Although located in a neighborhood near Kyoto known for its historical buildings, this house is in a newly developed residential area marked by contemporary architecture.
The clients wanted to keep a low-profile for their new residence, with an emphasis on sustainable, natural materials that blended in with the rural landscape.
The MTY house is located in San Pedro Garza Garc'a in northern Mexico, in a partially wooded area that has recently been developed into 107,639 square foot lots and with stringent environmental protection regulations.
The clients, for their sprawling, 365-acre working farm in Dutchess County, New York, requested a quiet weekend house patterned after Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Farnsworth House (1951).
Architect Pitsou Kedem designed a single-family residence north of Tel Aviv in the affluent town of Kfar Shmaryahu, located near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Site Size: 840 square feet Project Size: 4,000 square feet Program: The clients desired a live-work space for their five-story, single-family townhouse in Hanoi, Vietnam. Each floor has a specific function: the ground level is for parking, the second level is an office, the third level has living and dining areas, and the fourth and fifth floors are devoted to bedrooms. To maximize privacy, the office has a separate entrance and staircase. Solution: The building, made of cast-in-place reinforced concrete, is edged with recessed terraces clad in operable wood screens for privacy and added security. Behind the screens, operable glass
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