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Architects: John Lautner
- Area: 2200 ft²
- Year: 1960
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AD Classics: Malin "Chemosphere" Residence / John Lautner
Cedeira / MYCC
For this small residence situated deep into the hillside, MYCC designed a strong frame that outlines the overall house form, which is then sandwiched with rusted steel panels. The perforated panels are printed with different shades to represent a fragmented piece of the forest. These holes filter natural light during the day and conversely, filter artificial light during the night. The interior’s lofted condition overlooks a grand living space.
More images after the break.
Wurzburg Retreat / archimania
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Architects: archimania
- Area: 4829 ft²
- Year: 2009
Andreasgasse / BWM Architekten und Partner
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Architects: BWM Architekten und Partner
- Year: 2009
Loblolly House / Kieran Timberlake
Built on Taylors’ Island, Kieran Timberlake‘s Loblolly House is nestled into a grove of loblolly pines and responds in an “environmentally ethical” way to its surroundings. Lifted on skewed wooden pillars in order to rest lightly on the site, the residence seems to float amidst the trees and aims to put the focus on the natural environment, such as the sun, the trees and the Chesapeake Bay. The video shares some of the thought process, assembly and construction process as well as the finished project. We find the project extremely thoughtful and hope you enjoy the video!
AD Classics: House VI / Peter Eisenman
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Architects: Peter Eisenman
- Year: 1975
Project RE:FOCUS / University of Florida
We are always excited to see what the Solar Decathlon entries bring to the table. It is an extremely intense competition, rooted in the belief that highly efficient homes can be sustainable without sacrificing aesthetics or comfort. Throughout the months spent preparing their final houses, students from some of the best universities in the world strive to fuse technological innovation, sustainability and design into a functional entity.
The competition challenges students to think beyond the systems and strategies that are currently in use, thus, each proposal attempts to find innovative ways to approach the issues of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The University of Florida’s Project RE:FOCUS combines its Floridian vernacular language with a ‘back-to-basics’ approach to sustainable living. As such, the 800 sqf house rethinks traditional practices and “hopes to communicate the need to RE:FOCUS how, and in what, we live.”
More about the project and more images, including some great construction shots, after the break.
AD Classics: Vanna Venturi House / Robert Venturi
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Architects: Robert Venturi
- Year: 1964
Wave House / Patrick Nadeau
Our friends at Inhabitat shared Patrick Nadeau‘s Wave House with us to enjoy. Situated in Reims, France, the house features a new take on a green roof – a cascading green surface that blankets the artificial to disguise it as a grassy hill. While we enjoy the addition of any green roof, Nadeau’s approach of a roof that is integrated with the overall form of the house and is then blended into the larger landscape is a nice strategy.
More images and more about the home after the break.
AD Classics: MIT Baker House Dormitory / Alvar Aalto
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Architects: Alvar Aalto
- Year: 1948
AD Classics: Douglas House / Richard Meier & Partners
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Architects: Richard Meier & Partners
- Year: 1973
Midtown Skyscrapper / Christian de Portzamparc
Being awarded the Pritzker means you’ve hit it big. Having that ribbon placed around your neck proves you’re top dog in the architecture world and you’ve practically become a household name….doesn’t it? While that may seem that case for Gehry and Hadid, even Piano and Meier, the Pritzker’s seventeenth honoree, (France’s first laureate, in fact) Christian de Portzamparc sometimes feels forgotten.
AD Classics: Gwathmey Residence and Studio / Charles Gwathmey
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Architects: Charles Gwathmey
- Area: 1680 ft²
- Year: 1967
AD Classics: The Glass House / Philip Johnson
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Architects: Philip Johnson
- Year: 1949
AD Classics: Frederick C. Robie House / Frank Lloyd Wright
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Architects: Frank Lloyd Wright
- Year: 1910
AD Classics: Fallingwater House / Frank Lloyd Wright
AD Classics: The Farnsworth House / Mies van der Rohe
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Architects: Mies van der Rohe