Over in Mexico

(I apologize for the absence of posts and updates. I have been away from electronics for a while. By the way if you want to see new products concepts and designs over architecture, please let me know. I enjoy both, but I'd rather have it consistent then not.)

This place is pretty nice, contemporary inside and out. Sadly it is located near an area, south of Mexico City, which isn't the most pleasant of places to be by. Considering its high crime rate at the moment. But then again, it is located outside of Mexico City. If you want more valuable information I recommend checking out the architecto's website.

Source: Jorge Hernandez de la Garza

Japan, oh how i love thee

Japan has some of the most interesting homes, mostly because there is no room for anything. You get a lot of these square homes, a lot of prefab, and definitely when you're walking around with a map to the address you need to be at, you'll run into these beautiful (I use this word sparingly) homes. It's just awesome how out of the ordinary this place is. In the states homes are to be huge and intricate...Japan though, things have to be pretty small and minimal...AND work!
Half the time in Europe though, the building are all attached. One huge block of building over separated homes. So the Japanese manner of building homes actually attracts me quite a bit. Maybe I'll find some more :)

Source: Reflection of Mineral Home

A little water from Italy

This Casa Masso by Marco Castelletti is a very elegant match to the lakeside water body it sits by. The rooms are spacious enough it seems, and the openings + windows have such a gorgeous view of the land. If I could have a summer home, I would definitely pick this.

Source: Marco Castelletti

Single Family Home in Varna

The Architecture Group Dizarh a single family home, and to my knowledge, without a name, to blend in with the wooded area is was built in. It's quite refreshing to see this type of building as opposed to my ever-so-loving box homes.

Source: Dizarh

Boh Tea Centre

This Tea Center is great. It's long and overhanging (I like this quality in architecture :), with a tremendously gorgeous view. The ZLG design group really worked well on this one.

Source: ZLG Design Group

Damiano House

This home was created by the Tres Birds Workshop, for the Damianos'. When conceptualizing this project, the Damianos' wished for a home that would surpass 400 years of life. Now I don't know if it will stand that long, but I am sure as eco-friendly as it is (It runs on full support of Solar energe, even though it's in Colorado, and they family is a winter loving family) it will last their lifetime.

Source: Tres Birds WorkShop

Novartis Campus

Though done by various architects, some of whom are Frank Gehry, Peter Maerkli, and SANAA, this campus feels like a whole. If I were to get my PHD somewhere it would probably be here, thought I've never though to check if they offer anything I would enjoy :)

Source: Phaidon

Barcode House

Located in Munich Germany, this residential house by the MVRDV Architectural group is set up on 2 lots. Its like most box houses in which the structure is squarish but then its protrusions, subtle angles and composition allow it to acquire it's own shape and character. I do love the manner in which box houses always extend beyond its format, including their selective material use/positioning and colour.

Source: MVRDV

Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall

This piece of work was done by the Toyo Ito and Associates Architecture firm in Kakamigahara, Gifu. It's quite an excellent funeral home. Though I don't know specific funeral customs of Japan. I feel a bit sad that such a beautiful thing can hold such sadness inside. {Though I'm sure glee can come from it too}

Source: Toyo Ito and Associates

Lindal Cedar Prefab Homes

A new series of home from Lindal Cedar for the Dwell Turkel Collection.
Source: Lindal Cedar

Rehibiliation Center

Up for the Mies Van Der Rohe Award is this beautifully assembled Rehibilitation Center in a forest located in the Netherlends, by Architectenbureau Koen van Velsen.

Source: KoenVanVelsen

Cemetery Road

The Courtyard view is drastically different from the front, roadside, view. Still the apartment complex has shape and character. I wouldn't mind living in this place...Well unless it was overpriced for its design.

Source: Project Orange

Small House

A Small Modern House (seems to have elements of the Prairie Style, but those long overhanging ceilings seem to be showing up everywhere.) by the Cooper Joseph Studio.

Source: Cooper Joseph Studio

Orange House

Sweet Orange SUPER protruding House. From Architects Nuno Grande and Pedro Gadanho.

Source: Arquitectura Arkinetia

Spectacles Jeux Restaurant

Sweet little Tree looking restaurant :) and the Inside is Gorgeous!

Source: Agence Malcotti-Roussey

Residental Architecture

Architecture work from Marmol Radziner for the Vienna Way Resident. It's quite nice :)

Source: Marmol Radziner

Maison L

Christian Pottgeisser's Maison L private home for a family of six.

It looks like a whole bunch of Rectangular Prisms erected randomly on some land, but it's quite complicated inside.

Source: Pottgeisser

Atelier A5 House

A very pretty contemporary home in Tokyo Japan
Source: Atelier A5 Ahouse