The Mandeville Canyon Residence was designed by Rockefeller Partners takes full advantage of the expansive site and allows one to experience the exterior and interior of the home simultaneously. From certain vantage points, it is possible to look out in all directions and comprehend the many subtle ways in which the house interacts with its environment
The facade is clad with gray-stained cedar, inspired by the soft gray tones of eucalyptus bark. The material’s color and texture unifies the structure with the surrounding groves of trees. The cedar carries from the …

This Vitrahaus, a contemporary house design by Herzog and de Meuron for German furniture manufacturing company – Vitrahaus, takes inspiration from the typology of the houses in the locality. The concept is to connect Vitrahaus house theme with 2 levels of 12 structures, 5 houses at the bottom, and there are 7 houses on the other rested. Structure of the house has a 15 meters high. When during the day, the house will display the contents of the room in it, and when it got dark, the interior is lit …

Built on a double lot on one of the many ravines located in and around central Toronto, the house was designed for a private, communal family lifestyle, with a rear façade that opens up toward the ravine, essentially turning its brick-and-aluminum-clad back to the street. The architects, Cindy Rendely has created a stepped arrangement of volumes that open forthrightly into the landscape. Openness to the ravine and awareness of the changing seasons are reinforced by the many full-height glazed walls and doors at various vantage points, which also bring light, …