The Forte House is a 12,075 sqft residence located on a 3 acre land that is set in the midst of a sub urban context on the outskirts of Cochin, Kerala.
Project name
The Forte House
Architecture firm
S Squared Architects
Location
Cochin, Kerala, India
Photography
Khan and Baker
Principal architect
Shaji V Vempanadan, Sumi Shaji
Design team
Shaji V Vempanadan, Sumi Shaji
Interior design
S Squared Architects
Structural engineer
Abhilash Joy, Vipin Sivadasan
Visualization
S Squared Architects
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Ferrocement, Metal I sections, Marble, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come ou...
Project name
Espacio Kaab
Architecture firm
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Location
Nogueras, Comala, Colima, Mexico
Photography
Lorena Darquea
Principal architect
Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design team
Matia Di Frenna Müller, Mariana de la Mora Padilla, Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Collaborators
Juan Gerardo Guardado Avila
Interior design
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Civil engineer
Juan Gerardo Guardado Avila
Structural engineer
Hugo Saucedo Acosta
Landscape
Di Frenna arquitectos
Lighting
Di Frenna arquitectos
Supervision
Di Frenna arquitectos
Visualization
Di Frenna arquitectos
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion, V-ray
Construction
Di Frenna Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass, Steel, Soil, Eggshell-colored Chukum stucco
Typology
Residential › House
The brief was to construct a party hideout space for the client along with his family and friends, providing adequate privacy from the adjacent plots.
The site is located in a gated community of 200 plots in Karamsad, Gujrat. The site is 50 feet by 83 feet plot with south facing approach road and adjacent plots on the east and west. The site is co...
Project name
Desert Villa
Architecture firm
Ace Associates
Location
Karamsad, Anand, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Ashish Patel, Nikhil Patel, Nilesh Dalsania, Vasudev Sheta
Typology
Residential › House
This 360 sf. structure is located on a remote 60 acre, privately owned second-growth forest in Sullivan County, NY. It is sited on a steep, isolated area of the property with no vehicular access, no piped water and no electricity.
Project name
Half-Tree House
Architecture firm
Jacobschang Architecture
Location
Barryville, Sullivan County, New York, United States
Principal architect
Mike Jacobs
Design team
Mike Jacobs, Biayna Bogosian, Forrest Jessee, Leopold Lambert.
Typology
Residential › House
The site; located in Kottayam District of Kerala, India; was a steeply sloped terrain with two access at two levels at a 20 feet difference. The client was a businessman who resides quiet far from the city in which his business is centred. The need of a second home near to his business center, yet away from the hustles of the city; brought him to t...
Location
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Photography
Turtle Arts Photography
Principal architect
Nikhila Raveendran, Rejin Karthik
Design team
Nikhila Raveendran, Rejin Karthik
Civil engineer
Aimmery Consultants and engineers
Structural engineer
Aimmery Consultants and engineers
Environmental & MEP
Educe engineering Consultants
Lighting
Soldier Lighting, Kochi
Tools used
Autodesk AutoCAD, Trimble SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Rainbow Builders
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Aann Haus, a 604sq.m. urban property, is programmed as a sustainable live-relax unit with the concept of open space to set a feeling of a luxurious resort at home. The most fundamental ambition that guided the architects for this typology was to bring out a mini-resort type home with an inside-outside open plan.
Architecture firm
Aann Space
Location
New Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Photography
Sants Photography
Principal architect
Harpreet Singh
Design team
Harpreet Singh
Interior design
Aann Space. Artworks by Aann Arts
Structural engineer
Rakhra Associates, Chandigarh
Lighting
Lafit, Mumbai, India
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Flooring: Nexion- Satvario Satin Tile | Bathroom Fixtures: Artize & Vitra | Kitchen: Space Wood, Nagpur | Wardrobes: Timberlane, Panchkula
Typology
Residential › House
The CE House is situated at the São Thiago Condominium in Cacupé, city of Florianópolis, Southern Brazil. It was located in the highest position of the site with great views of the sea and the green area around.
Architecture firm
Jobim Carlevaro Arquitetos
Location
Cacupé, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Photography
Leonardo Finotti
Principal architect
Marcos Jobim, Silvana Carlevaro
Collaborators
Paola Carlevaro, Eduardo Piovesan e Marcela Karam
Structural engineer
Stabile Assessoria Consultoria e Projetos de Estruturas
Landscape
JA8 Arquitetura da Paisagem
Lighting
Consultant: Allume Iluminação
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
As the above name of the house, the Mehta Nivasaa's concept is all about giving the homely feeling to the one living there. Made on the fertile lands of Ludhiana, it is a space that consists of designs that follow the principles of aesthetics that defines one's persona and aura.
Project name
Mehta Nivasaa
Architecture firm
Planet Design & Associates
Location
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Talwinder Panesar
Design team
Manjinder Panesar, Talwinder Panesar
Interior design
Planet Design & Associates
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Flooring: Italian Marble, Wall Cladding: Tile, Fabric & Veneer
Typology
Residential › House
