Modern Residential Design

Kanner Architects Malibu 4 Residence Rebuilding in homage to the views - Rather than making a bold architectural statement, Kanner architects designed "Malibu 4" to maximise the plots westerly views via a warm and embracing home. A modernistic remodel that befits its surrounds, whilst still impressing. Program Malibu 4 is a comprehensive remodel of a home built in the mid-1990’s after a fire destroyed the site’s original structure. The minimal yet warm aesthetic is inspired by Luis Barragan , the Mexican master of space and light, known for sculptural courtyard designs. Other sources of inspiration are Greek island architecture and the simple, cubist work of Irving Gill, who specialised in internal courtyards. The one-storey courtyard house was designed to take full advantage of its secluded location on a crest in the Malibu hills, and the breathtaking views that site provides. The white plaster exterior is enhanced by its contrast with the blue sky and nearby ocean, mim...

Leuschke Group Ltd Holiday Home, Omaha Beach Weekend Getaway - Capturing the sunrise over Omaha Beach, New Zealand, this modern vernacular Kiwi bach by the Leuschke Group , laps up morning and evening sun on its sunken decks. Program The owners requested a three bedroom holiday home to be built on the Omaha Beach front. Colours had to be subdued and materials tactile. In response, the Architects introduced a selection of contrasting materials; chiselled and smooth basalt, clear and etched glass, bandsawn and dressed timbers interplayed with smooth stone surfaces. A simple palette of materials and colours were interwoven to create this beach house. Upon arrival an intricately crafted timber box acknowledges the point of entry, and opens up to reveal the garage. A glass canopy stretches out over the front door and streams of light from above draw you in. Out through further layers of glass to the back deck, extensive sea views beckon... Sunken timber decks on the beach side invite sand ...

Eggleston | Farkas Architects Meadow Creek House Framing The Views - Sitting on a large sloping site with western views to Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, Eggleston | Farkas Architects have created a house at one with its views and surroundings. From the start, the design of this great house was met with restrictions. The building height had to be minimised as covenants stipulated that new construction must minimise the impact upon existing views from surrounding neighbours. Similar requirements regarding trees meant that the building itself - not landscaping – had to offer privacy protection from neighbours to the north and south. The elongated design, with unrestricted views out to the sounds and mountains, is bordered by a small stream to the south, perhaps inspiration for the site’s water features and project name. Entry bridge with cantilevered dining room - Courtesy of Jim Van Gundy Program Indoor/outdoor living was the focus for this single family residence, o...

Nabil Gholam Architecture & Planning F House High up on Mount Lebanon, away from the hustle and bustle of Beirut, is the F House in Dahr el Sawan. A Mediterranean masterpiece by Nabil Gholam Architecture & Planning . [Article by Ayssar Arida ] The brief A high profile young couple with 2 children, the clients organized a competition for a new family residence to live and entertain in as their home in Lebanon. The general program consisted of 5 en-suite bedrooms for family and guests, generous indoors and outdoors living, dining, and recreation areas to complement the couple's social lifestyle, plus the usual amenities. The brief was much less straightforward: while the aim was to have a modern Mediterranean house (“not organic, not monolithic”), the couple brought two very different stylistic expectations into it. He grew up in a family that had been living in modern architecture (including houses by Mallet-Stevens and Niemeyer) since the 1960s, in Lebanon, Europe and the...