Collection by McBride Architects
The house is oriented north-south, with the broad side of the structure facing east-west. This guarantees not only gorgeous views of the sunset, but also minimizes wind exposure.
The house is oriented north-south, with the broad side of the structure facing east-west. This guarantees not only gorgeous views of the sunset, but also minimizes wind exposure.
The home's archetypal form rises from the windswept caatinga, a vast stretch of flat, semiarid land where the northeastern tip of the country juts into the Atlantic.
The home's archetypal form rises from the windswept caatinga, a vast stretch of flat, semiarid land where the northeastern tip of the country juts into the Atlantic.
Authors Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley started writing Until Proven Safe, a book about medieval quarantine architecture, long before COVID-19.
Authors Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley started writing Until Proven Safe, a book about medieval quarantine architecture, long before COVID-19.
Danish architects John Lassen and Joanna Tench renovated the interior of this quaint 1960s thatched-roof cottage in North Jutland, giving it a clean, modern face-lift.
Danish architects John Lassen and Joanna Tench renovated the interior of this quaint 1960s thatched-roof cottage in North Jutland, giving it a clean, modern face-lift.
“We love geometry—we believe it can help us to establish an order between ourselves and nature,” explain Vietnam-based Gerira Architects.
“We love geometry—we believe it can help us to establish an order between ourselves and nature,” explain Vietnam-based Gerira Architects.
Perkins & Will designs a mountaintop Passive House that takes energy efficiency to the next level.
Perkins & Will designs a mountaintop Passive House that takes energy efficiency to the next level.
The arched windows provide a treehouse-like experience for some of the bedrooms.
The arched windows provide a treehouse-like experience for some of the bedrooms.
The wide upper portion of the arched window in the kitchen/dining space brings sunlight into the interior.
The wide upper portion of the arched window in the kitchen/dining space brings sunlight into the interior.
The window in the open-plan kitchen/dining space takes the form of an inverted arch, framing treetops around the site.
The window in the open-plan kitchen/dining space takes the form of an inverted arch, framing treetops around the site.
A ribbon-like spiral staircase leads from the open-plan living area to the second level, where the bedrooms are located.
A ribbon-like spiral staircase leads from the open-plan living area to the second level, where the bedrooms are located.