Urban Spa – Shubin + Donaldson Architects have remodelled this house to soak up its Malibu shore front location. Sliding doors and windows allow the residence to be open plan or sectioned off at will. The site elements of the highway and beach challenged, and dispatched with charming results.
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The initial task was to renovate [...]

The Cooper Hewitt, America’s National Design Museum, has unveiled design plans for an enlarged and enhanced facility to house its vast collection. The $64 million project, which is slated to begin construction in January 2009, is being led by Gluckman Mayner Architects with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects on board as Executive Architect.

The parents retreat above is accessed via a transparent stair tower that is by day a contemplative space and by night, a lantern. Materials are simple and lightweight. Floors are Black Japanned chipboard;translucent polycarbonate sheeting wraps around the outer wall of the bridge and staircase. Colour sections refer to the landscape, either through contrast like Chinese red accents, or concurrence in Grey, White and natural weathering timber

This Japanese Mountain House Architecture designed by Japanese architecture firm that usually as office design but now they try to build or design house but the result for their designing and decorating look good and gorgeous. Contemporary mountain home architecture for Japanese With the mountain range to the south and the sea to the north, [...]

The reverse roof slope drains off rising warm air through clerestories with the help of cool ocean cross breezes. In winter, the southern windows provide plenty of passive solar heating. The home is currently being offered for sale ($7,000,000) through the agents at Gallagher & Gallagher.