Architects: Leibar Seigneurin Architectes
Location: Anglet, France
Area: 6269.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Patrick Miara

From the architect. A strong proposal regarding management of the car park, because this one is completely treated underground. This having for effect to delete quite public road networks on the plot of land, and thus to avoid the noise and visual pollution generated by vehicles.

The setting-up of buildings allows to set up of real ” between two “, permeable but contained spaces, very clearly perceptible since the street giving to the set a fluid relation with its environment while protecting the intimacy and the quality of housing.

The implementation of low building also allows to introduce an intermediate scale, between the waterside residence and the detached houses situated in the South, in one concerns to respect the existing balances.

The very strong ” value added ” of our proposal live in the character not only crossing housing, but in the potential of use which offers the device of ” double loggia ” on rooms to be lived.

At the same time, the space not occupied by the constructions is completely landscaped to offer with regard to the local residents a set of houses implanted in a park.

So for one traditional living space, we obtain an exceptional enjoyment of life

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Architects: Khosla Associates
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Principal Designers: Sandeep Khosla and Amaresh Anand
Design Team: Sandeep Khosla , Amaresh Anand , Akanksha Chajjer and Moiz Faizulla
Year: 2014
Photographs: Shamanth Patil J

Civil Contractors: Dan Constructions Pvt. Ltd
Structural Engineer: S & S Associates

From the architect. The house was conceived for a young couple and their teen daughter, and the program on this 9,600 sft plot required a basement for car parking, 4 bedrooms, a home theatre, gym and public spaces such as living, dining and kitchen interacting with a large garden.

What drew us to the site in the upmarket Koramangala neighborhood in Bangalore was the number of mature trees that were part of the surrounding streetscape.

The west-facing frontage of the plot has a beautiful tree straddling the compound wall and we were keen to establish a dialogue between the house and the tree.

Our choice on the spatial flow of the house was dictated by the views to the street as well as to the open area and the low-slung house sitting on the adjacent plot to its north.

The anchor of the house is a dramatic double height living area that culminates vertically in a sweeping butterfly shaped roof, orienting west and east towards street as well as garden. Walkways on the upper level lead to private bedrooms and interact with the double height volumes of the staircase shaft on one side and the living area on the other.

Copious amounts of natural night bathe this area via a series of skylights while louvered operable blinds allow for controlled light and views via large expanses of glass on the east and west elevations.

The house is richly layered and textured with a judicious mix of materials, which extends into the choice of furniture, furnishings and artwork. The large expanses of Jaiselmer yellow sandstone are juxtaposed with the warmth of timber on the sloping roofs, polished cement and exposed concrete on wall and ceiling surfaces and a linear wall painted a deep ink blue.

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In memory of architect and arts administrator Deborah Norden, the Deborah J. Norden Fund is calling for proposals from students and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies for awards up to $5000 in travel and study grants. A program of The Architectural League of New York, participants must submit a maximum three-page proposal, which succinctly describes the objectives of the grant request and how it will contribute to the applicant’s intellectual and creative development. The deadline for submissions is April 16, 2015. For more information, please visit here.

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