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Commisioned by the city, Cradle by Ball-Nogues Studio hangs on a parking structure's exterior wall. Made up of polished and mirrored stainless steel spheres, the suspended sculpture is a marvel to see.
Commisioned by the city, Cradle by Ball-Nogues Studio hangs on a parking structure's exterior wall. Made up of polished and mirrored stainless steel spheres, the suspended sculpture is a marvel to see.
The vertical orange-red boxed parking structure's view from across the street.
The vertical orange-red boxed parking structure's view from across the street.
A close-up of one of the parking structure wall's siding, which was inspired by the quilt makers of Gee's Bend in southwest Alabama to industiral shipping pallet manufacturers.
A close-up of one of the parking structure wall's siding, which was inspired by the quilt makers of Gee's Bend in southwest Alabama to industiral shipping pallet manufacturers.
Frank Gehry's iconic steel mesh signage gets preserved fro Brooks + Scarpa's imaginative redesign.
Frank Gehry's iconic steel mesh signage gets preserved fro Brooks + Scarpa's imaginative redesign.
The façade of the Santa Monica Public Parking Structure by Brooks + Scarpa was designed from a single mass-produced and repeatable panel composed of a series of cement board slats formed into screen resembling lumber pallets. Arranged in a slightly different position relative to each adjacent panel, each is approximately 10 x 16 feet. The result? A visually striking and complex patterned design.
The façade of the Santa Monica Public Parking Structure by Brooks + Scarpa was designed from a single mass-produced and repeatable panel composed of a series of cement board slats formed into screen resembling lumber pallets. Arranged in a slightly different position relative to each adjacent panel, each is approximately 10 x 16 feet. The result? A visually striking and complex patterned design.
Making use of the hilltop location, each window was planned to frame interesting vistas or to find the best sight lines around adjoining buildings.
Making use of the hilltop location, each window was planned to frame interesting vistas or to find the best sight lines around adjoining buildings.
A landscape of native grasses designed by GSLA Studio complements the raw textures of the concrete-and-ipe front facade.
A landscape of native grasses designed by GSLA Studio complements the raw textures of the concrete-and-ipe front facade.
In the living room, guests gather on a matching ebony sofa and daybed from Hudson and a pair of Jorge Zalszupin lounge chairs. An Yves Klein coffee table—filled with the artist’s signature International Klein Blue pigment— provides a vivid burst amid otherwise organic tones. The walnut-and-bronze cabinetry is a custom design.
In the living room, guests gather on a matching ebony sofa and daybed from Hudson and a pair of Jorge Zalszupin lounge chairs. An Yves Klein coffee table—filled with the artist’s signature International Klein Blue pigment— provides a vivid burst amid otherwise organic tones. The walnut-and-bronze cabinetry is a custom design.
The house that Fleetwood Fernandez Architects designed for contractor Mehran Taslimi and his wife, Laila, embraces its surroundings. “They wanted doors that they could just throw open,” designer Hunter Fleetwood says of the retractable wall system from Vitrocsa.
The house that Fleetwood Fernandez Architects designed for contractor Mehran Taslimi and his wife, Laila, embraces its surroundings. “They wanted doors that they could just throw open,” designer Hunter Fleetwood says of the retractable wall system from Vitrocsa.
“We didn’t want panel-formed, smooth-like-glass concrete; we wanted texture,” Fleetwood says. A cast-resin piece by DeWain Valentine sits at the foot of the sculpted walnut stairs.
“We didn’t want panel-formed, smooth-like-glass concrete; we wanted texture,” Fleetwood says. A cast-resin piece by DeWain Valentine sits at the foot of the sculpted walnut stairs.
The house was designed as a long, linear structure to accommodate the residents’ request that visitors always feel connected to the site as a whole.
The house was designed as a long, linear structure to accommodate the residents’ request that visitors always feel connected to the site as a whole.
Before the addition of the approximately 750-square-foot pool (and its 65-square-foot hot tub), the lot was a scramble of structures: the house in one corner and the guesthouse and the office each occupying another.
Before the addition of the approximately 750-square-foot pool (and its 65-square-foot hot tub), the lot was a scramble of structures: the house in one corner and the guesthouse and the office each occupying another.
Once in the pool, however, it feels more like the ocean. As with a shelf, the bottom drops quickly from three feet to the nine-foot deep end. A set of three long, shallow steps sits above the middle depth like a sandbar at high tide, the top tread covered with just a few inches of water.
Once in the pool, however, it feels more like the ocean. As with a shelf, the bottom drops quickly from three feet to the nine-foot deep end. A set of three long, shallow steps sits above the middle depth like a sandbar at high tide, the top tread covered with just a few inches of water.
Angela Brooks and son Calder revel in the benefits of free solar energy, cheerfully opening the living room’s big glass doors when it’s time to play.
Angela Brooks and son Calder revel in the benefits of free solar energy, cheerfully opening the living room’s big glass doors when it’s time to play.
With the home’s glass walls pulled open, the patio and fire pit become an extension of the dining room.
With the home’s glass walls pulled open, the patio and fire pit become an extension of the dining room.
Landscape designer Jay Griffith recreated the area between the house and the studio.
Landscape designer Jay Griffith recreated the area between the house and the studio.
The clerestory windows were originally screens covered by sliding plywood panels that could be opened to allow in light and air.
The clerestory windows were originally screens covered by sliding plywood panels that could be opened to allow in light and air.
