Houses · People · Second chances

The Houses

Six places. Different ideas of home.

Toronto · Georgian

Rosedale →

A historic Georgian house, renovated with a modern rear addition. Rooms intended for a family make the relationship between a plan and a life impossible to ignore.

Washington · Béton brut

Ferndale →

Board-formed concrete, deep windows, communal rooms and long corridors: a house built around an idea of collective life.

A family farmhouse

Belgium →

A long brick farmhouse with a low roof. Its place in Chuck’s life emerges slowly, beyond the houses in his public portfolio.

Southern Germany · Modernist

Hermaringen →

A roof that appears to float above a central concrete spine. Hidden steel cables and two distinct wings turn structural balance into a question about living together.

Cement block · Shaded veranda

Ghana →

Cement-block walls, a corrugated-metal roof and a shaded veranda. A practical home whose significance goes beyond architectural spectacle.

China · Arakawa & Gins inspired

Beijing →

Nadine’s house uses vivid colour, sloping floors and unexpected changes of level to interrupt ordinary movement and keep its occupants alert.

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