Postcard House Kimberling City, MO (2011)
Hufft Projects
Here, the integration of design with systems and attention to detail creates a moment of pause that beautifully captures the imagination.
Google Campus London, England (2011)
Jump Studios
This renovation project (a) does a lot with little work using a recycled shipping container (b), raw materials and color to create an inspiring office space.
(a) Renovation of an old barn Charoux, France (2012)
Comac
(b) PUMA City, Shipping Container StoreAlicante, Boston, Stockholm (2008)
LOT-EK
NMIT Arts & Media Nelson, New Zealand (2010)
Irving Jack Smith Architects
The design of this arts incubator beautifully highlights structure (a) to create raw, sophisticated space (b) that encourages activation.
(a) Zumbini Milan, Italy (2011)
Binocle
(b) Chatelard Ferney-Voltaire, France
Clermont Architectes
La Cite Des Affaires Saint-Etienne, France (2010)
Manuelle Gautrand Architects
Manuelle Gautand effortlessly sculpts form with color (a), unifying mass with a playful skin of panel and glass (b).
(a) Social Services Center Móstoles, Spain (2012)
dosmasuno arquitectos
(b) College of DuPage Technology Education Center Glen Ellyn, Illinois (2010)
DeStefano Partners
Rolling Huts Mazama, Washington (2007)
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects
This mobile cabin effectively plays both actor and stage set (a), while allowing material and detail to develop character (b) rather than form.
(a) Red Guest Houses Moskovskaya Oblast, Russia (2004)
Totan Kusembaev
(b) Loblolly House Taylors Island, Michigan (2006)
Kieran Timberlake
SACH Legacy Heritage Children’s Home Holon, Israel (2011)
Herszage & Sternberg Architects
SACH adds a whimsical quality to the basic housing typology (a) through simple gestures (b), without alienating the role of “home” for children undergoing heart surgery.
(a) Swiss Pavilion Paris, France (1932)
Le Corbusier
(b) Anne Frank House Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1999)
Benthem Crouwel Architects
Fire Station Building Mellau, Austria (2005)
Dietrich l Untertrifaller Architects
This alpine fire station effortlessly responds to programmatic needs and site constraints (a) to create a simple formal expression (b).
(a) Red House Oslo, Norway (2002)
Jarmund/Vigsnæs AS Architects MNA
(b) Parish Church of Solace Cordoba, Spain (2011)
Vicens + Ramos
Floating Dining Room Vancouver, British Columbia (2010)
Goodweather Design & Loki Ocean
This project is a unique spectacle (a) that utilizes sustainable practices (b) to stay afloat.
(a) Badeschiff an der Spree Treptow, Berlin, Germany (2004)
AMP arquitectos with Gil Wilk and Susanne Lorenz
(b) Sweater Lodge Venice, Italy (2006)
Pechet and Robb Studio
MPA Building Porto, Portugal (2011)
Lousinha Arquitectos
The facade pattern diguises contents (a) while depth provides relief in an open context (b).
(a) Maciachini Milan Milan, Italy (2010)
Sauerbruch Hutton
(b) Casa Poli Coliumo Peninsula, Chile (2005)
Pezo Von Ellrichshausen Architects
Treasury Office Muntzenheim Muntzenheim, France (2005)
Atelier Zündel Cristea
The Muntzenheim Treasury Office sits like a minimalist sculpture in a field responding to flood plain with simplicity (a) while injecting a hint of color into its controlled material palette (b)
(b) FLOAT House New Orleans, Louisianna (2009)
Morphosis
(b) Cabin Verdehaugen Fosen Coast, Norway (2008)
Fantastic Norway
Progres-Ravel Health Care Badalona, Spain (2001)
BAAS
The ceramic lattice screen provides openness and privacy (a), while the lone sculptural/structural element balances monumental form with ease (b).
(a) Porciuncula de la Milagrosa Chapel La Calera, Bogota, Columbia (2010)
Daniel Bonilla Arquitectos
(b) Unite d’Habitacion Marseille, France (1945)
Le Corbusier
Refurbishment of a Paris Apartment Paris, France (2011)
SWAN Architectes
Color (a) and contrast (b) have the ability to transform space using the simplest means necessary, making paint and material the key ingredients to designing on a budget.
(a) Extension de l’ école primaire Beaumont du Gâtinais, France (2007)
Chartier-Dalix Architects
(b) Refurbishment of an old Marketplace Alcaniz, Spain (2010)
Miquel Mariné Núñez + César Rueda Boné
Nestle Social Block Graneros, Chile (2009)
GH+A Guillermo Hevia
This project challenges the social housing typology (a) and sustainable practices (b) to create a unique living environment.
(a) Double-Gallery Houses New Orleans, Louisiana (1820-1850)
(b) Radian Apartments Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2009)
Erdy McHenry Architecture
Mintz Residence Cleveland, Ohio (2009)
Robert Maschke Architects
The Mintz Residence’s minimal disposition allows shadow and contrast to define character from afar (a), while beautifully designed moments create an intimate relationship with the pedestrian (b).
(a) C-House Cleveland, Ohio (2008)
Robert Maschke Architects
(b) Chapel of Nôtre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France (1955)
Le Corbusier
Bishan Public Library Bishan, Singapore (2006)
LOOK Architects
The Bishan Public library maximizes daylight (a) and intrigue (b) with an attitude that activates it’s urban context and draws community in.
(a) Biscay Statutory Library Biblao, Spain (2007)
IMB Arquitectos
(b) Bornhuetter Hall Wooster, Ohio (2004)
LTL Architects
