The private dwelling is a particularly favorable place in which to enjoy double-height spaces. This design strategy not only allows vertical spaces to be connected, but also enriches the functional and aesthetic possibilities of a building; often used in living rooms and kitchens, these spaces are designed to generate encounters between occupants. In this Photos of the Week selection, we present images by renowned photographers such as Kim Zwarts, Rena Lorenz, and Shigeo Ogawa.
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11 Houses With Gorgeous Double-Height Spaces
Seacliff House / Michael C.F. Chan & Associates
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Architects: Michael C.F. Chan & Associates
- Area: 5676 ft²
- Year: 2012
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Manufacturers: Samuel Cabot Incorporated, Samuel Cabot Incorporated
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Professionals: SWA Group, Ish Jhamb & Associates, Michael C.F. Chan & Associates
Residence of Hsieh / Platino Interior Design
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Architects: Platino Interior Design
- Area: 248 m²
- Year: 2016
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Manufacturers: Hunter Douglas, Kartell
15 Houses and Their Inhabitants: The Best Photos of the Week
We are accustomed to seeing photographs in which architecture is recorded without any occupants, or perhaps captured only with models who give scale to the spaces shown. However, in recent years architectural photographers have increasingly decided to humanize the houses they document, presenting not only their architecture, but also those who inhabit these buildings. In this week's best photos, we present a selection of 15 houses captured by renowned photographers such as Luc Roymans, Adrien Williams and Fernando Schapochnik.
22 Skinny Houses With a Narrow Footprint and a Broad Impact
Skinny houses have a wider appeal than their footprint would suggest. With cities becoming denser, and land becoming rare and expensive, architects are increasingly challenged to design in urban infill spaces previously overlooked. Although designing within these unusual parameters can be difficult, they often require an individual, sensitive response, which can often lead to innovative, playful, even inspiring results. With that in mind, here are 22 houses with a narrow footprint, and a broad impact.
Hollywood: Design an Iconic Home of the Future
Arch Out Loud is partnering with Last House on Mulholland to host the HOLLYWOOD design competition. The competition asks participants to design a house of the future which demonstrates the use of innovative technology, integrative environmental strategies and capitalizes on the iconic prominence of its site beneath the famed Hollywood sign. The competition serves as a design charette generating ideas about the potential for what the site could become and how it can inspire the future of residential design.
Mrs. Fan's Plugin House / People's Architecture Office
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Architects: People's Architecture Office
- Year: 2016
Zhu’an Residence / Zhaoyang Architects
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Architects: Zhaoyang Architects
- Area: 426 m²
- Year: 2016
AD Classics: Palazzo Santa Sofia / The Ca d’Oro
Sitting on the northern bank of Venice's Grand Canal is a great house whose ornately carved marble facade only hints at its original splendor. The Palazzo Santa Sofia—or the Ca D’Oro (House of Gold), as it is also known—is one of the most notable examples of late Venetian Gothic architecture, which combined the existing threads of Gothic, Moorish, and Byzantine architecture into a unique aesthetic that symbolized the Venetian Republic’s cosmopolitan mercantile empire. Built to serve as the grand residence of wealthy Venetian businessman and politician Marin Contarini, the palazzo has seen a number of owners and renovations over its lifetime before ultimately coming to serve as a museum for medieval painting and sculpture.[1]
Housing L / in:Flux architecture
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Architects: in:Flux architecture
- Area: 15000 m²
- Year: 2015
Hoff Residence / Galeria 733
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Architects: Galeria 733
- Area: 220 m²
- Year: 2012
Aurelia House / Jorge Hernández de la Garza
A.B. House / Andreescu & Gaivoronschi
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Architects: Andreescu & Gaivoronschi
- Area: 300 m²
- Year: 2013