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Jean Stoffer Design

BENT Annexe / BENT Architecture ph: Tatjana Pitt

House in Rubielos de Mora / Ramon Esteve ph: Mariela Apollonio

The Gilded Iguana Hotel / Studio Saxe ph: Andres Garcia Lachner

Fez House Álvaro Siza Vieira

Amini House / Shoresh Abed ph: Farshid Nasrabadi

Elías Rizo Arquitectos ph: Marcos García

union bay res ~ deforest architects | photos © ben benschneider

Built on a sloped terrain on the southern coast of Crete, in the Agia Galini village, just 165 nautical miles from the Sahara desert, Ring House makes this dry hilly landscape its home in a creative way. The clients hired decaACHITECTURE to design a contemporary dwelling that embraces nature. The structure departs from the typology of the modern house Greece is renowned for, displaying the best of modern Greek architecture. A deep respect for nature and a desire to preserve the landscape lies at the heart of the entire concept. The ring-shaped house settles into the sloped hill, with its volumes following the topography of the land.

Based in Peru, Llama Urban Design celebrate a sustainable approach to contemporary architecture. For the creation of the ‘Bridgehouse’ residence, the studio has used locally sourced timber to connect two mounds of earth in a trapeze-shaped bridge structure, allowing the natural environment to exist untouched underneath. As the architects explain, the home “sits across the steepest part of the slope, drawing a 38-metre-long horizontal line that acts as a counterpoint to the landscape.” Llama Urban Design has implemented an open-plan layout with a core living and dining space, flooded with natural light through panoramic glass walls. The residence is entered from either side of the bridge, and a roof deck is accessed via metal staircases attached to the house’s exterior.

Latham House / Urko Sanchez Architects ph: Alberto Heras

Stone Clubhouse / GRAS Arquitectos ph: José Hevia

ORIGIN is an exceptional cabin, a unique and tailor-made project. The architectural challenge for Atelier LAVIT was to create a functional and comfortable hotel room, being faithful to the first inspiration of the project: a bird-nest. The design of the cabin, coupled with the construction techniques, led to a rationalization of the assembly logic of the branches collected by the birds to create their impregnable shelters.