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The Sarti house—like much of the furnishings inside—is neatly hidden amongst its more established counterparts. In the early evening, Sarti’s studio takes on a lanternlike appearance.
The Sarti house—like much of the furnishings inside—is neatly hidden amongst its more established counterparts. In the early evening, Sarti’s studio takes on a lanternlike appearance.
Rem rounds out the trio with his entryway, Blackbox, and Samsung Child Education and Culture Center. The long banks of glass windows are by far the most inviting of the three buildings, though the rougher, more industrial interiors offer a nice break with the pristine gallery space.
Rem rounds out the trio with his entryway, Blackbox, and Samsung Child Education and Culture Center. The long banks of glass windows are by far the most inviting of the three buildings, though the rougher, more industrial interiors offer a nice break with the pristine gallery space.
The bedrooms open up to the landscape for a tree house–like feel.
The bedrooms open up to the landscape for a tree house–like feel.
The bright and airy living room overlooks the verdant backyard, providing tree house-like vibes.
The bright and airy living room overlooks the verdant backyard, providing tree house-like vibes.
Rem Koolhaas's Los Angeles County Museum of Art was the inspiration for this poster.
Rem Koolhaas's Los Angeles County Museum of Art was the inspiration for this poster.
Skylab Architecture cantilevered the living volumes in order to minimize the building’s footprint and to create a tree house-like experience for the residents.
Skylab Architecture cantilevered the living volumes in order to minimize the building’s footprint and to create a tree house-like experience for the residents.
A new landscaped walk was added to bring pedestrians up to the house from the street, while new landscaping emphasizes the home's tree house-like feel.
A new landscaped walk was added to bring pedestrians up to the house from the street, while new landscaping emphasizes the home's tree house-like feel.
Koolhaas’s Delirious New York was published in 1978.
Koolhaas’s Delirious New York was published in 1978.
A few steps down from the living room is the oversized screened porch with an imposing fireplace, which connects to a first-floor master bedroom. Cantilevered over the surrounding canopy, it has a tree house-like feel.
A few steps down from the living room is the oversized screened porch with an imposing fireplace, which connects to a first-floor master bedroom. Cantilevered over the surrounding canopy, it has a tree house-like feel.
See a screening of Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library.
See a screening of Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect at the Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library.
Gartnavel garden. Art installation by Archie McConnel. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. Landscape Architect: Lily Jencks. © Nick Turner.
Gartnavel garden. Art installation by Archie McConnel. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. Landscape Architect: Lily Jencks. © Nick Turner.
Gartnavel interior. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
Gartnavel interior. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
Maggie's Gartnavel exterior. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
Maggie's Gartnavel exterior. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
Gartnavel kitchen table. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
Gartnavel kitchen table. Architect: Rem Koolhaas, OMA. © Nick Turner.
There is also a staircase that leads to a second bedroom and hammock/sitting area. The slight changes in elevation help to create added visual interest within the suite. To round out the house-like appearance, Larsen refers to the space around the wooden volume as the "outside garden," which is complete with a rain shower and step-down tub.
There is also a staircase that leads to a second bedroom and hammock/sitting area. The slight changes in elevation help to create added visual interest within the suite. To round out the house-like appearance, Larsen refers to the space around the wooden volume as the "outside garden," which is complete with a rain shower and step-down tub.
Claudy Jongstra kneels with a family cat in the yard behind her office and home, which she shares with her partner, Claudia Busson, and their two sons, Eabal and Jesk. Behind her is a small dinghy that the family uses to navigate the numerous irrigation canals that traverse the farmlands throughout Friesland. Despite its modest scale, Jongstra’s studio has worked on major collaborations with Hella Jongerius,Tord Boontje, Steven Holl, andRem Koolhaas, in addition tofashion design for Alexander van Slobbe and costume work for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
Claudy Jongstra kneels with a family cat in the yard behind her office and home, which she shares with her partner, Claudia Busson, and their two sons, Eabal and Jesk. Behind her is a small dinghy that the family uses to navigate the numerous irrigation canals that traverse the farmlands throughout Friesland. Despite its modest scale, Jongstra’s studio has worked on major collaborations with Hella Jongerius,Tord Boontje, Steven Holl, andRem Koolhaas, in addition tofashion design for Alexander van Slobbe and costume work for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
The home's additional two bedrooms boast cozy, tree house-like vibes.
The home's additional two bedrooms boast cozy, tree house-like vibes.
Light filled stairs create a tree house-like feeling upon entry to the residence.
Light filled stairs create a tree house-like feeling upon entry to the residence.
2006: Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, with Arup This massive, egg-shaped orb, like a blimp about to achieve flight, lit up Kensington Park during the summer of 2006, with a roof that literally floated free of the main structure. The structure played host to an array of event and live broadcasts, including a day-long discussion featuring Koolhaas dishing with leading designers, philosophers and filmmakers about the hidden levels of London. Photograph © 2006 John Offenbach
2006: Rem Koolhaas and Cecil Balmond, with Arup This massive, egg-shaped orb, like a blimp about to achieve flight, lit up Kensington Park during the summer of 2006, with a roof that literally floated free of the main structure. The structure played host to an array of event and live broadcasts, including a day-long discussion featuring Koolhaas dishing with leading designers, philosophers and filmmakers about the hidden levels of London. Photograph © 2006 John Offenbach
A recently listed gem in Berkeley, California, offers panoramic views, wood details galore, and a detached, tree house–like writing cottage.
