Architecture

In a usual circumstance, the front of the house is the most important – not in our case. House 24 is sited on a triangular plot, a constraint that we took on as an opportunity to really engage with the siting and planning of the house – to achieve a meaningful footprint that actualised the client’s spatial, functional, and privacy requirement. Moreover, the site adjoins a lushly landscaped state land that we endeavoured to take advantage of at every available opportunity and every habitable space.

designed by anna-marie chin architects, the cabin is articulated by an asymmetrical roofline and black steel shell.
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This house is more than a weekend cottage. This house is an experiment. You approach it via a cul-de-sac that ends in a sheep fence towards the open moor. There is a grove of high junipers and a couple of white plastered houses visible. Embedded in a glade 5 meters to the right lies Juniper House. The house is barely visible, like a mirror of its own surroundings.

architect tomás reis raises concerns about the lack of public discussion about the reconstruction of the notre-dame de paris cathedral.
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What is the most unique feature? Colour concept, a mix of materials, high utilization of space through ‘space collage’