Residence

Explore 30 award-winning designs tagged Residence on Architecture Magazine.

Brand: Tsukasa Okada Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

House in Shiraiwa

House in Shiraiwa is a residence built on a mountain slope in Hamamatsu, Japan, surrounded by a mandarin plantation. The interior area is divided equally into indoor and semi-outdoor space. A large living room supports communication between family members, while the other rooms are kept small. A pergola covers the semi-outdoor half and forms a buffer zone between the living room and the landscape. The pergola details were set by sunlight simulation, and its slits cast changing shadows on the walls. The walls are finished in scraped mortar with crushed local white rock.

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Brand: POTIROPOULOS and PARTNERS Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

Panorama Villa

Alluding to the structure of a typical Mani village, the concept is conceived as a series of individual stone fragments revolving around the atrium, entrance and living spaces. The rough volumes of the residence open a dialogue with their natural surroundings, while the rhythm of their openings either ensures privacy or invites in panoramic views of the horizon, constructing a direct experience of successive and diverse narratives. The Villa is located in Navarino Residences, a collection of luxury villas for private ownership at the heart of Navarino Dunes resort.

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Brand: Public Architectural Design Institute Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

Cang Ma Mountain

Cang Ma Mountain is a residential complex built in Qingdao, China. The project provides resettlement housing for more than 1,300 households from four nearby villages. The site covers about 130,000 square meters and holds residential buildings of four to eight storeys and commercial buildings of two to three storeys. The sloping terrain is divided into separate platforms that follow the original form of the hills. Red tiles, fences, stone mills, tea fields and an ancient well recall rural life and local culture.

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Brand: Clement Tung Jeun Cheng Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

Virtual Scenery

Virtual Scenery is a residence in Macau with a floor area of 485 square meters. The design takes the changing surface of Sai Van Lake as its main theme. The colors of water and waves are shown through different densities and angles, and the same theme is used for both the exterior and the interior. Wood finishes and a patterned wood floor add warmth to the living areas. Different depths of color separate the functional zones. The stairs combine black metal bars with champagne handrails. Materials of low chroma reduce visual pressure and support a calm atmosphere.

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Brand: Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

The House for Contemporary Art

This home was designed for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a “house like an art museum”. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures. One of the main concepts is 'Seamless Spatial Composition'. You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

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Brand: Hardik Shah Project Type: Residence Tag: Architecture

Skewed House

Skewed is a standalone villa located in Surat, India. The house covers 11,000 square feet and is planned as a series of interconnected vistas. Elements are shifted slightly off the straight line, which creates varied perspectives within the three-dimensional form. Simple aesthetics, a minimal material palette and close connections to nature guide the design. Black granite flooring, concrete and plaster walls, and teak windows and interior woodwork are used throughout. A garden on the first floor is carried by a post tensioned slab and connects with the whole house.

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