This home combines the character and heritage of the past with the innovation and sustainability needs of the future. The owners of this North Vancouver Craftsman bungalow, originally built in 1912, envisioned a home that reflected the history of its location and of their 20 years living there as a family, while being functionally and visually insp...
Project name
North Vancouver Passive House Plus
Architecture firm
MGA - Michael Green Architecture
Location
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Principal architect
Michael Green
Design team
Michael Green, Jordan van Dijk, Marie Claire Bligh, Guadalupe Font
Collaborators
Red Door Energy Design Ltd. (Energy Advisor), RDH Building Science Inc. (Envelope Consultant), Ocean Sun Geotechnical Ltd. (Geotechnical)
Interior design
Sahra Samnani
Structural engineer
Wicke Herfst Maver
Material
Wood, Glass, Concrete
Client
Kathy Fung and David Roberts
Typology
Residential › House
Gables’ is a striking low impact village home. Designed to be our retired clients' forever home, the house is accessible, highly contemporary, low energy, sustainable and secure. The clients wanted it to be not too big for two, but big enough to accommodate village parties and wider family coming to stay.
Architecture firm
Chadwick Dryer Clarke Studio, Bartlow Barns
Location
Bartlow, South Cambridgeshire
Photography
Hufton and Crow
Principal architect
Robin and Delphine Dryer
Structural engineer
Michael Hadi Associates Mathai Mathew
Environmental & MEP
HoareLea JamesMack
Construction
Patrick B Doyle, James Robinson Henry Riley LLP
Material
Timber frame, woodwool insulation, concrete sheer walls
Typology
Residential › House
Capricho is a beautiful housing project of 2712.51 ft² of construction on a lot of 4760.554 ft², the main idea of the design is to create an island-style concept within the enigmatic jungle where the construction is located.
Architecture firm
Houses Tulum
Location
Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Principal architect
Israel Pacheco
Structural engineer
Julio César Cahuich Tun
Supervision
Israel Pacheco
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
Houses Tulum
Material
Tzalam wood, Steel structure, Aluminum series 80 in windows, LED luminaires with warm lighting, Chukum (typical material of the area) in the walls, Chukum in the pool
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located in a semi-urban neighborhood surrounded by a rural environment that continues having this type of constructions featuring materials such as adobe (mudbricks), exposed bricks, volcanic stone details, rustic wood, and clay roof tiles.
Architecture firm
And-Y Arquitectos
Photography
Andrea Gabriela Porquillo Cortes
Principal architect
Andrea Gabriela Porquillo Cortes, Enrique yocoyani Aguilar Licona
Design team
Andrea Porquillo, Enrique Aguilar
Interior design
Andrea Porquillo, Enrique Aguilar
Supervision
Andrea Porquillo, Enrique Aguilar
Construction
Andrea Porquillo, Enrique Aguilar
Material
SketchUp, AutoCAD, Capture One
Typology
Residential › House
In the heart of Valle Escondido, Córdoba, and in front of the San Martin nature reserve, CB Arquitectas Estudio designed a house that finds its formal synthesis in a large central void from where the rest of the house is articulated.
Project name
Casa MGM Santina Norte
Architecture firm
CB Arquitectas Estudio
Location
Valle Escondido, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Gabriela Borda Bossana, Celeste Carballido
Collaborators
Alfredo Borda Bossana
Material
Aluminum, Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Architect John LeClare Josephs, Director of Superseed Architecture and built by Peter Capozzi of Capozzi Building, the residence is a symphony of architectural design, engineering, specification, and Master Builder craftsmanship.
Project name
Infinity Views
Architecture firm
Superseed Architecture
Photography
Jack Lovel, Crib Creative
Principal architect
John LeClare Josephs
Collaborators
Mobilia (Furniture), Mardi West (Artwork)
Construction
Capozzi Building
Material
Concrete, Stone, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by South African architecture studio SAOTA and developed by Aksoy Holding of Turkey, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is the first stand-alone branded residences for Marriott International in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Set on a 126,000 sqm private peninsula, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is in Yalıkavak, a coastal...
Project name
The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum
Principal architect
Boran Ekinci Architecture
Interior design
ARRCC, Has+KOEN Architecture
Structural engineer
NODUS
Landscape
DS Architecture
Lighting
SLD Lighting Studio
Supervision
Hill International
Material
Concrete, Stone, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › Houses, Master Planning
Located in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo inside Fazenda Dona Carolina, DAC House signed by Gilda Meirelles Arquitetura had the architectural development of a project to accompany the slope of the land, without many stairs and having a view of the forest present in most environments.
Architecture firm
Gilda Meirelles Arquitetura
Location
Fazenda Dona Carolina, Bragança Paulista, Itatiba, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Evelyn Müller
Principal architect
Gilda Meirelles
Structural engineer
Engecalc
Environmental & MEP
Zamaro
Landscape
Cate Poli Landscaping
Lighting
Castilha Lighting (Garden Lighting)
Material
Wood, Concrete, Metal, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
