Flip House's open plan allows striking views outward to the city, bay, and garden. The back of the house was recast as the primary facade with a new glass wall, allowing natural light to fill the home throughout the day.
Squinting through Quebec's seasonal fluries, one might not immediately register the Nook Residence, an all-white retreat that purposefully blends into the winter landscape. The house, designed by MU Architecture, presents itself to passersby as a blank monolith, yet around the corner, it opens onto Lake Memphremagog through expansive windows and an interior balcony.
An interior balcony on the home's lake-facing side provides a place for outdoor relaxtion in warmer months.
When a London homeowner contacted architect Alvin Huang about building him a sleek and sculptural built-in desk, Huang and his team got creative, hanging sheets of fabricated milled birch to produce a sinuous three-dimensional form. Look closely and you can see the five hidden cabinets that conceal files, books, a phone, and a paper shredder. Additional inset horizontal spacers form an abstract world map and double as a means of holding the boards in place.