The main living area is connected to the back unit by a modern bridge. Polished concrete is used for both floors and ceilings, and a Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Stool accents the space.
The main living area is connected to the back unit by a modern bridge. Polished concrete is used for both floors and ceilings, and a Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Stool accents the space.
A Taryn Simon photograph in the entry greets visitors. The vintage Raindrops mirror is by Curtis Jere; the Lucellino table lamp is by Ingo Maurer.
A Taryn Simon photograph in the entry greets visitors. The vintage Raindrops mirror is by Curtis Jere; the Lucellino table lamp is by Ingo Maurer.
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
The metal cladding, inspired by a nearby zinc mine, continues seamlessly onto the house’s roof for a minimalist shed effect. “The drip edge turns to make the wall,” explains architect Brandon Pace, “but changes above the window to accommodate a downspout. Any place where the metal contacts glass, or where you walk underneath, we have an internal gutter.”
The metal cladding, inspired by a nearby zinc mine, continues seamlessly onto the house’s roof for a minimalist shed effect. “The drip edge turns to make the wall,” explains architect Brandon Pace, “but changes above the window to accommodate a downspout. Any place where the metal contacts glass, or where you walk underneath, we have an internal gutter.”
Adding 290 square feet to this already small (just 566 square feet) black A-frame in Brecht, Belgium, was all the local building ordinances allowed, but the architects at dmvA found that a single wing extended out to the side gave resident Rini van Beek all the storage and living space that she needs.
Adding 290 square feet to this already small (just 566 square feet) black A-frame in Brecht, Belgium, was all the local building ordinances allowed, but the architects at dmvA found that a single wing extended out to the side gave resident Rini van Beek all the storage and living space that she needs.
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
Estacionamiento Televisa - Eskema Arquitectos
A couple—he an entrepreneur working in logistics, she a stay-at-home mother—bought an 8,500-square-foot house here and approached JSa, a Mexico City-based architectural firm, with the idea of remodeling it. The house was poorly sited on its lot in a manner that drew very little natural light. The architects sized it up and quickly realized that the best solution would be to tear it down and start from scratch.
A couple—he an entrepreneur working in logistics, she a stay-at-home mother—bought an 8,500-square-foot house here and approached JSa, a Mexico City-based architectural firm, with the idea of remodeling it. The house was poorly sited on its lot in a manner that drew very little natural light. The architects sized it up and quickly realized that the best solution would be to tear it down and start from scratch.
Four distinct structures make up the house. Their design echoes the shape of an older, gabled-roof building already on site. “We considered the neighboring construction quite interesting in terms of scale and layout,” de Carvalho says. “Due to the proximity, we felt the necessity to integrate it in the design.”
Four distinct structures make up the house. Their design echoes the shape of an older, gabled-roof building already on site. “We considered the neighboring construction quite interesting in terms of scale and layout,” de Carvalho says. “Due to the proximity, we felt the necessity to integrate it in the design.”
Photo courtesy of JSa.
Photo courtesy of JSa.
In Scarpa and Brook' own house, they’ve mounted luminous solar panels in a rusted-steel-beam grid to form a modernist canopy that frames the façade. This imaginative “solar umbrella” hides the household power plant in plain sight, part of an artful composition that includes a hanging screen tied with bristles of industrial brooms.
In Scarpa and Brook' own house, they’ve mounted luminous solar panels in a rusted-steel-beam grid to form a modernist canopy that frames the façade. This imaginative “solar umbrella” hides the household power plant in plain sight, part of an artful composition that includes a hanging screen tied with bristles of industrial brooms.
The long, lean Kobayashi complex includes a bathroom and storage room in the structure on the far right.
The long, lean Kobayashi complex includes a bathroom and storage room in the structure on the far right.
Designed to follow universal design principles, this Santa Monica prefab home by Connect Homes delivers modern and environmentally friendly design on a budget.
Designed to follow universal design principles, this Santa Monica prefab home by Connect Homes delivers modern and environmentally friendly design on a budget.
The cantilevered sleeping loft posed a structural challenge. "The structure is simple, however we explored a number of options for supporting the cantilevered loft," Eerkes says. "But after comparing costs for large trusses versus a big glulam beam—including labor costs for construction of each—the simplicity of a two-foot glulam beam won out. The steel rod cross bracing provided lateral stability in the longitudinal direction."
The cantilevered sleeping loft posed a structural challenge. "The structure is simple, however we explored a number of options for supporting the cantilevered loft," Eerkes says. "But after comparing costs for large trusses versus a big glulam beam—including labor costs for construction of each—the simplicity of a two-foot glulam beam won out. The steel rod cross bracing provided lateral stability in the longitudinal direction."
Carlos Scarpa's Brion Cemetery near Treviso, Italy.
Carlos Scarpa's Brion Cemetery near Treviso, Italy.
In London, students from the Architectural Association used beech trees leftover from thinning a forest at their school’s Dorset campus to craft a delicately framed shelter. Via Dezeen
In London, students from the Architectural Association used beech trees leftover from thinning a forest at their school’s Dorset campus to craft a delicately framed shelter. Via Dezeen
The Embassy of Luxembourg in Bangkok, Thailand, funded the construction of dormitories to accommodate student refugees from Myanmar. The first structure was completed in four weeks and can accommodate 25 students. Via ArchDaily
The Embassy of Luxembourg in Bangkok, Thailand, funded the construction of dormitories to accommodate student refugees from Myanmar. The first structure was completed in four weeks and can accommodate 25 students. Via ArchDaily

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