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Contemporary H House, Salt Lake City
Utah-based design studio Axis Architects has designed the H-House project. Completed in 2008, the luxury hilltop residence overlooks Salt Lake City in Utah. According to the architects: “The H House is a modern residence located high on Salt Lake City’s East Bench on Devonshire. The living spaces of the house are oriented towards the expansive views of the valley and the Great Salt Lake. “One of the challenges of this project was to allow for the views to the west, while protecting the contemporary Salt Lake City house from the afternoon sun. A large overhanging shading device provides shade and gives a distinctive character to the house. “The volumes of the contemporary Utah house follow the slope of the terrain … Continue reading Contemporary H House, Salt Lake City
Contemporary Can Manuel d’en Corda, Formentera
Formentera-based design studio Marià Castelló Martínez has designed the Can Manuel d’en Corda project. The contemporary property can be found of the Vénda des Cap de Barbaria, in the west of the island of Formentera, Balearic Islands. According to the architects: “The main entrance of the house was placed in a southeast orientation to avoid the main road. Plus the extension of the contemporary Spanish home overlooks the best views to the northwest, which in turn overlooks the island of Es Vedra, an iconic element of the southern skyline of the neighbouring island of Ibiza. “The materials used in this contemporary Spanish property have been formalised with a limited palette of materials. Exposed original stone walls, but covered … Continue reading Contemporary Can Manuel d’en Corda, Formentera
Contemporary Noyack Creek Property, New York
Sag Harbor-based design studio Bates Masi Architects has designed the Noyack Creek Residence. The contemporary property can be found in Noyack, a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA. According to the architects: “The client, a New York actor, sought a retreat for relaxation and casual entertaining on a restrictive narrow lot fronting the tidal estuary of Noyack Creek. The contemporary New York house became a study in architectural theatre: a series of spaces in a carefully scripted sequence that subtly reflect his professional life. “The path begins at the front door where perforated privacy screens slide apart like a curtain, revealing the loft-like living and dining spaces. The direction of the deck boards … Continue reading Contemporary Noyack Creek Property, New York
Contemporary Power Street Property, Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne-based design studio Steve Domoney Architecture has designed the Power Street Residence. The single-storey contemporary home can be found in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. According to the architects: “This established contemporary Melbourne home had previously undergone renovation with rear additions providing family living, dining and kitchen spaces. These regrettably fell short of providing an agreeable layout and flow for the family, being awkward in configuration, somewhat confined in height and lacking in good natural light. A complete rethink of this space and its relationship to its garden setting was called for. It was agreed the best remedy would be to start afresh whilst generally keeping to the existing envelope so as not to diminish the available garden … Continue reading Contemporary Power Street Property, Melbourne, Australia
Contemporary SC PTV House, Mexico
Guadalajara-based architect Luis Aldrete has designed the SC PTV House. Completed in 2012, this two-storey contemporary property can be found in Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico. According to the architect: “The brief was the result of a process that is based on three factors which together articulate and give the narrative to ideas. The first response was how to adapt the now contemporary Mexican property to the land being consistent with their morphology to achieve better orientation, privacy and views in greater depth of field. “The second has to do with the idea of living outside the house generating station places, it forces a route that connects different parts of thecontemporary Mexican house. “And the third … Continue reading Contemporary SC PTV House, Mexico
