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House in Tamba by MIDW in Kyoto explores how architecture can emerge from terrain through a restrained system of floor, walls, beams and roof, forming a continuous relationship between interior space and landscape.
House in Gurre by Office Kim Lenschow is a 220 square metre single family house located in Gurre near Elsinore, Denmark, completed in 2024. Set within a dense forest of oak and beech trees, the project responds to filtered light and enclosed views through a composition of stepped volumes that create courtyards, niches, and layered interior spaces. The house is organised through equal spatial units and shifting floor levels, producing a flexible open plan articulated through sectional variation. A central courtyard brings light into the core of the house, inspired by forest clearings. Constructed from porous concrete blocks with a timber frame, the building expresses a clear tectonic language where materials and structural elements remain visible. The project explores the relationship between architecture and landscape through depth, rhythm, and material clarity.
This experimental suburban house disrupts the traditional pitched roof through curved geometry, playful colours and sculptural interior columns.
A compact family house in Osaka transforms a narrow flagpole lot into a layered interior landscape shaped by a central skylight and shifting floor levels.
This narrow single storey house in Kashiwara, Japan, uses a central sunroom as an acoustic buffer against railway noise while creating a continuous living space for two residents.
Nestled beside a quiet river in a residential enclave, this house is shaped by two conditions: dense planting and a wide western view toward the river’s bend, with a road
Humo House in southern Chile reshapes an 11-metre cube into a split-volume home balancing openness and shelter, with timber slat cladding, triple-height public space, and a larch-trunk table that merges kitchen and dining.
Kahn never treated the house as minor work. In the house he kept architecture close to its beginning, in the room he clarified its limits, and in the window he tested whether those limits could meet the world.
Earthenware House is a renovation project of a narrow tube house located in Lái Thiêu—a region known for its Southern Vietnamese ceramic craft tradition dating back to the 18th century. The homeowner, a building contractor and craftsman, wanted to retain the original structure while integrating nature, light, and artisanal textures to nurture daily creative inspiration. We approached the design as if shaping a piece of fired clay. The house is formed by three interconnected volumes, reminiscent of three clay pots embracing one another, solid yet earthy, raw yet harmonious. A rooftop terrace was added to accommodate informal gatherings under the open sky, echoing the communal lifestyle of the region. Greenery was introduced in a way that makes the house feel as though it has grown from the soil itself. To express the tactile essence of terracotta, we selected materials such as ceramic bricks, reclaimed wood, raw steel, and developed a new wall finish made from local clay mixed with cement and additives – evoking the feel of fired earth while adapting to the local climate. Interior details were handcrafted by the owner – from ceramic handles to recycled-material furniture – making the home a deeply personal dialogue between past and present, nature and people, culture and sustainable architecture.
