Ravine House is located in Rosedale at the edge of one of Toronto’s oldest forest ravine systems and just northeast of downtown. It presents itself as a contemporary building built on footprint of pre-existing 1950s bungalow. The site is about half of acre but the house occupies only small part of it. Although it’s designed...
House on Aggressively Slopping Site Dressed in a Metal Wrap
Jovanovic House is a renovation of the existing villa done by Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects. It’s located on a very aggressive slopping site in the Crestwood Hills Neighborhood of Los Angeles. The house is dressed in a continuos metal wrap that protects it from the sun and other weather conditions. The wrap also changes the geometry...
A Year Round Vacation Home – Cutler Residence by Murdock Young Architects
The Cutler Residence is designed by Murdock Young Architects with a minimal impact on the pristine landscape. A year round vacation home features amazing views of surroundings which are very calm and relaxing. It’s perched on a bluff overlooking Block Island Sound so these views mostly features waters of the Atlantic Ocean and woods. The...
Contemporary House with Clean and Simple Plan and Interior
This contemporary house has quite clean and simple plan that draws its inspiration from the unique site, consisting of dense canopy and unencumbered views of the surrounding canyons. Like the site, the house is composed of two distinct and equally appealing parts – private and public – that are defined by a thick interior wall...