The house on the cusp of a fold in the Hollywood Hills identifies the differential complexity of the steep hillside as its functional and formal generator. The stark, rigid appearance enters a dialogue with the landscape, defining itself as a real object through the process of alienating its context.
Architecture firm
Arshia Architects, Ltd
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Design team
Miguel Gonzales, Brittany DePaul, Spencer Brennan, Felix Monasakanian
Collaborators
Axel Schmitzberger
Civil engineer
Joy Civil Engineering
Structural engineer
Amir Pirbadian
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential › House
Your home’s façade should be, once you have decorated the interior to your own personal preference, your highest concern. The way your home appears outwardly says a lot about you as a person – sometimes more than the interior ever could.
Photography
Alexey Shikov (Cover image), Robert Bye, Nazrin B-va
“The Quest” is a replacement dwelling in Swanage, UK. Planning permission was granted in the spring of 2014, and construction started in October 2014. The build was completed in January 2016 and has won numerous accolades and awards, including: Built It 2017 , Daily Telegraph's H&R 2017, RIBA (South West) 2017 and Sunday Times' 2017 BHA.
Architecture firm
Ström Architects
Location
Swanage, United Kingdom
Photography
Martin Gardner
Principal architect
Magnus Ström
Structural engineer
Calcinotto
Construction
Matrod Frampton Ltd
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Stone,Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Björk Apartment Project was designed by Filip Kučar and visualised by Metod Kulčar. Project represents the conceptual design of Björk's new apartment located in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Project name
Björk Apartment Project
Architecture firm
Filip Kulčar
Location
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter, Pixologic Zbrush, Solid Angle Arnold, The Foundry Nuke
Principal architect
Filip Kulčar
Design team
Filip Kulčar, Metod Kulčar
Visualization
Metod Kulčar
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Veliz Arquitecto: The house based on the lightness of its shape, breaking with traditional codes and adapting to the landscape like rocks that are fragmented by the sea and carved by the breezes, its main Concept is the lightness of the design in relation to its curved forms and the organic language with which environment that surrounds it.
Project name
Liviana House
Architecture firm
Veliz Arquitecto
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana
Visualization
Veliz Arquitecto
Typology
Residential › House
Kamran Afshar Naderi + Javad Sheri: In order to create a lasting impact that communicates with the environment and its community, the roots need to be addressed, regardless of the practical and technical issues that are least expected of a project. In this particular project, the first root to be considered was the identity of the city of Mashhad o...
Project name
Limited design competition of Mashhad Theater Campus (Third place in the competition)
Architecture firm
Kamran Afshar Naderi + Javad Sheri
Location
Mashhad City, Iran
Principal architect
Kamran Afshar Naderi, Javad Sheri
Landscape
Kamran Afshar Naderi + Javad Sheri
Civil engineer
Morteza Farahmand
Structural engineer
Morteza Farahmand
Environmental & MEP
Morteza Farahmand
Visualization
Javad Sheri
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion
Material
Stone, Metal, Wood, Tile, Glass
Client
Mashhad Municipality
Status
Competition (Third place)
Typology
Cultural › Theater
The Russian interior design firm Michelangelo Design Studio led by Tatiana Makoviychuk has recently completed ACSY Jewelry Store located in Chelyabinsk, Russia. The concept was based on the "Legend of the Silver Mountain", which was reflected in the interior composition with soaring in space inclined surfaces. And this wasn't an accidental construc...
Project name
ACSY Jewelry Store
Interior design
Michelangelo Design Studio
Location
Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation
Photography
Natalia Gorbunova
Principal designer
Tatiana Makoviychuk
Design team
Michelangelo Design Studio
Architecture firm
Michelangelo Design Studio
Typology
Commercial › Jewelry Store
v One Design: Sometimes, we wish to pause and experience the static moment. The Dali for Relief urban life centre, with its Chinese name symbolizing the thirteenth extra month of life, offers the place to turn your ideal lifestyle to actual experience.
Interior design
Karv One Design
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Yujie Peng, King Ou, Amber Ho, Reeta Wu, Leon Zhang, Sail Huang, Derrick Liang, Bruce Li, Joey Zhou
Architecture firm
Jacky Wan, Ally So
Material
Light gray terrazzo Flooring, Dark gray natural stone staging platform Grey-grained white marble, Bronze stainless steel, Mirror stainless steel Light-colored solid wood, Blue striped denim, Orange gradient glass, Frosted acrylic
Typology
Exhibition Center
Iranian Architect team, Shomali Design Studio, has designed a holiday home for one of the best Iranian footballers, National Team goalkeeper, Amir Abed Zadeh at Madeira Island, Portugal. Blending with the amazing surrounding nature and sloping roof was one of the main goals of this design.
Architecture firm
Shomali Design Studio
Location
Madeira Island, Portugal
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Design team
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Visualization
Yaser Rashid Shomali & Yasin Rashid Shomali
Typology
Residential › House
The National Theatre of Bahrain is a waterfront building complex situated in Manama next to the Bahrain National Museum, and consists of a main 1001-seat auditorium and a smaller 150-seat flexible studio theatre.
Photographer
Nour El Refai
Tools used
iPhone, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Project name
Bahrain National Theatre
Architecture firm
Architecture-Studio
Location
Shaikh Hamad Causeway, Manama, Bahrain
