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Gorgeous Treetop Dwellings in the Mexican Rainforest

Alejandro Sánchez García Arquitectos designed the Chipicas Town Houses, four independent single buildings inside a private garden in downtown Valle de Bravo, Mexico.

The architects have devised a an unpretentious floating lantern design that is timeless and transcendent.

In a treetop bedroom, glass from ceiling to floor completely exposes the surrounding rainforest.

The result is a gorgeous place to sleep that appears suspended high up in the rainforest canopy.

The design is simple and unpretentious, opening a full wall of glass in even the childrens’ bunk rooms overlooking the surrounding jungle.

Because of the tiny garden setting, an extremely vertical design is devised for each building to protect most of the vegetation.

The Chipicas Houses were designed with two sides of the façade made of floor to ceiling windows and two sides with a skin made of wooden lattice to gain a sense of privacy.

The backs of each of the buildings are entirely covered in a wooden rain screen that offsets the textural complexity of the growing wood nearby.

From the outside, these rain screens seem impenetrable and solid – but from inside, they simply filter the light.

A completely novel view is created down under the overhangs.

(Because these screens are not connected all the way down.)

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Floating Roof Graces Beach House for Coastal New South Wales

Here’s an Australian beach house from TKD Architects, in the traditions of the best modern beach house vernacular with its extensive glazing.

Like all the most-loved beach houses, it offers the see-through peek at the ocean through the living room upon arrival.

Its transparent floating roof suggests suggests a sail on the ocean beyond.

Steel and glass best weathers a harsh coastal climate.

Muted greys and silvers mimic the natural colours of the beach and coastal vegetation.

Offering a straight shot to the beach, the house is perfectly sited for multiple summers of fun. Read the rest of this entry »

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Period Stables are Converted to a Bright Contemporary Home

Edwardian stables that had fallen into disuse and become dilapidated have been transformed into an elegant and contemporary family home by AR Design Studio.

The historic stables had a straightforward plan that lent itself to conversion to a modern family home.

The approach was to create a gallery-like setting for the craftsmanship of the period.

Original doors are preserved throughout to give a sense of rustic character.

Gorgeous textural contrasts are created between the rustic and archaic materials of the old stables and the modern materials used.

Now sunlight streams in through the new double-glazing that extends towards the ceiling. Read the rest of this entry »