The Place of Houses

White Sands, Carmel by the Sea, California, United States,

Courtesy: Field Architecture,

Landscaping: Joni L. Janecki & Associates,

Polamba House, Lampa, Chile - Abarca Palma Arquitectos

Ridge House, Columbia County, New York, USA,

Architecture: Worrell Yeung,

Interior Design: Colony,

Landscape Architect: Understory Landscape Architecture,

“Casa en el Torón II” Mazunte, Mexico,

IUA Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos,

House Wolin, Poland,

Pankowska & Rohrhofer,

Interior design: Kasia Pankowska, Manuel Rohrhofer,

Norton House, Venice, California, USA,

Frank Gehry’s Norton House was designed in 1984 for artist Lynn Norton and writer William Norton. It is a stunning example of Frank Gehry’s unique architectural style.

The Norton House is akin to a sculpture composed of commonplace materials that demonstrates Gehry’s creative approach to architecture.

Featuring a group of boxes connected by staircases, the house includes bedrooms, a studio, and living spaces. The most notable form is the studio, a purple box perched on a pillar, resembling a lifeguard station in honour of William Norton’s past as a lifeguard.

Mr Gehry’s design achieves coherence through fragmentation, with contrasting details uniting to create a unique whole. Incidentally, Gehry built the Norton House on a miniscule budget, using standard materials creatively.

Casa na Fazenda, Serra da Bocaina National Park, Brazil,

Arquipélago Arquitetos partners with architect Mariana Caires,

"Private Residence," Théoule-sur-Mer, France,

Villa Eden, Gardone, Italy - David Chipperfield

Cabin in Norderhov, Norway - Atelier Oslo

Kompis Architectes - House extension and renovation, Vessy 2022. Photos © Olivier Di Giambattista.

House of Chambers, Weiler, Austria,

Casa Shi, Morelia, Mexico,

Courtesy of HW Studio,

IH House, Bandung, Indonesia - Andramatin