Villaggi Veloci, Italy
Project Information Architect: Cino Zucchi Year: Our Comments Double skin system. The exterior layer is formed to facilitate water collection, and protect the internal ‘prism’ See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingStraw House, Eschenz, Switzerland
Project Information Architect: Felix Jerusalem Year: Our Comments A lightweight modular structure insulated with straw, it is raised from the ground on stilts to further assist insulation from cold. The exterior cladding is a plant based textile sheet. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingVals Spa, Graubünden, Switzerland
Project Information Architect: Peter Zumthor Year: 1966 Our Comments The interior space of this thermal spa complex has a basic, primordial atmosphere, enhanced by the skylight illumination giving its halls an unreal air. The pools appear as subterranean lakes inside a cave, creating calming and quiet spaces perfect for relaxation. See the rest of ourContinue reading
‘Schaffer’ House, Los Angeles, USA
Project Information Architect: John Lautner Year: 1949 Our Comments In the Schaffer house Lautner did not limit himself to fitting the different elements together, instead he reinvented them according to each space. He said that “architecture that accommodates to, and is involved with, the needs of people is the true architecture -live, fresh, hilarious- andContinue reading
Farnsworth House, Plano, USA
Project Information Architect: Mies Van der Rohe Year: 1946-51 Our Comments During his professional life the architect Mies Van der Rohe fought to achieve an architecture with universal character and simplicity, which was honest in the use of materials and structures. His creed is exemplified in the maxim “less is more”. See the rest ofContinue reading
‘Fagan’ House, Woodside, USA
Project Information Architect: William Wurster Year: 1920 Our Comments An exponent of the so-called Bay Region style, Wurster sites his houses with close a relationship to the place, using vernacular materials such as sequoia wood. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingWoodland House, Espoo, Finland
Project Information Architect: Olavi Koponen Year: 2004-06 Our Comments We like this house because it is an example of a building that is respectfully situated in natural surroundings. The gardens act as excellent mediators between built spaces and nature. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
Continue readingCasa do Pego, Sintra, Portugal
Project Information Architect: Álvaro Siza Vieira Year: 2008 Our Comments Smart use of wooden cladding on the different faces of the building. These are attached to strips, which in turn are fixed to an internal sheet that has already got the insulation on the outside. See the rest of our favourite architecture.
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