vitrahaus

I'm quite impressed with this project by Herzog & de Meuron: your archetypal house shape extruded and stacked on top of each other, resulting in a series of intricate and interesting spaces as these shapes interact with each other.



From ArchDaily.

spectacular spaces

Coming across the work of 1100 Architects I am amazed by the gorgeous details, sweeping spaces and strong lines. I had such a tough time picking just a few favourites! Definitely worth checking out the rest of their work.


Love the details in this staircase.

Did I mention I liked round doors? This was an old vault door. Awesome!


Simple and elegant wall/window/doorway.

More stairs and bedrooms via Apartment Therapy.

korean furniture museum

I have always been intrigued by the traditional architecture of asia, and the very exacting design principles behind them. Not to mention their amazing integration with the garden - which is often as important as the building itself in the overall scheme of things. This beautiful building is a furniture museum, providing visitors an insight into it's own culture and history. Would be amazing to go visit.


From Designboom.

river flowing

Right back when I was a kid I always used to try to design my dream house. I don't think I ever got very far, beyond a few key features like "castle tower" and "horse stables" or something. However, one of the things I always wanted was to have a river going beneath the house. Wouldn't that be amazing? So lo and behold when I come across an actual project with a home stretched across a stream and it's just as beautiful as I always imagined it to be!


Kaweah Falls is situated in Sequoia National Park, California. It integrates with the site so well... plants grow wherever they can find purchase, almost enveloping the house, and the water seems to tuck beneath the building in the same way it might flow beneath a rock, hollowed out from years of erosion. It's like it has always been there and just one day people stumbled across it and made it a home.

From Landscape + Urbanism.

hello!

I have been enjoying reading design, inspiration and architecture blogs for a while now, and I am finding it hard to keep track of all the wonderful stuff that there is out there!

Therefore, I figured I could start my own with my favourite picks from the blogosphere (and maybe elsewhere, who knows?)

So, I will leave you today with a picture or two of the Otter Cove Residence in Carmel, California, designed by Sagan Piechota Architecture. Amazing location and just beautiful use of materials throughout the house.


From ArchDaily