East Windsor Residence_Alterstudio Architects, LLP

From the outside alone one could guess that the view from the top floor of this residence is nothing to joke about. The principle Archtiect Keven Alter is quoted as saying, " Despite its four bedrooms, the three-story house is essentially a one-bedroom loft." The top floor is said to present a 270 degree view. The oak looking facade over the stony base of the structure presents a mixture of materials that balances out the visual experience of the exterior of the work. Its is not surprising that the client a radiologist and a father of five commented on how the whole process of the design and construction took him to a new level intellectually. The structure just looks like it was fun to build! Maybe that the trick to good architecture. Make it look like its a breeze to put together. Actually that not a bad approach to most works of art!

Alpers - Jannetta Residence

Architect Paul Lukez of Paul Lukez Arhcitecture used the vacation home of a client into a dream house. Acording to Lukez the original home was not as inviting as it could be with the living room being place in the center of the structure making the living space look a bit dark and uninviting.

As seen above one of the many improvements to the structure allowed the client to take advantage of a more elegant and natural use of external light dew to the use of vaulted ceiling. The side placement of the most important rooms such as the dinning rooms and bed rooms also helps with the issue of lighting. the correct use of light in architecture can make or break an entire work if it is not considered correctly.

Seadrift Residence-CCS Architecture

San Francisco-based architect Cass Calder Smith, AIA’s has managed to give the client the type of experience that one would have sitting in a beach house off the coast of Miami Beach, only this is neccisarily on a coast. This work dubbed the Seadrift Residence is actually located at the mouth of Balinas Lagoon in a small town located in Stinson Beach, California. Waterfront property can pose a great challenge for the architect because you have to achieve a balance between what the client wants, what possible on the edge of the water and what looks good in that particular atmosphere. It sort of looks like the architect envisioned some sort of dock and built the house from that vision. I wouldn't be surprised if the client feels as if they are partially residing on the water. It's funny how proximity to a body of water can make anything look light as a feather.