Offbeat Homes

June 17th, 2008

Flamenco y arquitectura

We’ve been looking at all things treehouses; but today a little treehouse break. I’ve got one new design from the always fab Antonino Cardillo, and later some contests to tell you about.
But first Cardillo. He sent me some shots of his House of Convexities near Barcelona - and like all his work, this house is […]

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April 8th, 2008

Antonino Cardillo’s Vaulted House

Well, Antonino Cardillo, an Offbeat favorite, sent me this back in February, but some email confusions about location were lost in translation. Hence the me not posting it until now. I’m posting it now because I noticed, or rather Cardillo, pointed it out to me that it’s now posted at WAN. The WAN post has […]

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February 15th, 2008

The winner of the WAN House of the Year 2007 - yup, I totally called it!

So, I guessed correctly. The winner of the WAN House of the Year 2007 was…
House J designed by South African architect Kevin Fellingham from Kevin Fellingham Architecture. This was his first major project and thus it’s a huge deal that he won. For once it’s nice to guess right, let me tell you.
The jury’s comments:
“This […]

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February 10th, 2008

WAN House of the Year for 2007 Almost Here!

World Architecture News‘ (WAN) House of the Year short list is out! Now we wait. On Friday, February 15th a winner will be announced.
Here’s this year’s short list:

Salt Point House Thomas Phifer and Partners- New York, USA
The Long House Keith Williams Architects - London, UK
Acrylic House Takeshi Hosaka Architects - Japan
Home/office Marià Castelló arquitecte […]

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