January 23, 2010
The Square House in Menorca, Spain designed by MODO Architecture & Design.The house is mainly closed on its north facade, and open wide to the south orientation, it appears as a massive compact object, perforated by a “great eye”, framing the interesting views. The main entrance and sleeping area are on the first floor, while the living room and the kitchen are situated on the ground level. The kitchen is conceived to cook looking at the sea, this idea is reinforced by the use of the same floor natural stone in the interior and exterior areas. The exterior area is divided by different slopes, creating intimate or open areas as needed. Regarding to the native architectural tradition, we used “ White“ as the main material (and not as a colour) for the whole solution.
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December 20, 2009
Alviales House was designed by Materia Modular , Located in Alviães, Palmaz, concelho de Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal. The project considers the environmental characteristics and the remote horizontal line where it can be seen Ria de Aveiro, a river stream. The project contains a vast program in a contemporary language, considering an implanting area of 271 sqm. It develops in two volumes, both intersecting, one of higher dimensions, with two floors, and one of smaller scale, with a single floor. The ground floor of the higher volume is dedicated to the social area of the house and also contains a garage for two cars. The upper level is reserved for the private area of the family.
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December 18, 2009
This is a villa that located in Boso Peninsula easy of Tokyo, the site has an amazing pacific ocean view while having mountains as a background. Like many other Japanese house it has very clear lines and simple forms, being surrounded by the natural landscape, it was necessary for us to utilize the great views of the site. Having these in our mind we came up with the design concept to provide the one continuous wall folded in different directions setting up the various views.Architects: Kiyonobu Nakagame, Structural engineer: Ono Japan.
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