Beautiful Home in Herzlia Pituach by Witt Architects

Home in Herzlia Pituach is a residential project completed by Witt Architects.

The luxurious home is located in Herzlia Pituach, a wealthy beachfront district in Herzliya, Israel.

Home in Herzlia Pituach by Witt Architects:

“On a dunam plot in Herzliya Pituach we’ve built a house of 2 floors , 400 sqm (4,306 sqft) and 200 sqm (2,153 sqft) basement.The project was created out of the desire of the owner to which will result in a harmonious blend between modern and classic elements while maintaining a continuous relationship between inside and out.As part of the architectural perception of the structure, it was decided to build on two buildings.

One building contains on the ground floor, the living room and upstairs to the master bedroom. The second building includes the ground floor kitchen and the family room and the bedrooms of children. The two detached buildings connected into one unit by the structure of a cube of glass and iron with a zinc roof. The two buildings were in classic style characterization facades with wooden shutters and wooden Windows, while the cube is given a modern look. Between the two buildings is a wooden bridge and wooden steps leading down from it.

From the street you pass through an iron gate and go directly to the garden patio. The garden leads to the entrance which is located in between the two separate buildings.The garden path pavement continues inside the House and the building feels like it’s going on between the two structures. The dining room is located on that “street”.

The same street continues out to the rear garden to a wide pergola.The “street” was paved with basalt tiles flooring. The two buildings have a parquet oak floor. The basement also has a strong relationship with outside the building.Our challenge in this project was to maintain the connection between the inside and the outside and the combination of the modern classic looks with the modern look.”

 

Elegant Home in Taiwan by Fertility Design

Home in Taiwan is a residential project completed by Fertility Design.
The home is located in Taiwan.

 This house is very beautiful
other than that the house is dominated by dark colors. which gives an elegant impression.
with a design that is so comfortable.
This home has a room which is quite spacious.

Classic Madrid Penthouse by A-cero

Madrid Penthouse is a private residence designed by A-cero.
The sleek apartment is perched atop a tall building in Madrid, Spain and covers an area of 1,399 square feet.
  
This apartment is very beautiful. Besides this apartment is dominated by the color white.

With a design that is so comfortable.This apartment also has a room large enough.

Modern Loft in Paris by Maxime Jansens

Loft in Paris is a private home designed by Maxime Jansens in 2014.
As its name suggests, the 1,399-square-foot home is located in Paris, France.

Loft in Paris by Maxime Jansens:

“The structure is an ancient 130sqm (1,399sqft) craft shop located in eastern Paris, in an old courtyard.

Two old patios have been covered by skylights.

Inside spaces are mostly lit by these skylights and have few windows on the outside. For instance, the two children bedrooms have no window on the outside, and are lit only through the glass walls.

As the clients wished to live in an open space, we left as few partitions as possible, and used transparent walls as much as possible.

As there was a lot of space for these two bedrooms we were able to hide the bathroom behind them, leaving free the space under the skylight for working and playing.

The reduced budget led us to limit the work to a minimum, and to focus on raw finishes. The bias was to choose quality materials used simply to express their intrinsic qualities.”

Modern Petite Surface à Paris by Richard Guilbault

Petite Surface à Paris is a project completed by Richard Guilbault in 2015.

The apartment covers a mere 323 square feet, and is located in Paris, France.

Petite Surface à Paris by Richard Guilbault:

“This 30 sqm (323 sqft) flat transformed by the architect Richard Guilbault was first divided into 4 very dark rooms difficult to fit out. Today occupied by a young couple, the ambition of this full update was to create a dynamical and bright living room, to optimize the use of the private rooms and to maximize the possibility of storage space.

With the new space organization, the living room takes up 2/3 of the living surface area (instead of 1/3 before) and enjoys the light coming from the 4 windows of the flat. The custom-made bathroom is comfortable and takes up only 2.3 sqm (24.8 sqft). Discreet and intimate, the new sleeping space hides a voluminous storage chest; the raising of the bed makes an atypical and comfortable space, like a cabin; the wide sliding door allows to be isolated from the living room.

Since the entrance, a long wall of storage is running along the complete length of the flat. It is punctuated by 4 niches and a game of contrast between the white and birch plywood front panels. This multipurpose piece of furniture, the backbone of the flat, absorbs all the technical needs of the flat and the different needs of the owners: electric panel, storage, appliances, pantry, fridge, wine cellar, TV, dressing room…

In this small area, everything is deliberately pure and refined. The white surfaces are a carrier for more natural substrates like birchwood or more graphic ones like the cement tiles and the kitchen credenza in kaleidoscope mosaic.

The apparent connections of the former walls have been highlighted by a white concrete filling to tell the history of the flat. The creation of graphic lines enliven a classic wood floor in Parisian flat.”

Modern Living-Garden House in Katowice by KWK Promes

The contemporary home is located in Katowice, Poland.

Living-Garden House in Katowice by KWK Promes:

 “The house was built in Katowice, Poland. The form and materials represent local traditions – of Silesian worker settlements featuring red masonry walls and asphalt-lined gable roofs. 

Moreover, local plans enforced traditional development, which was, however, ultimately transformed – to ensure maximum privacy,

 the ground floor was set parallel to the road for the building to isolate the backyard garden from the road,

 whereas the first floor was shifted at 90 degrees to overhang and penetrate the garden.

