Steel Meets Aesthetic and Functional Needs

Zack, of Zack|de Vito Architecture, San Francisco, has leveraged steel’s attributes in the firm’s award-winning Laidley House, in which he and his wife, Lise de Vito now reside with their two children.

Vila House

São Paulo’s traditional “vilas” (small blocks of houses nested within the borough, with small two-story houses, known as “sobradrinhos”, usually arranged around a common yard opening on to the street).

Steel makes its Mark

The corrugated steel farm shed has long been an inspiration for architects. This simple structure not only provides a model for homes in rural areas, but also in urban areas, where there’s a need for robust buildings, both domestic and commercial.

The High Life

When Max Pritchard’s clients approached him to design a small house overlooking a picturesque creek on their farm, they never imagined that he would perch them.

Steel Framed House, Rua Austria

The large ‘L’ shaped building plot near São Paulo, Brazil, was already occupied by an old house and its many extensions and outhouses when architect George Mills was asked to design a new home for the site.