Discover these unique, award-winning self build projects from every corner of the globe.
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When it comes to inspiring self build homes, there's a whole world out there to explore. Take a look at three shining examples from the last year, each awarded Best of the Best in the Architecture Masterprize Awards 2020.
Villa Varoise, NADAA
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The striking, angular façade of this home created by Boston-based firm NADAA in southern France, lead by architect Nader Tehrani, feels monumental and monolithic, but by carving a walkway, leading through to a central courtyard with a pool, it offers both openness and privacy.
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This design is adapted to the site’s sloping terrain, and while it offers a relatively solid wall to its neighbours, on the other side it opens up with bountiful glazing overlooking the countryside.
Terreno House, Fernanda Canales Arquitectura
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Located on the plateau of a mountain outside of Mexico City, this design by Fernanda Canales Arquitectura seeks to make the house disappear into the wild landscape.
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While the design is enclosed around a central courtyard, it has allowed nature inside, connecting it the environment, with a series of patios transitioning between the domestic spaces and the nature outside of the walls.
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The home is spread across one level, with statement vaulted ceilings defining the interiors, created to resemble the forms of the mountains.
Triangle Rectangle House, Architect-K
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With a brief to create a private space for the owner of Triangle Rectangle House, Republic of Korea-based Architect-K's home design doesn't give much away from its exterior perspective. Instead, the building is arranged around a central courtyard, bringing light into the centre of the home.
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Expanding on the circulation space around the courtyard, Architect-K's Kichul Lee created individual apertures out into the calming central space, as well as through the skylight.
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The controlled light through the gaps in the house's 'hard outer shell' as described by the architect, creates delicate and dramatic changes of the light according to time of day.
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