I’ve been meaning to post this for a while – darn computer. This is Max’s house in a small lake, Nimes, France…

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We’ve been looking at all things treehouses; but today a little treehouse break. I’ve got one new design from the always fab Antonino Cardillo, and later some contests to tell you about.
But first Cardillo. He sent me some shots of his House of Convexities near Barcelona – and like all his work, this house is amazing.

It’s so unusual for the landscape. Very offbeat. I love how, from this view, it’s in line with the range. That’s pretty cool. Along with the photos Cardillo sent his own description; which is really neat, so let’s look at that…
“If architecture is music in …read more

Continuing on with our year celebration here are my four favorite posts from Offbeat April 2008…
Antonino Cardillo’s Vaulted House – I pretty much adore everything Cardillo creates. The colors, the lines, the minimal factor.
Outstanding Offbeat Organic Beauty – the Work of Robert Harvey Oshatz – His work is so amazing.

Arte Luise Kunsthotel – This hotel may be one of the best in the world. I love the whole idea of themes by artists.
 
 The Most Stylish Blogger Spaces In the World! – So far, a theme day post hasn’t made the top four in any of the months this year. However, …read more

Continuing on with our year celebration here are my four favorite posts from Offbeat November 2007…
Current Mood: Enthralled With Drew Heath – there’s no reason not to be enthralled. Especially once you see the zig zag.

Quite Possibly the Single Most Offbeat Home in the World: Luna Parc – I still think this is one of the weirder homes ever.
Seriously Lust Worthy Lundberg Design House – maybe my most favorite Offbeat home ever.
November Kick-Off: Antonino Cardillo – I adore Cardillo. He’s just the nicest person ever, and a cool architect, thus he makes the top four for November.

Well, Antonino Cardillo, an Offbeat favorite, sent me this back in February, but some email confusions about location were lost in translation. Hence the me not posting it until now. I’m posting it now because I noticed, or rather Cardillo, pointed it out to me that it’s now posted at WAN. The WAN post has location and typed up all the text regarding this cool house. Yeah for less typing. (Lazy right, I know). In better news I think I have some extra pictures not posted at WAN.
The Vaulted House is lovely, and now, thanks to WAN, I can tell …read more

Antonino Cardillo recently sent me some info on a new project for a competition he’s working on – delightful news for Offbeat Homes, because we love Mr. Cardillo’s work around here. This new idea seems extremely large and involved – but partly that’s because of the pre-existing site structures.
Here’s an overview of the plan:

Cardillo says this is for the Birnbeck Island Competition in Weston-Super-Mare (UK). This international architecture competition is being held by Urban Splash, in association with the RIBA
From the competition site:

“This is the chance of a lifetime to create an exciting development for a fantasy island in …read more

Yesterday I posted the amazing Ellipse House and I have one more today before moving on from Cardillo’s work.
This next home is in Erice and is lovely and offbeat. I talked a lot about Cardillo yesterday so today I think I’ll leave you with the beautiful images. You should however note the killer staircase. It’s smooth like candy ribbon.

To see more images of the home in Erice or to simply see all of Cardillo’s beautiful work visit him online.
[many thank to Antonino Cardillo for the wonderful photos]

I couldn’t think of a better way to kick off November than with the amazing work of Antonino Cardillo.
Cardillo is young in age as compared to many other fine architects but vastly talented — his work is seriously awe-inspiring to me. There’s a lot to his bio but here are some quickie stats; He attended courses in Modern History and Contemporaneity by Antonietta Iolanda Lima, contributing to various publications between 1994 and 2001 then produced photographic reports for the review “L’Architettura Cronache e Storia” by Bruno Zevi. Later (not too much later) he worked with the studio Nonis Maggiore in …read more