Johnston Marklee designed a house near Rosario in Argentina, engaging the living experience of the house with the views of the surrounding landscape and preserving privacy from neighbors.A compact massing strategy with a minimal footprint liberates and preserves the ground, defining a two story structure. By denying the traditional front, side, and rear yard designations, and instead intensifying the facade as a surface that continuously modulates the relationship of interior to exterior, the perception of the house unfolds through a sequence of oblique views whee every surface of facade becomes primary.The formal and tectonic complexity of the house results from the repetition of four basic geometric subtractions.
House design by Mount Pleasant This is a contemporary home design by architect Drew Mandel. Some people would describe this house as an example of what is called "The Toronto Style". www.flickr.com/photos/livinginacity
North Van house design A gem of a house in North Vancouver, on Cloverly Street. Huge lot, low to the ground, very international style. www.flickr.com/photos/26974899@N07
