Rural architecture

The property is located at 1250 m altitude in the Mantiqueira mountain range, in the municipality of Camanducaia, with a mountain climate. The land, sloping towards the north face, favors the positioning of the house, which opens up to the views of the mountain range and closes to the cold wind from the south. Pedro Kok Pedro Kok Pedro Kok The resident, newly moved from São Paulo, has extensive experience in environmental education. The pleasure of teaching and hosting visitors combines into a larger life project. Living in the countryside seeks this reconnection with nature. For this, the guest rooms can be used by the family or by visitors who rent them, generating income that helps maintain the property. Activitie... More

Entre Tecas is a house that was specially designed for Rancho Avellanas, a sustainable family farm dedicated to the production of artisanal goat cheeses. It was built for renting to environmentally conscious adventurers who would enjoy disconnecting from the workaday world and connecting with nature. It is indeed unique. Surrounded by teak trees on this artisanal cheese farm, it offers the tranquility of being away from the city but close to all basic amenities. Its careful placement in the middle of a dense forest of teak and native trees has created an atmosphere of balance and contrasts.  Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner Andrés García Lachner Andrés Garc&i... More

The Almhotel Oberhauser with 10 high-quality rooms was developed from the existing Oberhauserhütte on the beautiful Rodenecker/Lüsner Alm. The existing building served as the basis for the new building; the continuation of the typical local building typologies, yet with a contemporary design, and the deliberate division of the building mass into smaller volumes, create a pleasant composition of volumes. Gustav Willeit Gustav Willeit Gustav Willeit These are integrated into the landscape, taking into account the existing topology of the terrain - the house grows with the landscape or grows out of it. The gabled roof, a typical element of rural construction, is used as a landmark in the landscape and makes the ensemb... More

Cascina B is a typical rural dwelling in Alta Langa, located in the municipality of Dogliani (Cn). Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico The restoration project of the former barn, converted into an annex of the main house, was designed with the intention of offering a contemporary intervention that does not deny the original purpose of the structure. Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico Barbara Corsico The Langhe stone walls were simply cleaned, without grouting or additions, and the existing roof timbers were sanded and integrated with new planks. A small wooden extension was added to the original volume, which simultan... More

Offley Green Farmhouse is Grade 2 listed; the original house dates back to around the mid to late 17th century and has undergone some 20th-century alterations and extensions. It features a steep-pitched hipped roof that is thatched with dormers. The windows are timber frame casement and sliding sash. The house is rendered with red brick chimneys and red brick at ground level below the internal ground floor level. Caption Caption Caption Caption Immersed in the bucolic English countryside, the project aims to establish a new relationship between modern architecture and traditional British cottage houses by replacing a derelict existing shed made of metal and wood that sat next to the house. Caption Caption C... More

Concept: This project is for a place to celebrate life with family. To build a space of leisure, a flexible one that can host grand family events but also informal gatherings. We had a big challenge: sort out these different stages on a single architectural plant. Francisco Álvarez Acrónimo Architectural project: Program and volumetry The Nogales Pavilion is located on the main access of the land, surrounded by crops and lush trees. It was planned as a family nucleus to celebrate traditions. In the Mexican northeast, there are several big festivities: birthdays, anniversaries, Easter, the annual "Molienda", etc. It was necessary to think of a free and functional plan, a punctual and efficient architectural intrus... More

The Linden Centre Shaxi Community Campus sits in a new national park, in Shilong village, on a trail from the historic town of Shaxi, in the high mountains of Yunnan, southwest China. The campus contains community and cultural facilities as well as small dwelling cabins for visitors involved in economic development and cultural education. The project is funded by the governmental Development-Oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China, developed and managed by The Linden Centre, a local cultural and environmental education program. Caption Caption Caption The remote village of Shilong has been largely untouched by modern development, maintaining a traditional logging, hunting, grazing and subsistence agriculture econo... More

The Visitation Support Space project was developed based on an old primary school, more specifically a primary school from the years of the Estado Novo. From a preliminary stage of the process, more specifically after the visit to the site, it was thought to be crucial to maintain the pre-existence as much as possible, so that the intended program for the building fits into this space. Courtesy of SFA arquitetos Caption Thus, there was a need to make some changes to the existing building. It was therefore proposed that some demolitions be carried out, namely the storage spaces, the porches and the sanitary facilities, these being clearly spaces for expansions after the initial date of construction of the building. Caption... More