James Brillon

Nautilus by Arlo reopens within revamped 1950s hotel in Miami

November 3, 2019 James Brillon 0

Arlo Hotels has renovated Miami Beach’s historic Nautilus Hotel to maintain its mid-century aesthetic, and include a co-working space and a barber shop. Originally opened in the 1950s, the Nautilus Hotel was designed by Morris Lapidus, a prolific architect behind several hotel properties that line the shores of South Beach, Miami. Today, the area is

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Red drapes partition stark white HUSH offices in Brooklyn

October 27, 2019 James Brillon 0

A pink conference table and a sheer red curtain bring colourful moments to this minimal office space in the Brooklyn Navy Yards, which studios Inaba Williams and Kyle May designed for a creative agency. The 8,600-square-foot (800-square-metres) office space is located in Building 77 of the Brooklyn Navy Yards, which used to be a windowless

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Wooden house by Hsü Rudolphy peeps from trees near Chilean lake

October 20, 2019 James Brillon 0

The three levels of this house by Santiago firm Hsü Rudolphy step down a sloped site to Rapel Lake, creating multiple terraces and access to the water. Located roughly two hours South of Santiago, the 244-square-metre Slope House overlooks Chile’s Rapel Lake, an artificial reservoir that feeds into a dam further down the Rapel River.

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Mirrored bottoms reflect desert site beneath Mexican inn by Santos Bolivar Architects

October 12, 2019 James Brillon 0

Mexican firm Santos Bolivar Architects has given the red-block buildings that form this inn reflective bottoms to make it seem like they are floating above the arid landscape in Valle de Guadalupe. Santulan Bed & Breakfast is located in Guadalupe, a small town in Mexico’s Baja California province. The area’s warm climate, proximity to the coast,

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Angular black house by Campos Studio is designed around Canadian rainforest clearing

October 5, 2019 James Brillon 0

Black metal panels and angled wooden slats cover this pointed house Canadian practice Campos Studio has created for a woman and her dog living in Pacific Northwest rainforest. The property is set among forest in a small municipality called Sooke, which is located on Canada’s Vancouver Island. The area is known for its dense old-growth

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Rodolfo Cañas extends “oversized skylight” from Mogro House in Chile

September 29, 2019 James Brillon 0

A stainless steel volume topped by a skylight protrudes from this house in Santiago, which Chilean architect Rodolfo Cañas has completed for his family. The residence is nicknamed Skylight House after the extension that peeks out above the house. Clad in stainless steel panels, the slender volume lets light in through a large opening at

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Adamo Faiden refreshes modernist white house in Buenos Aires

September 22, 2019 James Brillon 0

Argentinian studio Adamo Faiden has renovated the curved lower floor of this 1929 home in Buenos Aires to create a light-filled room that opens onto the garden. Located in Vicente López, a neighbourhood in the north of Buenos Aires, the historic home was purchased by a young family that was eager to make the most of

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Rama Estudio embeds Casa Patios into rural Ecuadorian landscape

September 7, 2019 James Brillon 0

Two stone-walled volumes with grassy roofs are embedded into a rural site in Ecuador to form this house, designed by Quito’s Rama Estudio. Casa Patios is secondary family home located in Lasso, a small rural municipality in the province of Cotopaxi. It comprises two offset volumes that are partially sunken into the landscape, with a

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Gray Organschi completes wooden high school extension with irregular roofing in Connecticut

September 2, 2019 James Brillon 0

Common Ground High School by Gray Organschi

Outdoor classrooms and active farmlands surround the extension to this ecological high school in Connecticut, which Gray Organschi built with cross-laminated timber to demonstrate sustainable design practices. Common Ground High School is a charter school in New Haven with a curriculum focused on the environment. It was founded in 1997 and is one of the

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Minimal black and white Brazilian home by Estúdio BG draws on Bauhaus concepts

August 31, 2019 James Brillon 0

Chunky black steelwork frame the sparsely furnished spaces inside this house in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil designed by architecture firm Estúdio BG. Called RP House, the simple, two-storey residence comprises black steelwork and simple white volumes that are stacked atop each other with a roof terrace at the top. São Paulo studio Estúdio BG came up with

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