 The building has thus acquired two faces. 

Street-side, it is enclosed, inaccessible, raising the comfort of its residents, guaranteeing maximum intimacy.

 In turn, garden-side, it is full of glazed surfaces overlooking the environment. 

A living-garden is created under the ledge. On warm days, after removing the glass partitions, indoor space merges with the garden, the flooring transforms into grass.

The magnificent ledge rests on two reinforced concrete walls covered with stainless steel to produce a dematerializing effect. Indoor space penetrates the garden both physically and deceptively.

Wall fragments in the living section meet the expectations of investors to form a piece of intimate space (a home cinema is created after closing the curtains).

The first floor is the night section overlooking terraces located on the flat roof of the ground floor.

Technologies and materials

The house is built in monolithic construction and finished with clinker brick. However, not only external walls are veneered in brickwork, but the garage gates are covered with it too.

The roofing features grey EPDM membranes and hidden gutters.

As a result of shifting buiding’s structure at 90 degrees the cladding of upper teraces and soffit panels features the same material – wood, delivered from the local suppliers. 

The bottom of the stairs is way the same material.

The interior of brick ground and first floor is kept white. The flooring is made of polyurethane resin and both walls and furnishing is finished with glossy lacquered MDF boards.

Living-garden space underneath the ledge is treated with different materials that emphasize integration with nature.

 Flooring becomes reminescence of grass, and external glass partitions, provided by Skyframe, may entirely be removed and hidden in a wall niche.

The ledge is supported by reinforced concrete walls that create intimate space of home theathre. From the outdoor they are covered with mirror stainless steel and with the adjoining living-garden they give an impression of nature flowing under the building. Its interior however is kept in dark colours.

 Floor is covered with carpeting, walls are finished with the same fabrics as the sofa and ceilling is made of mirror stainless steel. 

This space opens towards the southern garden by Skyframe glazing and towards living-garden as well – in these openings the curtains are provided, allowing privacy during screening.”

Modern Notre Ntam’ by Z-level

The home is located Agios Fokas, Greece, and has stunning views off the coast

Notre Ntam’ by Z-level:

“This project is located on the point of Agios Fokas on the south-westernside of the island of Lesvos on an agricultural greenfield site amongst the olive groves. 

The only structures of the area are small agricultural buildings – ntam”.

 Topographically, the 3.5 hectare (8.6 acres) seaside plot is on an incline and planted with 300 olive trees. 

The owners, two brothers and their families, are city dwellers, used to living in Athens and Boston, decided to forge new bonds with the land of their ancestors.

The basic issues of the design were incorporating the residences in the topography of the landscape;

 low-impact accessibility; developing a dialectic between the two buildings;

 making use of the unconfined view; incorporating bioclimatic elements; and using natural materials.

 The design was intended to re-interpret local vernacular references,

 which are not drawn from traditional residential architecture on Lesvos, but from early industrial buildings located there.

 The dominant theme was how to handle an exceptional site with favourable conditions in difficult times.

The residences were situated with an eye to incorporating them in the hillside, placing them below the level of the skyline, 

in the olive grove, leaving the landscape that surrounds them intact. 

Of the 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) that comprise the plot, 600 sq.m. (6,458.4 sq.ft) were covered by hard materials,

 while the remaining land was left covered by earth, and the old olive grove terraces were recorded and repaired.

The residences were placed parallel to the elevation contour lines,

 between the end of the olive grove and the start of the seaside terrain, functioning as a passage from the land to the sea. 

This zone allows a flow of the landscape and marks the boundary between a solid and a light side: 

the elevation facing the olive grove is stone, with openings that isolate segments of the landscape, 

while the elevation facing the sea in transparent and unified.

The building appears to rise from the ground in which it is rooted on the side of the olive grove and to levitate on the side of the sea.

 As you approach the building and walk through it, its spaces unfold like a movie, and the sea appears gradually, 

framed initially by openings of the stone elevation; then through shady arcades and deep verandas,

 that protect from the sun; and, finally, the view opens up on the platform above the cliff.

The two buildings are connected at the level of the roofs, which constitute a conceptual continuity, following the shape of the hill on a lower level.

Both buildings were designed using the same design principles and comprise variations on a theme,

 being respectively 150sq.m. (1,614.6sq.ft) and 250sq.m. (2,691sq.ft) builds.

The houses are on the ground level and shaped as elongated rectangles,

 designed on the bioclimatic principles of using openings on either side, ventilation and shading.

 The multi-level inclined roof creates a single room space at its highest point, with an open balcony that faces the interior of the residence. 

This final level has glass sides with opening segments which help remove the warm air by drawing it away.

Maintaining the interior and exterior spaces at the same level fosters a sense of cohesion and flow,

 while also allowing access for the handicapped, who have access to all areas. 

The pool was created to be enjoyed by those who have difficulty getting down to the sea.

The outdoor areas are designed to be autonomous from the interior, to suit the requirements of the owners and their visitors, with an outdoor kitchen,

 a vegetable garden, as well as seating, eating and bathroom areas, as well as the facilities for outdoor film showings.

The weight bearing  structure  is metal and  the  filling  materials  stone and light  wall-building with external  insulation façade. 

Local materials were used, including Polychnitos stone and natural earths to colour the cement on the roof and the roads. 

Sustainable heating systems were used.”