Aviator’s Villa by Urban Office Architecture
Created for a retired pilot and envisioned as an abstract composition of aviation components, ‘Aviator’s Villa’ really does seem like it could take off at any moment. Urban Office Architecture raises the geometric volumes of the home and covers many of them in faceted brise soleils for a feeling of airiness.
Affordable Cliff House on the Atlantic
Simple, affordable and sitting lightly on the land, this cantilevered cliffside home in Nova Scotia provides a peaceful retreat by the Atlantic Ocean. Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects projected the 960 square foot dwelling off the rocks on a galvanized steel frame skeleton and covered it in weathered timber to help it blend into the landscape.
Treehouse by Jackson Clements Burrows
From certain angles, this house on a stepped cliffside by Jackson Clements Burrows Architects almost looks like an abstracted cactus. The architects were actually inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water, enhancing the visuals of cantilevered elements with a projecting balcony.
Toda House by Kimihiko Okada
Lifted above street level in Hiroshima, Japan, Kimihiko Okada’s ‘Toda House’ almost forms a complete circle, organized around an open courtyard. Elevating the home protects it from the noise and activity of the neighborhood while allowing residents to look out to the inland sea and the Miyajima skyline in the distance.
