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Margine draws on Salento’s vernacular architecture for minimalist Italian villa

April 10, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

A minimalist exterior of white render and local stone paving reference the traditional architecture of Italy’s Salento region at Casa Ulìa, a villa by local architecture studio Margine. Named Casa Ulìa, or Olive House, after the trees on the site, the 480-square-metre dwelling near Lecce was completed for a couple who wanted an “oasis of

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“Water mirror” reflects light into villa overlooking Lake Zurich by PPAA

April 9, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Mexican studio PPAA has completed a concrete villa beside Lake Zurich in Switzerland, fronted by a long water feature that helps to illuminate the interior. Stepping down a sloping site in Uetikon to the west of Zurich, the home is designed by PPAA to “blend into the terrain” with a pale concrete exterior and full-height glazing.

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Norm Architects references Japanese temples for Sjöparken retreat in Sweden

March 11, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Danish studio Norm Architects has created a retreat for gastro-tourists on an old farm in Sweden, positioning seven wooden villas around a lake and using glass corridors to amplify “connections with the surroundings”. Sjöparken is designed to accommodate the rise in gastro-tourists visiting the area, following the transformation of the farm into one of Sweden’s

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Dezeen’s Pinterest roundup features 11 modern Spanish villas

February 19, 2024 Saudatu Bah 0

As spring draws closer in the northern hemisphere, we round up 11 Spanish houses and villas from Dezeen’s Pinterest. Traditional Spanish villas and homes have been searched five times more than normal on Pinterest in the last few weeks. With almond blossom exploding across the south of the Iberian peninsula, we have rounded up striking

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BIG designs trio of villas nestled into remote Japanese island

January 22, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Architecture studio BIG has released images of Not A Hotel Setouchi, a trio of holiday villas it has designed for Sagishima island in Japan. Organised around courtyards and marked by sweeping tiled roofs, the three rounded structures are being created in collaboration with hospitality brand Not A Hotel. BIG has visualised each structure nestled into

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Stilt Studios creates Treehouse Villas to “immerse” guests in nature at Bali resort

December 16, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Indonesian practice Stilt Studios has completed a series of “nature-centric” villas for the Grün Uluwatu resort in Bali, which are elevated on steel columns to sit among the tree canopy. Called Treehouse Villas, the project comprises seven separate guesthouses arranged side-by-side in a sloping, forested landscape, with large terraces providing expansive views out towards the

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“Boxy and mysterious” villa nestles into forested valley in Indonesia

July 28, 2023 Katie Last 0

Dark-coloured concrete characterises Jae Haala, an angular holiday home that Java studio Wiyoga Nurdiansyah Architects has created in a forested valley in Indonesia. Designed by Wiyoga Nurdiansyah Architects in collaboration with architect Rizqui Muhammad Prastowo, the villa is intended as a retreat for couples visiting the Lembang area of West Bandung, which is popular with

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CmDesign Atelier completes “solid and porous” villa in Lagos

April 20, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Perforated screens of gold-toned metal filter light and air into Lantern House, a villa on Banana Island in Lagos designed by Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier. CmDesign Atelier was commissioned to design a five-bedroom home with ample room for entertaining guests on the private island, which is known for its luxury residential developments. Overlooking a

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Brutalist-style villa by Espacio 18 embodies “natural beauty” of Yucatán Peninsula caves

April 7, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Mexican practice Espacio 18 Arquitectura has designed a concrete holiday home in Tulum with a circular window in one of the ceilings that reveals a swimming pool. Villa Cava is a fortress-like house that takes cues from brutalism and is surrounded by lush vegetation in Tulum’s Aldea Zamá neighbourhood. Clad in board-formed concrete, the home

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Saunders Architecture builds cross-shaped Villa Austevoll on top of Norwegian island

March 16, 2023 James Parkes 0

Norwegian studio Saunders Architecture has created an island villa in an archipelago in Norway that is cross-shaped in plan and acts as an observatory for viewing its surroundings. Named Villa Austevoll, the project is located on the island of Selbjørn, which forms part of an archipelago just south of Bergen. The home contains three bedrooms

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