Under the cliffs of Tepozteco emerges LL House, where its monoliths settle as if the weathered stones of the hill had been sculpted to inhabit them. The geometric composition of the house responds to a fragmentation of prisms that join and separate to shape its internal spaces. They come together to create amplitude and disperse to retreat into sol...
Location
Tepoztlán, Morelos, México
Photography
Mariana Achach
Design team
RA! (Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Pedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, Daniel Martínez, Lourdes Gamez.)
Collaborators
Daniel Martinez, Lourdes Gamez
Built area
481m² interior + 719m² exterior
Civil engineer
Daniel Manzanares
Structural engineer
Daniel Manzanares
Environmental & MEP
Antonio Villarreal
Lighting
Eduardo Martinez
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Residential › House
This 10-story twin tower on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai is a clear-cut center-core office building. The cantilevered structure extends 9.7 meters from the center core to the curtain wall exterior, and the glass exterior of the entrance hall is set back 3 meters from the perimeter wall.
Project name
LINES in Shanghai
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Step into a world where architectural lines flow like gentle streams and every corner whispers the language of nature's curves. Our modern villa stands as a testament to the beauty of organic forms, seamlessly blending contemporary design with the serenity of the natural world.
Project name
Harmony Haven
Architecture firm
Mah Design
Location
Washington State, USA
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maedeh Hemati
Design team
Mah Design Architects
Visualization
Maedeh Hemati
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Tuti is located in the Terralagos neighborhood, in front of a large lagoon. It is a pure and white volume that plays with its wings on the upper and lower floors, where its flight is the skeleton that intervenes throughout the entire route of the house.
Architecture firm
Leone Loray Arquitectos
Location
Terralagos, Argentina
Photography
Alejandro Peral
Principal architect
Justina Leone, Gastón Loray
Design team
Nadia Navarrete
Collaborators
Gustavo Ciancio
Interior design
Juliana Virla
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The renowned Kaira Looro architecture competition concludes its 2024 edition with the announcement of the winners, selected by a prestigious jury composed of some of the world's most influential architects.
Photography
Winning project Project by Bao Gia Luong
“At Sabiá House, blocks scattered across the land create voids that keep the trees and bring nature into the house.”
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Collaborators
Model: Sabrina Freitas, Márcia Aline • Model Photos: Guilherme Brondi
Visualization
Igor Macedo
Typology
Residential › House
The ethos of striking a balance lies in a clever mix of traditions while delivering 21st-century amenities in a space. The ‘Courtyard House’ is designed around one of the most essential elements of conventional Indian homes — the courtyard. Situated away from the city’s hustle and bustle, this 3,788 sq ft three-bedroom home is an outcome of the own...
Project name
Courtyard House
Architecture firm
Alkove-Design
Location
Bengaluru, India
Photography
Parth Swaminathan, PHX India
Principal architect
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap
Design team
Komal Mittal, Ninada Kashyap, Rutuja Ravindrakumar, Nikita Katole, Pranav Gawale
Collaborators
My Garden, Sunshine Boulevard
Interior design
Alkove-Design
Structural engineer
Sreenivasulu
Supervision
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Visualization
Alkove-Design
Tools used
Escape, Lumion, SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Bakkinath, Sreenivasulu
Material
1. Unique Material Applications ● Exterior Walls: CSEB (Compressed stabilised earth blocks) Bricks with Varnish ● Internal Walls: Red Bricks ● Flooring: Attangudi Tiles, Green Marble, Yellow Jaisalmer Stone, Grey Sadarahalli Granite, Teak Wood Flooring ● Central Columns: Wooden Columns ● Louvered Wardrobe Shutters: Teak Wood ● Roofing: Clay Tiles ● Bath flooring: Sadarhalli Stone ● Curtains: S N Fabrics, Voyage Maison ● Kitchen Surface: Kalinga Stone ● Kitchen Sink: Nirali ● Kitchen Hardware: Hafele ● Kitchen Chimney: Elica ● Kitchen Chimney: Min Appliances ● Designer Fans: Orient ● Digital Locks: Delta Home ● Ply: Archidply ● Laminates: Royal Touche, Merino
Budget
Rs 4000 - 5000 per sq.ft.
Client
Srikanth Kalyani, Nandini Srikanth
Typology
Residential › House
THE AFICIONADOS presents the latest edition of its sought- after travel guide. Entitled Eclectic Rebels, the publication assembles an exquisite selection of European hotels notable for their unique character and exclusivity.
Written by
The Aficionados
Photography
The Aficionados
ARQTIPO: The proposal challenges the search for a sensitive material experimentation, which attempts to provide a vital interior spatiality, filtering light to both private and semi-public spaces, at different times of the day, located in the Parque Chas neighborhood, in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
Architecture firm
ARQTIPO
Location
Andonaegui 1251, Parque Chas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Photography
Israel Caire, Mathis Ceccon
Principal architect
Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp
Design team
Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp
Interior design
ARQTIPO (Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp)
Structural engineer
Pablo Lulkin
Construction
ARQTIPO (Diego Aceto, Dario Litvinoff, Alejandro Camp)
Supervision
Lucas Gorroño
Visualization
Ph Israel Caire + Mathis Ceccon
Material
Reinforced Concrete and CORBLOCK brick
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade: Introducing Skyline Sanctuary, a groundbreaking architectural masterpiece nestled in the heart of the jungle. This super modern and luxurious A-frame cabin redefines the concept of a serene retreat.
Project name
The Skyline Sanctuary
Architecture firm
Rabani Design
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Morteza Vazirpour
Design team
Rabani Design
Visualization
Mohammad Hossein Rabbani Zade, Morteza Vazirpour
Typology
Residential › Cabin
