Articles by James Brillon

Whitten Architects clad this Maine retreat with Eastern cedar and placed it on stilts on a steep site so that the single-storey structure would seem like a treehouse. The property, dubbed Caterpillar Hill, is located on a remote lot on Maine’s rugged coast overlooking the Penobscot Bay. Whitten Architects, a firm based in nearby Portland,

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A central courtyard in this remote retreat by Chilean studio SAA brings natural light to the interiors while avoiding the need to cut any additional trees surrounding the structure. Completed in 2020 by SAA in collaboration with Diego Alvarellos, the project is located in Huilo Huilo, a natural reserve in the south of Chile. The

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CCY Architects designed this home in the mountains of Colorado to be built largely below grade, to reduce its impact on the surrounding natural landscape. Meadow House takes its name from its location within a grassy plot of land in Aspen, Colorado. It was commissioned by a family that wanted a full-time residence but wanted

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MasFernandez Arquitectura has completed a wooden home in the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, for a client that is continually training for triathlon races. The home is located in Chicureo, a Chilean town within the metropolitan region of Santiago. Its site enjoys easy access to a network of running and cycling trails that the owner uses

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