James Brillon

Worrell Yeung adds minimalist black barn to traditional property in Upstate New York

January 27, 2018 James Brillon 0

US architecture firm Worrell Yeung has pared back the rural vernacular of the Hudson River Valley to create a contemporary black barn next to a countryside home. The minimalist structure is an addition to a traditional property sited on a 30-acre (12-hectare) plot in the town of Ancram, New York. “This modern barn adopts an

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Massive angular roof spans four parts of Hawaiian home by Johnston Marklee

January 20, 2018 James Brillon 0

Traditional Hawaiian hut geometry informed this courtyard house by Johnston Marklee, which comprises four separate volumes grouped beneath a single roof. Although the site on Hawaii’s Big Island is in a tropical setting that allows for outdoor living, it is also prone to extreme rainfall at times. Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee therefore sought

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Tribeca offices by A+I Architecture offer range of working spaces for collaboration

January 15, 2018 James Brillon 0

A+I Architecture has expanded the Tribeca offices of ad agency Horizon, creating a variety of spaces that range from private phone booths to a break room that can accommodate up to 300 people. The company was undergoing rapid growth, so required new office spaces across additional floors of its existing building in downtown Manhattan. “A

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RISD students use standard greenhouse parts to build outdoor performance venue

January 7, 2018 James Brillon 0

Standardised parts from a greenhouse catalogue were repurposed to create this outdoor public space and performance venue in Providence, as the result of a design-build collaboration at RISD. The Southlight pavilion is the centrepiece of a larger scheme to provide a new public amenity for the city. It was completed by a team of students

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RISD students use standard greenhouse parts to build outdoor performance venue

January 7, 2018 James Brillon 0

Standardised parts from a greenhouse catalogue were repurposed to create this outdoor public space and performance venue in Providence, as the result of a design-build collaboration at RISD. The Southlight pavilion is the centrepiece of a larger scheme to provide a new public amenity for the city. It was completed by a team of students

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Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake

January 6, 2018 James Brillon 0

American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. Located on a steep slope facing a lake known as Long Pond, the home serves as a summertime meeting point for her extended family.

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Deborah Richards creates retreat for her family beside Massachusetts lake

January 6, 2018 James Brillon 0

American architect Deborah Richards has designed a home for her extended family in Lakeville, Massachusetts, choosing wooden shingles to clad the exterior, and bright yellow accents for the windows and doors. Located on a steep slope facing a lake known as Long Pond, the home serves as a summertime meeting point for her extended family.

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North Carolina home by Buildsense reuses materials from previous building on site

December 31, 2017 James Brillon 0

Dismantling an existing property allowed design-and-construction firm Buildsense to reuse materials for this ranch-style home in North Carolina. Built upon a wooded lot near the city of Raleigh, the three-storey Spring home was designed for a family eager to maximise their living space, with a limited environmental impact. A vertical volume clad in aluminium mesh

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Californian ski chalet by Strawn+Sierralta draws inspiration from the slopes

December 26, 2017 James Brillon 0

Dramatic cantilevers form ski-on terraces in this slope-side retreat in Squaw Valley, California, that was recently completed by Chicago-based architects Strawn+Sierralta. The three-storey property is nestled into the terrain so that every level is accessible directly from Squaw Valley’s main run. “The home is utilized by a large extended family and a constellation of friends

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Huge rolling shutters shade Pennsylvania farmhouse by Cutler Anderson Architects

December 18, 2017 James Brillon 0

Double-height rolling shutters can open up or enclose this farmhouse in Pennsylvania that Cutler Anderson Architects designed for a rural property. Situated outside the town of Lakewood, the compact white house was designed to echo the style of surrounding farm buildings, and to make the most of the client’s restricted budget. “We designed the 3,000-square-foot

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