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Residence For An Adventurous Couple

Located between the Atlantic Ocean and a freshwater pond, this residence is for an adventurous couple and their four sons. They wanted a house for their large family and numerous guests with a lawn, swimming pool, pool house, garage, and sports courts on a site with a limited building envelope due to coastal and wetland zoning. Using the design approach of sculpting away rather than building up, the house is pared down until the experience of the extraordinary site is dominant. via

Unique Modern and Contemporary Apartment

Taiwan's WCH Studio boasts a portfolio filled with refreshingly unique modern and contemporary urban spaces. These city dwellings are atypical in their architectural dialogue and decor sensibilities. The apartment reflects all of this boutique firm's capabilities with its utilization of light and height in a multi-level format with rooms spanning out from a central dynamic staircase of steel and glass. The living room is furnished with a multi-use sofa + console and a single round coffee table which allows the room’s architecture to prevail.

House Surrounded by a Garden

A home that respond to the practical needs of family life and to create a feeling of sanctuary. Built over four floors, the living areas are open-plan. A minimalist weathered redwood and grey-shale street facade opens on to a sculptural arrival courtyard which in turn leads to an entrance gallery. The interior create an emotional and sensory journey when moving through the house. Furnishing are minimal and lines are kept simple and neutral. By utilising a restrained and raw base of textures and finishes, the decor feels natural and subtly organic. The overall ambiance is one of calm and serenity. ...

Dialogue House

Two volumes of light – one warm and one cool – one projected to the expansive horizon and one toward the canopy of the desert sky. Inspired by John Van Dyke’s ruminations on the phenomena of desert light, specifically “colored air” and “reflected light” in his 1901 book titled The Desert – Further Studies in Natural Appearances, the 2200 square foot Dialogue House is a gestalt instrument for touching the full range and specificity of this light, this “place”- day and night, season to season and year to year. via