Breeze blocks on the exterior of this Bangkok home provide passive airflow and privacy, while also offering passersby glimpses of a bright-yellow courtyard interior.
The design of this New York residence is organized around three guiding principles: environmental harmony, aging-in-place, and wellness-oriented gathering.
In a neighborhood where skinny houses on narrow lots are the norm, a three-story residence features a long vertical atrium that brings daylight from roof to ground and from front to back.
From the Aalto pendants to the birch-leaf motif of the plaster crown molding, there's no doubting the heritage of the client behind this exceptionally detailed Passive House renovation.
The redesign of the Noe Valley apartment emphasizes functionality with a material palette that draws on inspiration from Northern California's forests.