The Japanese Wooden House in Wakura, Japan, was designed by Archivi Architects & Associates. This house design was dominated by wood in exterior and interior. The building was made from local wood such as Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress, while lauan plywoods were used for the ceilings. Incoming search terms for the article: minimalist architecture blog  EXPERIMENTAL [...]

This house was planned by Opus 5 Architects, Bruno Decaris and Agnes Pontremoli. It was situated on Belle-ile-en-Mer, the biggest island of Britany which was famous for its protected and wild lands. The construction of a unique model of ‘neo-Britannic’ style was imposed by some strict architectural rules. The same little houses were dispersed all [...]

A hill in Alibag was the site for this home. Conceptually, a departure from the “stepped terrace” typology that one would conventionally employ on a heavily contoured site was the design of the home. Instead, a cuboid that was tilted and suspended over the ground was deconstructed. It seemed to simultaneously ‘float’ and ‘flow’ down [...]

‘The Internal Garden in Chitose’ It was located in Chitose City, Hokkaido. The Type of Building was single resident. The Site Area was 213.3 sq metres. The Building Area was 85.2 sq metres. The Total Floor Area was 103.8 sq metres. The Structure of the Building was wooden structure. The Scale of the Building was [...]

The Chilean architectural practice Assadi & Pulido designed the single family villa. It was situated on a a slope with 25% average gradient with an impressing belvedere toward the valley of Chicureo, a zone peripheral to the city of Santiago. Instead of fulfilling the briefing of the commissioning real estate firm, which asked for a [...]