paul raff studio: cascade house

paul raff studio create a sustainable contemporary home in toronto’s conservative forest hill neighbourhood. the family home is composed of a series of volumes stacked on top of one another. the home is clad in muted black slate and covered in large expansive windows to let the natural light inside. the home is two and half soterys and is designed in an l-formation around an outdoor swimming pool. the orientation of the home and its windows was particularly set to maximize sun exposure. the heavy use of glass is best exemplified by the 13-foot front window made from 475 vertically stacked sheets of heavy, jagged-cut glass. the center of the home is accented with a black slate wall that is perforated with windows, running through each floor. the whole home covers 325m square.

from Designboom - Weblog

Saegeling Medizintechnik office by Gerd Priebe Architects and Consultants

German architects Gerd Priebe have completed a new office situated in the existing complex of medical equipment developers Saegeling Medizintechnik in Heidenau, Germany. (more…)

from Dezeen by Brad Turner

moho architects: media island wifi pavillion, alicante

spanish firm moho architects have designed media island - a wifi pavillion for miguel hernandez university campus in alicante, spain.

the building performs as a virtual interface providing public internet access and a singular meeting spot for students to hang out and relax .the star/shaped pavilion is divided into 5 different spaces surrounding a central courtyard that guaranties maximum natural lighting and ventilation. the island raises 1.5 meters from the natural level of the ground though an white gravel landscape, enforcing the identity and singularity of the pavilion as an 'object trouve' in the middle of the campus.

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Ladderstile House by ThreefoldArchitects

London practice ThreefoldArchitects have completed Ladderstile House, a luxury house on Richmond Park in London. (more…)

from Dezeen by Brad Turner

Big Dig House / Single Speed Design

The Big Dig is the most expensive highway project in the history of the US. The project included rerouting the Central Artery into a tunnel under the heart of Boston, requiring a tremendous engineering work due to underlaying metro lines and pipes and utility lines that would have to be replaced or moved. Tunnel workers encountered many unexpected geological and archaeological barriers, ranging from glacial debris to foundations of buried houses and a number of sunken ships lying within the reclaimed land.

The Big Dig House by Single Speed Design reutilizes materials from the Big Dig. In that aspect, it´s a remarkable example of recycling in architecture. Project description by the architects after the break.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

House G by Saunders Architecture

The house, designed by Saunders Architecture, lies like a white landmark in the soft landscape at Hjellestad, Norway.

Built with traditional Nordic materials, this futuristic house consists of 3 different sizes mounted in a random pattern. The house has an over-built outside space and the second floor covers the entrance below, helping the house work together with the rough climate.

from CoolBoom by Sylvia

Parish Church of Santa Monica / Vicens & Ramos

Following the guidance of the Diocesan Council of Temples and the program of requirements provided by the same and later adjusted to the needs of the Parish of Santa Monica, the building design integrates in one building all the spaces that correspond to Church, Parish offices and priest housing.

from Arch Daily by Ethel Baraona Pohl

Roosendaal Market Square Pavilion by René van Zuuk Architekten

René van Zuuk Architekten have completed a pavilion for the pedestrianised central market square at Roosendaal in the Netherlands. (more…)

from Dezeen by Brad Turner