A recently listed gem in Berkeley, California, offers panoramic views, wood details galore, and a detached, tree house–like writing cottage.
A cozy study area awaits at the base of the top floor. A circular stained-glass window infuses the tree house-like space with whimsical flair.
A cozy study area awaits at the base of the top floor. A circular stained-glass window infuses the tree house-like space with whimsical flair.
The master suite was designed to look feminine but also cold, a visual representation of Helen Smith as the perfect Nazi housewife.
The master suite was designed to look feminine but also cold, a visual representation of Helen Smith as the perfect Nazi housewife.
A more mirrorlike steel sheet by the entry distorts the already oversize kitchen cabinet pulls to fun house–like proportions.
A more mirrorlike steel sheet by the entry distorts the already oversize kitchen cabinet pulls to fun house–like proportions.
Walt Disney and “Housewife of Tomorrow” Pat Otis unveil the scale model of Monsanto’s House of Tomorrow at the Seventh National Plastics Exhibition at New York's Coliseum in 1956.
Walt Disney and “Housewife of Tomorrow” Pat Otis unveil the scale model of Monsanto’s House of Tomorrow at the Seventh National Plastics Exhibition at New York's Coliseum in 1956.
This majestic and modern Qatar National Library has sides that lift at the edges to form a diamond-shaped profile, and an interior that’s arranged around three aisles of book shelves that enclose a central, triangular space. “The idea was to make reading as accessible and as stimulating as possible to the population of Qatar,” says architect Rem Koolhaas. “We thought we could achieve that by creating a building that was almost a single room.”
This majestic and modern Qatar National Library has sides that lift at the edges to form a diamond-shaped profile, and an interior that’s arranged around three aisles of book shelves that enclose a central, triangular space. “The idea was to make reading as accessible and as stimulating as possible to the population of Qatar,” says architect Rem Koolhaas. “We thought we could achieve that by creating a building that was almost a single room.”
Creueta House-Living room.
Creueta House-Living room.
Rem Koolhaas, The New Yorker, 2005. Photographed by Steve Pyke.
Rem Koolhaas, The New Yorker, 2005. Photographed by Steve Pyke.
Set on the 34th floor, a reading nook and media room offers some of the best views in the house—if not in all of New York City.
Set on the 34th floor, a reading nook and media room offers some of the best views in the house—if not in all of New York City.
Composed with transparent slabs placed at 350mm intervals, the Primitive Future House by Sou Fujimoto Architects explores the variety of spaces created by these layers. Using 350mm as the main unit of measurement, they recreated the height of chairs (350mm), the 700mm height of desks (350 x 2), and the 175mm height of stairs (350 / 2) in a house-like topography.
Composed with transparent slabs placed at 350mm intervals, the Primitive Future House by Sou Fujimoto Architects explores the variety of spaces created by these layers. Using 350mm as the main unit of measurement, they recreated the height of chairs (350mm), the 700mm height of desks (350 x 2), and the 175mm height of stairs (350 / 2) in a house-like topography.
Seattlites undoubtedly will want to bask in the golden glow of their public library even when they've returned all their books. Rem Koolhaas's building is done real justice by Publique Living's print.
Seattlites undoubtedly will want to bask in the golden glow of their public library even when they've returned all their books. Rem Koolhaas's building is done real justice by Publique Living's print.
In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, architect Christian Arnold saw opportunity where others saw trouble. He took a sloping, triangular lot and designed a new home for his growing family—an open tree house–like structure on stilts that hovers at the quirky edge of a conventional neighborhood. Photo by Mike Sinclair.
In a leafy residential area a few miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri, architect Christian Arnold saw opportunity where others saw trouble. He took a sloping, triangular lot and designed a new home for his growing family—an open tree house–like structure on stilts that hovers at the quirky edge of a conventional neighborhood. Photo by Mike Sinclair.
Knoll will bring its new "Tools for Life" collection by OMA, which premiered at Salone del Mobile, to NeoCon. Shown here is the 04 Counter, a stacked, horizontal unit which can be rotated to form shelves and cantilevered benches. Below are the 05 Round Table and 01 Arm Chair.
Knoll will bring its new "Tools for Life" collection by OMA, which premiered at Salone del Mobile, to NeoCon. Shown here is the 04 Counter, a stacked, horizontal unit which can be rotated to form shelves and cantilevered benches. Below are the 05 Round Table and 01 Arm Chair.
Creueta House-Living room.
Creueta House-Living room.
“We wanted to daylight the main rooms of the house—living, kitchen, dining, and bedrooms—in a strong, architectural way that was integrated with the building,” says SHED Principal Prentis Hale.
“We wanted to daylight the main rooms of the house—living, kitchen, dining, and bedrooms—in a strong, architectural way that was integrated with the building,” says SHED Principal Prentis Hale.
Two-Way House-Dining
Two-Way House-Dining

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