Matarangi house by Sumich Chaplin Architects

... in New Zealand. Perfect balance between interiors and exteriors. Breathing architecture - inspiring!


www.sumich.co.nz

found via: Casa trés chic

Barcode house by David Jameson

A new, elegant building added to an old brick row house in Washington. Open interiors... yes!


www.davidjamesonarchitect.com

via: Architizer

Residência Artigas photographed by Pedro Kok

Modernist architecture: residence in São Paulo, Brasil, 1969.
Still fascinated by João Batista Vilanova Artigas!


www.pedrokok.com.br

João Vilanova Artigas

Blue: structural elements (columns and walls), yellow and red: nonload-bearing walls. Modernist logic. Or poetry? Any associations? Piet Mondrian! Two beautiful houses designed by Brazilian modernist architect João Vilanova Artigas.

via: domus


Piet Mondrian, Tableau 2, 1922

Rural vs urban

An old, idyllic farm, hidden among the peaceful villages of the moraine landscape just outside Vienna. Bought by an architect couple Carmen Wiederin and Philipp Tschofen, soon became much more than a summer retreat. In the begining the only plan was to enjoy the quiet rural life: hung a hammock between two apple trees, plant tomatoes... and renovate the house, of course.

The project turned out to be an important learning experience - it required do-it-yourself skills and mostly traditional construction methods. It went so well that the architects (running the successful studio Propeller Z in Vienna) started thinking about creating something entirely new.

The modern house they designed compliments the surroundings in a balanced, elegant way. Designed proportionally, it doesn't overwhelm the old house and it's hardly visible from the road outside the farm. Aluminum-covered walls contrast beautifully with the nature around, and the wooden planks at the back refer to the style of reginal buildings.

photography: Propeller Z and Christian Schaulin (via: Vårt Nya Hem)

Hill Plains House by Wolveridge Architects

Raw minimalism... a beautiful house inspired by Australian farm buildings.
Design: Wolveridge Architects.

St. Jakobus Church conversion by Zecc Architects

One more interesting adaptation by Zecc Architects: abandoned St. Jakobus Church in Utrecht transformed into a spacious residence.

see more adapted church buildings here: sacrum vs profanum

photo © Frank Hanswijk  via: yatzer