House M is located on the slope of Pöstlingberg-Hill in Linz, Austria. the cube is about 12×12m. it was established as far into the north-eastern corner of the site as building codes permit. that two sides have a very hermetic appearance, thus preventing neighbours from looking in. the house opens itself toward the [...]

Putney House is located on the south and west facing slopes of Putney Mountain, Vermont this house engages the landscape and reinterprets the simple volumes of Vermont rural architecture. The house is broken into three volumes arrayed around a large rock outcropping with open spaces that frame vistas of the Green Mountains. This house is [...]

The Grandview Drive house was designed by Deicke Richards is a small holiday residence on a long, narrow and steep site facing east towards the ocean in Coolum. The site of Grandview Drive Residence is visually prominent from a number of locations within Coolum and the house responds to the slope and vegetation without dominating [...]

N-House is a low budget project private residence would automatically be long stretched. Designed by Frank la Riviere Architects Inc, N-House was constructed on a deep plot of land in Aomori prefecture, in Owani-shi, Japan. This allowed for an exploration of a particular feel of transparence by making the depth of the space optically measurable [...]

Lima-based architect Juan Carlos Doblado featured in our 2006 architect’s directory. Since then, he’s completed several more beach houses on Playa del Sol and this structure, a spectacular new private house in the foothills of the Andes.

The new building comprises of two concrete pavilions, one nestled into the shallow slope, the other cantilevered forwards [...]

Utz-Sanby Architects have designed this house in the Church Point suburb of Sydney, Australia. The house has recently been listed for sale by the agents McGrath. This new house is on a steep sloping block, facing due East toward Pittwater. The decision to locate the house at the top of the slope toward the rear [...]