomadic Resorts, of which Atelier Nomadic is the dedicated design studio, extended their offerings by creating six bamboo treehouses
Nestled amongst lush forest grounds on the outskirts of Bruges, ‘Villa BA’ by Belgian firm Gosseye + Verbeke is a sleek residential project with a Brutalist exterior and an ultra-minimal interior, championing the deceptive simplicity of modernist architecture. Despite being located on a small forest road populated only by hiking
Demonstrating their unparalleled design intelligence, the Japanese architecture firm led by seminal architect Kengo Kuma is designing a contemporary gallery addition to protect the western portal of the Angers Cathedral, in the city of Angers in western France. The new intervention will see a sculptural entrance formed from a rectangular
Architecture firm Olson Kundig has designed a floating home in Seattle, Washington, that’s part of a floating home community on Portage Bay. The floating home lies low to the water and creates a platform from which to enjoy and engage with the surrounding waterway. The galvanized steel structure supports generous
Architecture firm ShubinDonaldson, has sent us photos of a modern home they designed in Pacific Palisades, California, that’s set into a steep hillside of Sullivan Canyon. The design of the house is composed of two vertical and horizontal volumes on a stone limestone plinth, rooted into the rugged hillside. The
In Jeddah, the capital city of an increasingly modernized Saudi Arabia, vernacular architecture based on the ancient desert is shifting and changing. Here, Barcelona-based firm MESURA has designed ‘Villa AM’, an enclosed minimal home premiering on IGNANT that champions light, material, and atmosphere. “Traditionally, the Arabian home functions both as
