This Spanish Architecture House has amazing views of of the estuary of A Corunna in its north side.The project is developed under these conditionings in two combined volumes that configure the different inside and outside spaces, development related directly with the sculptural “task” of extracting material of a compact volume. If we have to put a name to these way of working would be Eduardo Chillida. The house is, this way, clearly open to the sea and radically closed to the boundary of the access road.

Diandra Maselli and Elisa Costa of McGill University to be one of the most practical solutions to the design brief. While their exterior lacked the flourish of other finalists, the simplicity of materials and construction coupled with an intuitive floor plan struck me as one of the most viable architecture home designs.

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The project contains 54 luxury residential units with 6,000 square feet of street level retail space. The typical unit area equals 1,800 square feet—ranging from a 2,700 square foot, three bedroom penthouse to a 805 square foot, one bedroom apartment.
In the wake of the public reception (friendly and otherwise) of their Astor Place “Sculpture for [...]

Z House is a three level house with great outdoor terraces in 2 different levels. The unique view towards the sea is enhances both from the living rooms and from the outdoor terraces. Ramps lead from the surrounding garden to the indoor areas. The basement includes garage, storage, wine cellar, game rooms, bathrooms and a large indoor swimming-pool area with direct access to the garden. Plan 0 includes the main entrance hall, a utility room, bedrooms, bathrooms, an open kitchen and a large living room with direct access to the lowest roof terrace. The top floor includes master bathroom, master bedroom with walk-in closet and a smaller living room with a fireplace. The top floor has a unique panoramic view towards the sea and access to the top roof terrace surrounded by a hedge of bamboo. In the central part of the house a large wall painting underlines the triple high entrance hall creating a great vertical connection through the house.

Work Title: COLUMN AND SLAB
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Architect: Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko Tominaga / FT Architects
Principal Use: House
Total Floor Area: 105.6m2
Structure: Reinforced Concrete, Partly Wood, 3 stories
Katsuya Fukushima and Hiroko Tominaga of FT Architects have completed a residence called Column and Slab in Tokyo, Japan.
The three-storey building is situated on a narrow 5 x 14 metre site.
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