Avra Verde, Seven Exclusive Desert Pavilions by Rick Joy architects

Architect: Rick Joy architects
Project: Avra Verde
Location: The Saguaro National Park West
Award: American Architecture Award
Photo: © Avra Verde

This unique private residence designed by Tucson architectural firm, Rick Joy Architects. A design concept for Seven Exclusive Desert Pavilions On Forty Acres, located At The Saguaro National Park West. This project is to promote an indoor-outdoor lifestyle merging sensory experience, artisanship, and environment sensibility; to create the most unique private residence enclave in the American Southwest.
















The use of raw, untreated steel works exceedingly well here in the Desert, reminding one of rusty cans or abandoned auto carcasses. The house is ingeniously angled to exploit precisely framed views in all directions and the overall effect is serene and sophisticated.
















From The Architect:
" … The simplest things can evoke the deepest feelings. The silence in great music is often more profound than sounds…"
Rick Joy

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Six Townhomes by Sebastian Mariscal Architecture

This Six Townhomes project is a portfolio of well-regarded contemporary housing project throughout the city of San Diego's most desirable and expensive neighborhoods. Designed by Sebastian Mariscal Architects whose become the architects, developer, and also contractor of this Six townhomes project.





















Six Townhouse sits on a sloping lot on a curving street, a topographic condition made subtly evident as the apparently identical units curve and drop with the terrain. The rowhouses sit atop an underground garage accessible from the side street on the low side of the site; they address the sidwalk through a small gate in a hedge that provides privacy to the open unit beyond.


















Each rowhouse is composed of two parts that are expressed in their finish materials. Service elements ( stairs, elevators, storage, and the like ) are placed in limestone-clad pylons that act as sound gaskets between tne units. All living spaces are contained in wood boxes that bridge between the stone pylons.






















The wood boxes, clad completely in ipe contain bedrooms a the second and third floors. Under the wood box, a large loft-like space for the kitchen and living area extends into gardens on both ends. This connection is made seamless by the use of fold-away glass doors that completely open both ends of the room. Ipe flooring runs outside as decking in both directions, connectiong the garden and terrace areas to the interior.






















Six Townhouses is a quintessentially Southern California housing scheme that builds on a legacy of seamless connections between house and garden. The real genius of Six that it accomplishes this with such a deceptively simple kit-of-parts.

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Garland 77 in Sydney by Alex Popov Associates

Garland 77 in Sydney, Australia is an eight storey building with a dramatic foyer designed by Alex Popov Associates. Designed by highly acclaimed architect Alex Popov, Garland Row comprises twenty four, 3 & 4 bedroom grand terraces offering uncompromising design standards. The entrance to Garland 77 is a dramatic foyer which incorporates naturally ventilated glass and marble paving.






















Each contemporary terrace house features dramatic double-height living spaces, internal living areas open to private courtyards and terraces and designs that maximise sunlight, space and cross flow ventilation, while natural light streams in through cleverly designed sky lights. Spaces range in size between 190-200 sq m internally, all terraces offer generous living areas.

All terraces are Torrens Title and enjoy street frontage. Alex Popov architects have designed all lofts to be spacious containing double storey spaces, solid timber floors and timber deck with gas outlet for the barbeques.





















Garland Row is located in the inner East's most desirable new address and has Sydney’s best amenities only minutes away.

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Loloma 5, Completely Modern Live | Work Solution by Will Bruder

This Loloma 5 that was designed by Architect Will Bruder is a completely modern Live/Work solution at a new level of urban experience and architectural design. Every unit offers commercial office space, 2 bedrooms, roof terrace, and a view patio aligned with Camelback Mountain. This was the first development in the Loloma Arts District which offers easy access to the very best of historic downtown Scottsdale, including the art centers of Main Street, Marshall Way, transit centers, Canal Front Development and the refurbished Hotel Valley Ho.





















The architecture of Loloma 5 is a thoughtful and sophisticated acknowledgement of the traditional and modern roots of its Old Town Scottsdale context - a place with pride in its false-front, covered boardwalk, 'old west' friendly downtown image. This project creates a live work environment in the heart of Scottsdale that celebrates both the historic and physical context of the place.

