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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Dick Clark Architecture explained this house a inspired by the clients’ desire to live in a house that reflects their values and lifestyle, the house takes an architecturally minimal approach with simple massing, an understated material palette, and large expanses of glass.

Configured for entertainment, the glass box living area, along with large sliding doors from the dining and pool room invite guests outside onto the pool deck to take in the spectacular view of the Austin skyline. We tried our best to have as little impact on the environment as well. The house has a 3kw solar panel system, instant hot water heaters, bio foam insulation, rain water collection that irrigates a good portion of the lot, very efficient mechanical systems, and low e glass.

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A-cero Architects designed this house overlooking the Miera River near Santander, Spain. The main design features of this project are the simple volumetric composition, the large glass panes, the projecting shapes that break the uniformity of the straight lines, its ample interior spaces and predominant materials: glass, wood and concrete..This house is located on a 2.204m2 plot presenting a strong slope, with a difference of height of 17m in a 55m long terrain. The site is delimited by the access road on the South, neighbouring plots on the North and East sides and a stepped walkway in the West.

The main idea behind the project is to make a house integrated within the surrounding context, oriented towards the views over the Mera river. The terrain’s slope, which could be seen as a problem, becomes a solution by designing a house closed to the North and open to the South (where the best sights are), therefore protected from the cold temperatures and open to the natural light.

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Charmed since it first took shape on the high cliffs of Laguna Beach nearly a century ago, the incomparable Villa Rockledge was the vision of Frank A. Miller and Arthur Benton, the developer and architect of Southern California’s famous Mission Inn resort in Riverside. Built on a spectacular site Miller had owned since 1887, the estate was created as a gift to his wife, Marion. He called it Mariona.

The main house features 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 9 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, 2 balconies and 2 libraries. Almost every part of this stunning residence is created by hand — from the thick cement foundations and retaining walls to the rustic stone towers, large open oceanside porches and ornamental chimneys. Each leaded glass casement window, heavy beam, hand-sanded mahogany floor, wrought iron railing and masterpiece timework was alike. Villa Rockledge is on the National Registry of Historic Places.

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