Have you ever noticed your roof leaking or had a hole in it? If so, this is the first sign that it's time to get your roof repaired. It's easy to know when it's time for repairs because many different signs indicate whether or not you need them. This blog post will go over some of these signs and give an outline of what to do if they occur.
Photography
Jean Louis Tosque (cover image), Harald Matern
Designing a house on a cliff is one of the most challenging designs for architects. The villa form is inspired by origami. Folded white surfaces smoothly bend together to characterize this unique villa. An artificial waterfall has been added to create a fascinating atmosphere in the outdoor terraces around the infinity pool.
Project name
Diving Cliff House
Architecture firm
LYX arkitekter
Location
Calabria Cliffs, Italy
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Quixel Bridge, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Aftereffects
Typology
Residential › House
The farmhouse spread over 70,000 square feet is located on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The whole plot was a green heaven with thick plantation which enveloped built forms which are placed in planned pockets across the plot.
Project name
Bambooz Farm
Architecture firm
SNS Design Studio
Location
Rancharda, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Shilin Patwa & Shweta Trivedi
The innovation of design comes from daily life and leads the transformation of city life from tradition to the future. Foshan Vanke Financial Center is located on Jinhua Road, which has been known as "Top Street of Financial Headquarters" in the city.
Interior design
Karv One Design
Photography
King Ou, Neon Wang
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Jimmy Ho, Yujie Peng, Angel Ho, Amber Ho, Kennys Zeng, Derrick Liang, Joey Zhou, Edwin Ng, Sherman Lai, Sail Huang, Lily Li
Collaborators
IF Design (Furniture Designer)
Material
Grey marble, White marble, silver stainless steel, black stainless steel, Wood Flooring, Stucco, Light Grey Wallpaper
Tools used
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Commercial › Financial Center
In this highly preserved Alpine valley, stringent architectural guidelines allow for little architectural freedom. Strict guidelines are enforced to protect the local heritage but de facto create endless pastiche mountain homes.
Project name
Mountain House
Architecture firm
Studio Razavi Architecture
Location
French Alps, Manigod, France
Principal architect
Alireza Razavi
Design team
Andoni Briones
Interior design
Studio Razavi Architecture
Structural engineer
Alternative Construction Bois
Material
Concrete Base + Timber Frame
This gut renovation modernizes the interiors of two apartments in a dilapidated historic Palazzo in Brescia, Italy, while restoring the original grandeur of the spaces. The units on adjacent floors share the same perimeter footprint; however, the different ceiling heights engender discrete architectural responses
Project name
Piano Nobile Loft & Round Wall Studio
Architecture firm
Alepreda Architecture, www.alepreda.com
Photography
Ottavio Tomasini, www.ottaviotomasini.it
Principal architect
Alessandro Preda
Built area
60 m² each apartment, 72 ² each apartment (Gross Floor Area), 58 m² each apartment (Usable Floor Area)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Studio Tecnico Zampedrini, www.zampedrini.it
Material
Oak, white oak,gypsum wall board and metal studs, white laminate, existing stone and brick,
Construction
Green Cantieri, www.greencantieri.it
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Hara house is located in an agricultural village in Nagaoka city, Niigata prefecture. Most functions that are required in a fully self-reliant house were already present on-site, such as a parents' house, storage areas, and private rooms.
Architecture firm
Takeru Shoji Architects Co.,Ltd
Photography
Isamu Murai, Shinkenchiku-Sha
Principal architect
Takeru Shoji, Takayuki Shimada
Structural engineer
Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers, Tetsuya Tanaka
Construction
Yoshihara Gumi, Hirokatsu Yokoo
Material
Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Many people consider huge, open spaces signs of luxury. However, more and more people decide to live in compact homes and micro-apartments. The so-called tiny house movement has been rapidly growing in popularity, especially in the last few years.