The building's vertical scale is tempered with a entry courtyard for the work spaces, along the project's southern edge and a landscaped auto court along the northern edge of the site is veiled behind a perforated metal gate and a living ocotillo fence. The architecture is folded in an angular manner to define each unit and capture, for each, dramatic views of Camelback Mountain.



























Carefully detailed window walls are screened from the sun behind perforated aluminum scrims while private cantilevered balconies project behind aluminum plate railings. In scale, proportion, finely articulated details, massing, and materially, the Loloma 5 live/work project draws carefully from its local context and history, representing an architectural rightness for Scottsdale and its aspirations of design quality and uniqueness.



























A rich palette of Materials includes: sandblasted concrete block, standing seam zinc, corrugated steel, fiberglass and LUMAsite panels, plus a desert inspired vibrant color scheme on the limited stucco surfaces. Interiors feature maple cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, finished concrete, linoleum and commercial carpeted floors and light-filled spaces.

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Shigeru Ban Architects | Metal Shutter Houses

This is a new under construction project on West Chelsea [ 9 unit condo ] that was designed by japanese Shigeru Ban Architects. The project is located on the south side of West 19th Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues in West Chelsea’s art gallery district, right next to the High Line, the Hudson River Park, Ghery´s IAC Building and Jean Nouvel´s 100 11th.

On this building, Shigeru Ban once again innovates on the material use by incorporating motorized perforated metal shutters on its -dynamic- facade, which act as light-modulating privacy screen at the outer edge of each residence’s terrace adjacent to the double-height living rooms.

From their website: This subtle “removable skin” echoes the neighboring gallery after-hours shutters, subtly contextualizing the building within its site. The building can literally become a uniform minimal cube, or it can open completely (as well as virtually unlimited permutations between). South of the loggia, twenty foot tall, upwardly pivoting glass walls open completely, thus blurring the boundary between the inside and outside – the double height living room and loggia become one.

Similarly, a series of interior sliding glass doors create an open “universal floor” in each of the duplex houses – one vast and uninterrupted expanse which transitions seamlessly from inside to outside, or partition the space into private areas.

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Best New Home listing Sites at NewHomeGuide

First Time Home Buyers usually don’t know where to start looking for potential properties that they can buy. There are also a lot of essential facts about home buying that they are yet to learn. This is not a problem with NewHomeGuide.com where you can immediately start searching from thousands of home listings. You can either make a quick property search or use their advanced search tool for a more specific home.

Buying a Home is a big investment decision and NewHomeGuide.com knows this. Registering an account with NewHomeGuide.com will give you the privilege of saving your searches. This can give more time for you decide on which property to invest in. You can also get special discount and offers which gives more value for your money.

If you are one of the First Time Home Buyers, you can learn tips about home buying in their resources section. Here you can find articles about home buying, financing and moving or relocating. Finding the perfect new home for you and your family should not be a problem even if it is your first time looking for one. At NewHomeGuide.com, you can search, save and own your dream home with additional deals and discounts. Newhomeguide.com is the place to go to find everything you are looking for and more. Should you choose to have your home built exactly the way you want, newhomeguide.com can even help you decide on a builder for your new home construction.

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The Glenmore Gardens Homes

Glenmore Gardens Homes
Brooklyn, NY

Located in East New York, Glenmore Gardens is comprised of nine two-family homes developed by Just Green Resources LLC and situated on city-owned land through the Department of Housing Preservation and Development's New Foundations program. As part of a consortium of young, design-oriented firms, LTL was responsible for one of these homes in collaboration with Architect-of-Record Della Valle Bernheimer.



























Utilizing a consistent palette of inexpensive but visually expressive materials, the project brings innovative design to an underserved community while working within stringent economic constraints.



























The Glenmore Gardens homes are part of Mayor Bloomberg's ten-year New Housing Marketplace Plan to build and preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing for 500,000 New Yorkers, the largest municipal affordable housing plan in the nation's history.





































Glenmore Garden | Brooklyn, NY
Open Spring 2007
5,500 sq. ft.
Architects : LTL Architects.

