Modern Urban House in San Francisco, California – Harrison Street Residences by Dawson+Clinton

Harrison Street recently completed a multi – unit residence is the definition of urban family life. This property includes two innovative residence filled with upscale materials and finishes that lift the space beyond mere function and create the integration of living space indoor / outdoor. Created for Paul Dawson and his young family grow. a house pet project for his young family – his wife, Rebecca and their two young children aged 3 and 5.

Paul Dawson is one of the owners of Clinton, boutique design / build company located in San Francisco.  requiring the exercise, outer space and the ability to have fun.  Always active parents, their needs are not unique in this day and age where the city offers a different atmosphere in raising children. 

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Karaka Bay House in Auckland, New Zealand by Stevens Lawson Architects

This modern house has been finished beautifully designed by Stevens Lawson Architects, located at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Browns Island in the Waitemata Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand. Our clients have stayed on the site for thirty-five years in a wooden house deteriorated and were keen to build a new house to live in for the rest of their lives. The design consists of a collection of interlocking concrete form of a box of various proportions that create a variety of interior space. Altitude-double anchor spine center composition and leads visitors from land to sea. Cross-section stepped allow natural light to penetrate deep into the house all day. 

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Luxury House Vivienda 4 by A-cero Architects

Spanish  architectural firm A-Cero has been completed a project on their new house.

Description of A-Cero Architects: initial idea of this project is to integrate the natural environment houses in residential areas where it is. That way, the house looks fantastic views of the lake and the extension of green areas scattered in public housing. This structure houses two games based on the volume of the rectangle. They broke with a clean finish, good materials and quality are mutually exclusive. Porches and pergolas, as volumetric elements such as housing, giving personality to the facade. Which cover such changes to the flat roof disappeared as an expression of the evolution of a creative process. Moving purity constructive forms to the scheme, with materials and environments that encourage unity among the buildings and the context in which it is located.

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Wooden House Casa en el Bosque in Valle de Bravo, Mexico by Parque Humano Architects

Mexico architecture firm designed the Casa Parque Humano en el Bosque (House in the Forest) in Valle de Bravo, Mexico. The house is located in Valle de Bravo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico (19 11′33 ° “N 100 ° 07′50″ O), the weather ranges from 33 ° C to -2 ° C. Plot Avándaro faces Lake and protected forest area of Cerro Gordo, rich pine and oak trees. Program:  Living, dining, kitchen and multipurpose rm, two bedrooms, a gazebo and a swimming pool. Two pavilions, unequal in size, was set in front of the swimming pool. The first and largest contains the living and dining room, kitchen and a working studio. The second one: two bedrooms. Each pavilion with carefully placed on the site, incorporating all the existing trees into the program and face view of the most important. This house is rooted in the existing landscape.

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The Exploded House in Bodrum, Turkey from Global Architectural Development

The Exploded House designed by Global Architectural Development, the building is located in Bodrum which is a Mediterranean port-trade settlement in the Southwest of Turkey. This house reinterprets traditional dwellings in the area, yet its angular structure that fits into the clefts in the hillside, remains in keeping with the natural environment and when seen from above the pools mirror the surrounding landscape and the endless vista of the bay and help mask the presence of the building on the hill. The open-plan main house ensuring that it is light and airy, a must in summer. For secondary prevention, the roof of the building is covered with a pond that collects rainwater. The water cascades from the roof of one of the other buildings and then circulated back to the round, creating a natural cooling system for hot climates.

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