Modern Residential Design

Francisco Portugal e Gomes Casa Milhundos This place is another on my list of great layouts. Taken from Arkinetia - (Thanks for the dig last week on your blog!!) Admittedly it looks a little plonked into it's surroundings, but it does have the solar gain sympathetic layout, that I'm into and the pristine white rear structure seems "protected" by the rough black box in front. Moving through the house in a South - North direction the front one story slate/dark stone covered box contains the living and dining/kitchen areas. below this box is a huge cellar the length of the building. Moving back, through the entrance foyer, you arrive at the stairwell, wet wall with toilet beside the staircase, and a bedroom either side of these. This is repeated upstairs. The daytime and nighttime areas are separated and the Master bedroom could be upstairs away from it all. It's very minimalist, no doubt in response to the brief, but I think I'd like to open it up a little mor...