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Pyramidal Housing

This residential area, a horizontal pyramid consisting of four houses [ Pyramidal Housing ], is located on a corner. Designed by Arquitecturaorganica in Mexico City 1983, The area corresponding to the corner of the property was turned into a garden for all four houses with the idea of respecting future city ordinances and providing green area for its inhabitants.


























The architectural concept follows the idea of concentrating each defined need into the separate area; social, intimate, and service. In this way each homes supplied with functional, pleasant spaces necessary for its inhabitant's daily activities.

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Rumah Bangka, a Townhouse project by Indonesian designer, Raul Renanda

This is a great residential project by Indonesian designer, Raul Renanda that offers their great services in architecture, interior design, product design and image consultancy. This House is called Rumah Bangka, a townhouse project that located in the heart of an up market area in Kemang, Jakarta consisting of 9 units. Desainrenanda was involved not only in the design of the buildings and site, but also in the branding of the project. This lovely townhouse has 2000 square metres build up area and was completed on September 2006






Each Rumah Bangka unit has 3 bedrooms with an additional bedroom on the first floor. The master bedroom spills over onto a mezzanine overlooking the front of the house.

The unit is designed within an open plan arrangement to allow flexibility in the organization of its interiors The design is marked by the designer's signature strong angled roofs which are interpreted by him as modernized vernacular elements. The unit also has an indoor swimming pool which can be converted into a larger living room for several units.






























Credits :
* Text: Courtesy of the architect.
* Photographs by Raul Renanda, Pikut, Courtesy of the architect.

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Social Housing Block,Izola, Slovenia by Ofis Arhitekti

This Social Housing Block project, Izola, Slovenia is a competition - winning entry to design two housing blocks for the Slovenia Housing Fund, a government-run program providing low cost apartments for young families. The proposal won largely for its excellent ratio between gross vs. saleable surface area as well as for its flexibility in design.






















This Social Housing Block was designed by Ofis Arhitekti ( Rok Oman, Spela Videcnik ), The architect bureau based in Ljubljana, The work negotiates between architectural projects in different scales (from 30-50.000m²), performing arts and design.

The completion project of this social housing block was on 2006 and have build up area 2.294m2. Each building provides for thirty apartments of different sizes and structures, varying from studio flats to 3-bedroom units. The apartments are small, with minimum-sized rooms according to Slovenian standards. There are no structural elements inside the apartments which can hence be flexibly reorganized.























The blocks are set out on a hill with a view of Izola Bay on one side and of the surrounding hills on the other. Since the blocks are subject to a Mediterranean climate, outdoor space and shade are critical features of design.


















The design allows for a veranda for each apartment, thus providing an outdoor space that is intimate, shaded and naturally ventilated. A textile shade creates privacy within the balcony and apartment whilst, owing to its semi-transparency, allowing the residents to enjoy views of the bay.



















Perforated side-panels allow summer breeze to ventilate the space. The strong colours create different atmospheres within the apartments. Boxes at the side of each balcony provide room for air-conditioning units. Perspective and visual lines are accentuated and utilized, connecting the interiors with their surround, thus making the small rooms seem more spacious.



# Text: Courtesy, the architect
# Photographs by Tomaz Gregoric courtesy of Ofis Architects.

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Best Place to Stay in Spain | Cheaper than Hotels

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Hotels in Barcelona is also the best hotels places and the best offers for you to stay in barcelona, Spain. With all kind of extraordinary offers and many kind of choice to stay in spain such as Barcelona, Bilbao, Madrid, Tennerive, Vigo, mallorca and many more beautiful places makes your visits to spain become a dreams comes true, with the best prices to offer to stay in spain hotels make you won't be regred your choice to choose this hotels service.

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The LV Home Series | By Rocio Romero

The LV Home Series – modern kit homes by Rocio Romero that are affordable, easily built, and highly customizable. We provide you with a kit of parts that makes up the exterior shell of the LV home and can be delivered anywhere in the United States. The LV employs traditional construction materials and techniques; therefore, any General Contractor can build your LV home.



Design Principles that they offers to you is a Simple, Quality, Green, and Space





Great design should be timeless and comfortable. It's about thoughtful quality not quantity. Rocio Romero focuses on producing elegant, strait-forward design that maximizes your visual connection to the landscape while minimizing the overall footprint of the home.

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