"My house is beautiful," is how one of Poland's leading architects, Przemo Lukasik, who designed his private retreat on Silesian soil more than 20 years ago - in Bytom, where he was born and grew up, and where his children have grown up over that time, says of his most important life project.
Architecture firm
Przemo Łukasik
Photography
Bartek Barczyk
Interior design
Przemo Łukasik
Typology
Residential › House
A calming remodel of a Victorian terrace in Stoke Newington, with a rustic, Italian charm, that is centred around a sociable kitchen and its pantry.
Project name
The Venetian Pantry
Architecture firm
Bradley Van Der Straeten
Location
Stoke Newington, London
Photography
French and Tye
Principal architect
George Bradley
Structural engineer
Constant SD
Construction
Optimal Build
Typology
Residential › Private House
This 261 m2 house is built on a 298m2 plot of land, which is a fluid space, contained by a continuous ribbon that folds vertically and horizontally, generating slabs and walls, which in turn become completely open or closed facades according to to specific function and orientation.
Project name
Casa Trinidad
Architecture firm
Racma Arquitectura
Location
Texcoco, Estado de México, Mexico
Photography
Arturo Chávez, Carlos Anadón
Principal architect
Rubén Calderón
Structural engineer
Rubén Calderón
Environmental & MEP
José Luis Hernández
Lighting
José Luis Hernández
Supervision
Rubén Calderón
Visualization
Carlos Enríquez
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
The house locates in the city of Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq; it spans across 600 square meters and its thoughtfully designed to harmonize with its surroundings while providing a luxoriuos living experience. Our main task as an architect was to create a house practically working in terms of functionality and privacy.
Architecture firm
SBA Consultants
Location
Erbil, Kurdistan region of Iraq
Photography
Harem Sewaisi
Principal architect
Bryar Ali, Ahmad Ismaeel
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Citerna is the result of a renovation and energy redevelopment carried out on a private house located in the Florentine Chianti. The house was originally part of a historic building later divided into several units.
Project name
Casa Citerna
Architecture firm
Officina Abitare
Photography
Leonardo Morfini
Design team
Matteo Pierattini, Sara Bartolini
Supervision
Matteo Pierattini
Construction
Matteo Pierattini
Material
Terracotta, lime, chestnut wood and stone
Typology
Residential › House
Located in Toronto’s Leslieville nieghbourhood, House Caroline emerges as a contemporary A-framed addition to a historic 1850s Victorian home. What was once a partitioned dim residence has been transformed into an open, warm, and brilliantly illuminated sanctuary for a growing family.
Project name
HOUSE CAROLINE
Architecture firm
REIGN ARCHITECTS
Location
Toronto Ontario, Canada
Photography
Riley Snelling
Principal architect
Jacob JeBailey
Structural engineer
Contact Engineering
Landscape
Reign Architects
Lighting
Reign Architects
Construction
Hummingbird Hill Homes
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in the wetlands area within the Paraná River Delta, specifically on "El Chirigüe" island along the Lechiguana Stream, in the province of Entre Ríos. This recognized wetlands region is characterized by intermittent surface flooding, creating a hybrid ecosystem between aquatic and terrestrial environments.
Architecture firm
Mateo Gagliardo
Location
El Chiringüe, Paraná delta, Entre Ríos, Argentina
Collaborators
Matias Martinez, Brian Ludueña
Structural engineer
Federico Segnarrata
Typology
Residential › House
Rammed earth, concrete and timber are celebrated design heroes at this newly built house in Blackburn. The site presented interesting design challenges due to its location within a Significant Landscape Overlay in a unique urban pocket of Melbourne.
Project name
Laurel Grove
Architecture firm
Kirsten Johnstone Architecture
Location
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Kirsten Johnstone
Interior design
Kirsten Johnstone Architecture
Civil engineer
Maurice Farrugia + Associates Pty Ltd
Structural engineer
Maurice Farrugia + Associates Pty Ltd
Construction
CBD Contracting Group Pty Ltd
Material
Rammed earth, concrete and timber
Typology
Residential › House
