The Wurzburg lakefront villa is a modern vacation home of a family that lives in Memphis. Located in Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, Archimania architect has designed it as a comfy waterfront villa with beautiful surrounded panoramic views so that it always gives relaxing atmosphere. (more…)

Coffou Cottage in Michigan City, Indiana, USA, was designed by Chicago-based Brininstool + Lynch with a simple structural system, and was enhanced by a horizontal wood rain screen of Western Red Cedar to privatize the entry sequence on the North, and a wall of operable glass on the South.

For decades the woods and fields of Southwestern Michigan and Northwestern Indiana, with their close proximity to Lake Michigan and short travel distance from the city, have offered Chicagoans weekend reprieves from urban intensity. The owners of this cottage sought to gain a sense of privacy with their vacation property, and preferred the experience of pastoral views to the natural landscape over views to the lake waters. They were fortunate to find the land that fit their aesthetic aspirations, and subsequently desired a home that would meet their modern concept for living.

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New York-based design studio Incorporated is a multi-disciplinary architecture and design studio with experience across a wide range of project types that specializes in the integration of the design disciplines. Here are the two unique product designs by Incorporated – Hex Chair and Branch Table.

Hex Chair

Incorporated’s Hex Chair extends the Hex series into the realm of upholstered goods. The series originated with the Hex Table which explores systemic ordering and modular relationships, offering infinite possibility for the table’s ultimate configuration and size. Functionally, the Hex Chair embraces the modern need for flexibility. Theoretically, it offers a visual metaphor for the design process – the suggestion of an open-ended repetition. One can imagine an endless landscape of Hex furnishings in ever changing configurations. On one hand, the form of the Hex Chair is indebted to the timeless geometry of nature, a foundation for design principles and on the other is indebted to American minimalism.

Branch Table

A tree grows in Beta. The Incorporated Branch Table explores systems of branching and random order to create a side table of unique design. Mimicking the geometry of a tree, the Branch Table was developed in collaboration with the Stevens Institute of Technology, the oldest engineering school in the United States. The Branch Table utilizes a computer algorithm to grow one of kind branching objects, each one unique. These unique branch structures are then fabricated in this case using stereo lithographic 3D printing technologies. Each Branch Table is just one iteration of endless random geometric possibilities.

Asian Style Inspired House with Great Indoor-Outdoor Relationship.Birnam Wood Residence in Santa Barbara, California is a design which was born as a combined vision of the architect and the client of living within a village. It’s inspired by travels to Asia and personal connections with Asian culture. A series of pavilions that form the home also give the possibility of the great indoor-outdoor relationship. 5400 square feet are covered by these pavilions.

The gardens and pond become an indissoluble part of this home and function as an extension of its living space. The entire house functions as an interactive art piece, showcasing art collected on journeys, and reflecting the client’s desire to live within a sculpture. [Berkus Design Studio]

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Dwell Development is a design/build company in Seattle, Washington that have recently completed four freestanding single family residences in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Designed by staff architect Julian Weber, the homes include a number of sustainable features, and as a result, the project was recently chosen by the Built Green™ residential building program as their case study for August. The case study can be viewed in it’s entirety by clicking here.

You can read more about the 18th Avenue Residences – here.

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