Thrilled with the beach town location of their summer house in the Los Angeles area, but not with its loud ’90s-era architecture, a family of four approached Blue Truck Studio with a directive — tone it down. What they had: a house with wild geometry, such as octagon-shaped rooms and triangular spaces.
Project name
30th Street House
Architecture firm
Blue Truck Studio
Location
Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Principal architect
Peter Liang
Design team
Eric Reeder, John Flaherty, Xuhan (Ben) Shi
Interior design
Mary Valaika Design
Structural engineer
Palos Verdes Engineering
Landscape
Romana di Suvero
Construction
Bryan Bethem / Rough Workshop
Typology
Residential › House
Nathalie Scipioni Architects turned this two-bedroom, one-bathroom semi into a three-bedroom two bathroom two storey home in the heart of Erskineville adding value to our client's investment rental property. The property has an immense amount of natural light with streamlined unique interiors with finishes of stone and timber creating a unified fee...
Project name
Lions Court, Erskineville
Architecture firm
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Location
Erskineville, New South Wales, Australia
Principal architect
Nathalie Scipioni
Design team
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Collaborators
Better Tiles, Koskela, Reece bathrooms, Havwoods, greens tapware, artusi kitchen laundry and outdoor, Quantum quartz, franke aus home solutions
Interior design
Nathalie Scipioni
Structural engineer
Dambrosio Consulting
Supervision
Nathalie Scipioni
Visualization
Nathalie Scipioni Architects
Construction
Cubic Constructions
Typology
Residential › House
Located on the outskirts of Córdoba, in a natural environment, the project arises from the need to refurbish a house originally designed for a large family that currently cannot adapt to the users' needs. Over time, certain spaces have ceased to have a specific function and required rethinking.
Project name
A tiny house between the trees (Una pequeña casa en El Bosque)
Architecture firm
Esteras Perrote
Location
Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Lucía Esteras, Gonzalo Perrote
Design team
Esteras Perrote Studio
Interior design
Esteras Perrote Studio
Civil engineer
Esteras Perrote Studio
Structural engineer
Esteras Perrote Studio
Landscape
Esteras Perrote Studio
Lighting
Esteras Perrote Studio
Supervision
Esteras Perrote Studio
Visualization
Andres Dominguez
Construction
Esteras Perrote
Typology
Residential › House, Extension, Refurbishment
This residential project is located in the country subdivision known as "El Jonuco", a beautiful and secluded canyon just minutes from the city of Monterrey. The property has an area of 4,000 m² and has exceptional views of "El Peñon", a spectacular rock formation towards which all areas of the house are oriented.
Project name
Jonuco House
Architecture firm
GLR Arquitectos
Photography
Jorge Taboada
Principal architect
Gilberto L. Rodríguez
Design team
GLR Arquitectos
Collaborators
José Carlos Campero, Katia Radilla, Edgar Maza, David Alatorre, Martín Piña, Albie Arriaga, Valeria Gutiérrez, Andrés Miller, Karla Ulloa, Anaid de León, Luis Tardan, Oswald Silva and Diego Oyuela
Interior design
GLR Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Carlos Guerrero
Structural engineer
Carlos Guerrero
Environmental & MEP
GLR Arquitectos
Landscape
Jose Borrani, Osvaldo Zurita
Lighting
GLR Arquitectos, Gtech Illumination
Supervision
GLR Arquitectos
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, Corona Renderer
Construction
GLR Arquitectos
Material
Stone, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The Il Melograno S.s. farm is located in Olmi, in the municipality of San Biagio di Callalta in the province of Treviso, Italy. Near the ancient Roman road known as the Via Claudia Augusta, it stands within a site mainly used for agriculture, destined in large part to vineyards.
Project name
VINILE Agriturismo
Architecture firm
Bergamo Architetti
Location
San Biagio di Callalta, Treviso, Italy
Photography
Federico Covre
Principal architect
Mattia e Moreno Bergamo
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Pavanetto Emanuele – Società Agricola Il Melograno ss
Typology
Residential › Farmhouse
Tongass Ledge sits gently perched over the Alaskan shore. Overlooking inlet waters and balanced at the edge of a rock wall, two volumes at a subtle angle capture the breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.
Project name
Tongass Ledge
Architecture firm
Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
Location
Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Principal architect
Dan Wickline
Design team
Brian Watzin (Project Architect)
Interior design
Emily Knudsen
Structural engineer
R&M Engineering
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Adobe products
Construction
Marble Construction
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The footprint of the house, which is a result of plot size limitations and spatial requirements of the clients, takes on the whole allowed ground floor size. As a result, we came across a challenge which we are very much used to, with a solid enclosed shape and limited garden space.
Project name
Connected from Within
Architecture firm
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Location
Outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel
Principal architect
Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Design team
Yuval Erez, Oshri Yaniv, Tamar Jacobs, Ravit Elia
Structural engineer
Doron Tweg
Landscape
Itamar Landscape design
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The Casa Tonaya project is located in the surroundings of the town of Tonaya, Jalisco. On the slopes of the Colima volcano.
Location
Tonaya, Jalisco, Mexico
Principal architect
Arturo Ferguson
Landscape
Paisajismo Michel
Material
Stone, Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House