Articles by Jenna McKnight

Klopf Architecture updates mid-century modern Eichler home in Silicon Valley

December 19, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

San Francisco studio Klopf Architecture has renovated and expanded a mid-century modern home in northern California that was built by pioneering post-war real-estate developer Joseph Eichler. The 2,285-square-foot (212-square-metre) dwelling is located in the San Mateo Highlands neighbourhood, which features numerous modern homes built by Eichler in the 1950s and 1960s. Eichler, who died in

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Jean Verville overhauls A-frame cottage in the Quebec forest

December 14, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Canadian architect Jean Verville has shrunk the floor area within this compact black cabin, in a bid to create a more spacious atmosphere. The project, titled Aframe Rehab by Subtraction, is located on a forested site in Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, a small village in the Laurentian Mountains. Envisioned as a nature retreat for an urban family, the project

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Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town

December 13, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. The Newbern Library is located in a town of the same name with less than 200 residents, and was converted by fifth-year architecture students at Auburn

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Alabama architecture students convert historic bank into library for rural town

December 13, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

A brick bank building in Alabama dating to the early 1900s has been transformed into a community library by Rural Studio, a student design-build programme dedicated to social projects. The Newbern Library is located in a town of the same name with less than 200 residents, and was converted by fifth-year architecture students at Auburn

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Reflective holiday home by Tatiana Bilbao hides among trees in Mexico

December 12, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao has used mirrored glass, along with rammed earth and clay bricks, to create a vacation home that blends with its wooded site in Monterrey. Los Terrenos, or The Terrains, is located on a forested hillside in the northern Mexican city. The residence is near another project by Bilbao, the Ventura House,

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In Situ Studio uses metal, timber and stucco for home on a wooded site in North Carolina

December 6, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American firm In Situ Studio has paired dark cladding with white stucco for the facades of a modern family residence that overlooks a pond in North Carolina. Located in Matthews, a suburb of Charlotte, the Taylor Residence is situated on a flat site with trees and a small body of water at the back. Set

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Triangular concert hall by Productora and Isaac Broid takes cues from Aztec ruins

December 5, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Mexican architect Isaac Broid and firm Productora has created a stone-clad performing arts venue in central Mexico that borders an archaeological site. The Teopanzolco Cultural Center is situated in Cuernavaca, the capital of the state of Morelos, and adjoins an archaeological site with Aztec ruins. The team incorporated triangular geometries that allude to the pyramid-shaped

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Kansas City architecture students wrap affordable home in corrugated metal

December 4, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

Students at Kansas State University in Missouri have designed and constructed a two-unit apartment building that is intended to be occupied by low-income tenants. The Waldo Duplex is located in a diverse and historic district in Kansas City that is dominated by single-family bungalows and shotgun homes. Architectural experimentation is “rare but celebrated” in the

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Sandstone and metal louvres wrap massive student housing complex in Arizona

November 29, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz took cues from the colours and textures of the Sonoran Desert while designing this giant residential facility in Phoenix, for engineering students at Arizona State University. Highly visible from a main thoroughfare, the seven-storey Tooker House is situated on ASU’s main campus in Tempe, which is part of the Phoenix

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Aspen retreat by CCY Architects overlooks dramatic mountainous scenery

November 28, 2017 Jenna McKnight 0

American studio CCY Architects has created a spacious residence for a rugged site in the Rocky Mountains, which consists of timber-clad boxes linked by glazed bridges. Situated on a 2.5-acre (one-hectare) property on the edge of Aspen, the Maroon Creek Overlook is perched atop a grassy hill with a large creek at its base. The

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