Selasa, 03 April 2012

House H - Vienna, Austria by syntax architektur






The task of the architects was to transform a nineteenth-century inn a family home while retaining the spirit of place and could be open to people of the village once or twice a year as a tribute to the place it was. The new building was carefully fitted between existing mature trees. The position of the restored building offers the best views and optimum use of the garden. Two volumes, bound by the entrance, containing a public and a private area. Due to very cold winters and warm summers typical of the area, the thermal insulation was essential in the design. The white walls, glass and the peculiar shape of the copper-clad roof defines the building and its relationship with the landscape.

House in Tenerife by Corona and P. Amaral Architects






The location of the house on the edge of an impressive 300 meters cliff overlooking a black sand beach at Teide volcano and a large area of the northern coast of the island of Tenerife, has been instrumental the proposed architecture. The idea of the house consists of inserting a monolithic piece of concrete and glass on a wooden platform at the edge of the cliff, thus emphasizing the geography of the farm. You enter from the top to a double-height volume that provides a space free with direct view to the Teide. From there, the sea appears as a vertical wall. A Ipe wood deck surrounding a black pool on the edge of the cliff. The sheet of water merges with the sea. Wood and water stress the great terrace landscape, while it is enriched by the architecture.