Home Designs

Witklipfontein Eco Lodge is off the grid, and features solar panels and solar water heating on the roof. Water is pumped from a borehole, used, and then treated in a French drain before it goes back to into the ground.

The entrance is carved into the hillside and leads down earthen steps, past the reading window of the passage and between the two wings of the home to an entrance hall.

The site is located in the Vredefort Dome near Parys, just ninety minutes from Johannesburg. The Vredefort Dome has a dramatic landscape that is characterised by complex meteorite impact structure phenomena.

A taste for art and architecture runs in the family: Julián’s grandfather was the distinguished Argentine architect Alberto Prebisch, who designed the Obelisk and other notable buildings in Buenos Aires.

The preserved midcentury sits above its circular drive, surrounded by thick landscaping.

The exterior’s concrete walls pick up on the tones of the rocks that emerge from the surrounding hillside.

Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.

The home sits perched in the heart of Echo Park and comes with a private one-car garage.

The Heim (Home in Norwegian) is a 200-square-foot model. Without any added features, it costs just over $120k.

The smallest and most affordable of the builder's lineup, the Rast (or Rest, in English) was designed with short stays in mind.

Though it has the same square footage and pricetag as the Heim, the Tind model aims to make the inside of the home feel larger and brighter.

The Orchard Street Residence was renovated from a humble 1946 cottage in a neighborhood of mostly pre-World War II houses.

FMT Estudio gives a stark and dated dwelling a playful renovation that embraces the sunny climate with lush courtyards and a poolside veranda.

The office volume abuts the street front.

Security was a major concern, common in Latin America, reflected in the extensive protective gate.

When the team presented the plans to the neighborhood historical society for approval, “everyone was thrilled,” says Martin Locraft, a member of the architecture team.

The exterior was kept mostly the same, with wood siding throughout.