Cucciaioni

Bernd Ott

Residence 3 Mezzanine at The Grand Monarch

One side of the staircase is supported by a structural glass wall. This helps keep the space as bright and open as possible. Photographer: Rachael Smith

Architektin: Ute Piroeth

ema photography

ARS Project - photo by Liete Couto Quintal

Ben Rahn of A-Frame

Photos Chris Snook

Set on a narrow lot in a private ski club development in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, this hpuse is concieved as a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional chalet. Its form retains the convention of a gable roof, yet is reduced to an elegant two storey volume in which the top floor slides forward, engaging an adjacent ski hill on axis with the chalet. The cantilever of the upper volume embodies a kinetic energy likened to that of a leading ski or a skier propelled in a forward trajectory. The lower level counter balances this movement with a rhythmic pattern of solid and void. Architect: AKB - Atelier Kastelic Buffey. Photography: Peter A. Sellar / www.photoklik.com

Designer: Paul McClean Project Type: New Single Family Residence Location: Los Angeles, CA Approximate Size: 8,500 sf Completion Date: 2012 Photographer: Nick Springett & Jim Bartsch