https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1961 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14869 Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14869-garden-house-by-sebastian-mariscal-studio Garden-House-01-B.jpg The Garden House's dining room. Photo © Rafael Gamo http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14538 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:05:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14538-zenteno-house-by-sebastian-mariscal-studio-alfonso-frade Zenteno-House-01.jpg The Zenteno House in Mexico City, photo © Rafael Gamo Dense foliage and simple rectangular forms evoke an ancient wonder in California.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13987 Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13987-agahnia-house-by-sebastian-mariscal-studio The entrance on the street appears unassuming amid planting, which softens the clustered volumes clad in blue limestone. Photo © Paúl Rivera Light monitors pop up among the roof’s dense flora. Photo © Paúl Rivera While the house seems to be one level from the street, at the back, the drop in the slope allows a lower level for recreational spaces to be tucked under the living and dining areas, where expanses of glass and open decks make the most of the west-facing view to a golf course and the Pacific Ocean. Photo © Paúl Rivera While the house seems to be one level from the street, at the back, the drop in the slope allows a lower level for recreational spaces to be tucked under the living and dining areas, where expanses of glass and open decks make the most of the west-facing view to a golf course and the Pacific Ocean. Photo © Paúl Rivera A gridded wood screen separates the public areas from the interior courtyard, which affords privacy to the guest bedroom behind it. Photo © Paúl Rivera The living and dining areas open onto a wood deck. Sliding glass doors under an elongated steel beam create a column-free space 50 feet long. Photo © Paúl Rivera At the north end of the deck is the master bedroom. Photo © Paúl Rivera Image courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Image courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Concrete can wear many faces. In the wrong hands it goes cold and clinical, the stuff of a thousand Brutalist eyesores.

]]> 1404-phoenix-house-sebastian-mariscal-studio.asp Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/8818-phoenix-house On the west side of the house, the master bedroom and bath spill out to the pool, while the living and dining rooms overlook it from the second floor. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaOn the west side of the house, the master bedroom and bath spill out to the pool, while the living and dining rooms overlook it from the second floor. Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani Vines growing on the driveway facade soften the house’s hard-edged volumes. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaVines growing on the driveway facade soften the house’s hard-edged volumes.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani The fine grain of Douglas fir formwork adds texture to concrete walls, which continue on the inside of the main entry from the outside. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaThe fine grain of Douglas fir formwork adds texture to concrete walls, which continue on the inside of the main entry from the outside.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani The house presents a mostly solid exterior to its neighbors. It opens up to the elements with an entry courtyard, interior gardens, and voids bringing air and light to areas such as the dining room on Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaThe house presents a mostly solid exterior to its neighbors. It opens up to the elements with an entry courtyard, interior gardens, and voids bringing air and light to areas such as the dining room on the second floor.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani Voids bring air and light to areas such as the dining room on the second floor. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaVoids bring air and light to areas such as the dining room on the second floor.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani Sharp contrasts between light and shadow animate a bridge connecting the stairway to the living spaces. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaSharp contrasts between light and shadow animate a bridge connecting the stairway to the living spaces.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani A double-height bedroom for the clients’ youngest son is illuminated from a skylight and has access to a small patio. Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaA double-height bedroom for the clients’ youngest son is illuminated from a skylight and has access to a small patio.Photo © Yoshihiro Koitani Phoenix House Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaImage courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Phoenix House Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaImage courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Phoenix House Phoenix HouseSebastian Mariscal StudioCardiff-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaImage courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) Hell’s Kitchen, a gritty, rapidly gentrifying district on Midtown Manhattan’s west side, buzzes with a mix of prewar residential and commercial buildings, Modern towers, hotels, theaters, and shops.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12357 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12357-pio-pio-restaurant Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Photo © Paúl Rivera / archphoto.com Image courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Image courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio Image courtesy Sebastian Mariscal Studio