The home, dubbed "The Canyon House," serves as a year-round hideaway for its owners. A modest rectangular box is installed in a moment resistant wood frame after following a finger ridge 300 feet above the Clearwater River Canyon.
Rama Estudio in Quito has employed strong rammed-earth walls and wide windows to support the sloped roof that covers this Ecuadorian mansion constructed within a eucalyptus plantation.
The tower, named as Affirmation Tower, was planned for a 1.2-acre vacant tract of land at 418 11th Avenue in Manhattan, where New York State has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to fill the property.
The 120 m² art gallery is nearly totally suspended from the ground, with just four tiny footings touching it. It is supported by a bright-orange framework visible from the exterior, similar to many of the landmark structures created by the high-tech architecture pioneer.
Lower Tullochgrue, surrounded by the mountainous environment has a calm beauty that any family would love to escape to. The initial proposal called for extending the existing house onto a neighboring steading, but some innovative thinking resulted in a very ambitious and eye-catching solution.
The goal was to minimize the impact of a new structure on the well-established gardens, informing the decision to build the gym pavilion onto the existing concrete slab roof of an older guest cottage and storage area.
The glass-walled IH Residence in Bandung, Indonesia, has been protected from severe rains and strong sunshine by the architecture firm Andra Matin, which employed a huge, overhanging concrete roof.
