Developed by Octane Architect & Design, this modern home is one of a kind. The brief from the homeowners gave the architects ?a boundless freedom to design a unique house as if it were our own.? In this regard, the project became a personal interest for the team, allowing them to explore and develop their […]

Developed by Octane Architect & Design, this modern home is one of a kind. The brief from the homeowners gave the architects ?a boundless freedom to design a unique house as if it were our own.? In this regard, the project became a personal interest for the team, allowing them to explore and develop their own style of architecture: ?To achieve the ideal version of our architectural language, we need a courtyard, where sunlight is allowed to pass through and rain to fall through, as the center of the building. The diagonal wall line serves to connect the frame of the building and the frame of the courtyard?.
?We have seen that a certain architectural language, in which the external wall and the ceiling converge into an oblique angle, is becoming popular? noted the architects. ?However, apart from being on the exterior, this architectural language never appears in the interior of those buildings.? The team were curious to see if it were possible to apply this language to aspects other than those only for decorative purpose. They decided to build the outer frame of the living volumes at a greater height than their innermost courtyard frame, so that rainwat...