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Location: Philippines.
This cast-in-place concrete house by Caza is located on a cliff in Punta Fuego, Philippines, overlooking the South China Sea. This home is a two-hour drive from Manila. The design is designed to blend in with the steep terrain and coastal landscape; Secondly, natural ventilation was introduced to the building and the use of machine cooling was minimized to the maximum safety.
The design revolves around the ground floor garden, around which a set of building volumes are arranged. Each volume faces the sea, the distant landscape, or the sky. The result is a well-intentioned and playful home with a unique and close-knit array of rooms. 
The steep terrain of the site determines the characteristics of the project. The site is a relatively narrow, steeply sloping plot overlooking the South China Sea. In order for the building to fit into the context, the designers split the house into a series of uniformly sized concrete cubes that were placed on a slope facing the sky and the sea, eliminating the need for the traditional façade fenestrations.
In each room, the designers designed a skylight with a specific orientation, framing the view of the sea, the sky or the garden, and these volumes become units that receive natural light and thus guarantee a sufficient amount of privacy. While each bedroom has a different view of the surroundings, the open massing at the top of the house allows for a more direct connection to the outside environment. 
By using cast-in-place concrete, the designers minimized the space occupied by the building structure and maximized the living space. Cast-in-place concrete is a material that can also passively control the temperature of the house, and the concrete is able to absorb heat in hot, sunny weather, keeping the interior cool; When the temperature drops, this absorbed heat is released inside.
The unprocessed concrete material creates a relaxed and sophisticated atmosphere in the interior. Throughout the space, light wood finishes are used in areas that are accessible to the owner, such as doorknobs and handrails, emphasizing the warmth of the concrete.
Forest Lakeside Villa
Location: United States.
Pachano & Vollert's Forest Lakeside Cottage blends seamlessly into the landscape of Berkshire, Massachusetts – as you get closer, the Forest Lakeside Cottage emerges subtly and the architecture goes hand in hand with the landscape. The massing, materials and texture of the building complement the surrounding topography, and all aspects of the building meet energy efficiency and passive emission reduction standards.
The main idea of the designers was to hide or obscure the scale and shape of the house, like a shadow. From the surface of the lake, you can barely notice it. It's discrete and fascinating; It's textured and mysterious. The house attracts people to explore through its materials and its connection to the landscape.
The owners wanted a house that would both accommodate their six adult children and feel cozy and comfortable when they had someone visiting alone. It will be a place where people will be able to talk and be alone, and every room will have a beautiful view.
The façade of the house is made of carbonized wood, which reduces the sense of scale on the small site, and in some way almost disappears into the woods. The wood cover is treated with moisture and insect resistance, which increases durability and reduces maintenance costs. Locally mined timber and stone blur the boundaries between the house and the landscape, blending in with the façade and terraces.
The interior spaces are arranged according to height: the main floor contains the common spaces and the couple's bedrooms; The second floor is mainly for guest rooms; Ground Floor The lake level contains a large living room and art studio. Overall, the studio meets the criteria for strong thermal insulation and passive energy saving, and the enclosed structure and continuous fresh air circulation provide a healthy living environment for the house.
Large windows on all floors illuminate the room and guide the multi-level floor plan. The plan begins with an entrance on the street side, with a sloping lobby that leads directly to the large floor-to-ceiling windows, bringing views of the lake and woods into the room.
Carefully selected stones, patchwork textures and water melt embellishment adorn the entire building: the white quartz stone in the kitchen is reminiscent of the gray sky during a rainstorm on the lake. The reddish and orange Tanzanian black onyx with a white ivory spiral pattern seems to come from a paradise and covers the bathroom.
Damero Residence
Location: Spain.
The Damer House is an intricate concrete building with the architect opening the corners of the building to create a diamond-shaped space to maximize the space on the ground floor. The modulus scrutiny of the combination of virtual and real makes the building form a chessboard, and this spatial thinking is not only reflected in the four facades, but also in its main three-dimensional height space.
Depending on the orientation, this structure forms four different scenes on the ground floor, creating a continuity between the indoor and outdoor spaces thanks to the large windows hidden in the walls through the galandage system and four porticoes at each corner. Similarly, the four bedrooms on the upper floor are located at the four corners. Indoor activities on both floors are arranged around the direction of the sun.
The structure is constructed of white concrete and timber formwork, resulting in large cantilevered spaces at the four corners. The continuous Campapero limestone paving that runs diagonally allows the indoor and outdoor spaces to blend with each other, resulting in a greater visual amplitude. **The core is equipped with stairs, elevators and services for three floors of installations. In terms of sustainability, solar panels provide energy to the air and heat system, making the building zero consumption.
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