The Tehran-based architecture studio ZAV Architects has recently completed Presence in Hormuz 2, a community of Superadobe earthbag domes that empowers its residents. Built with earth-based materials, these colorful domes were constructed with the help of local residents looking to revive their local economy.
Project name
Presence in Hormuz 2
Architecture firm
ZAV Architects
Location
Hormuz Island, Iran
Photography
Payman Barkhordari, Tahmineh Monzavi, Soroush Majidi, DJI
Principal architect
Mohamadreza Ghodousi, Fatemeh Rezaei, Golnaz Bahrami, Soroush Majidi
Design team
Sheila Ehsaei,Sara Jafari, Payman Barkhordari, Mohsen Safshekan, Kaveh Rashidzadeh, Hossein Panjehpour
Collaborators
Fereshteh Assadzadeh, Somayeh Saeidi, Arshia Hashemipour, Dorsa Tavakoli, Sara Fallahzadeh, Nasim Mosavar
Interior design
Sara Jafari, Taraneh Behboud, Sara Nikkar, Mohsen Dehghan
Civil engineer
Farhad Beigi
Structural engineer
Behrang Baniadam, Rouhi Touski
Environmental & MEP
Pejman Moradian, Saeid Afsharian, Salman Rasouli, Roya Yazdizadeh
Landscape
Maryam Yousefi, Morteza Adib
Supervision
Soroush Majidi, Payman Barkhordari, Sheila Ehsaei
Visualization
Somayeh Saeidi
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Dji Mavic Pro
Construction
Amir Tehrani Nobahari
Client
Ehsan Rasoulof, Ali Rezvani
Typology
Residential › Multipurpose cultural residence › Housing
Alexandre-de-Sève Town House: When Heritage and Contemporary Meet. Restoring a 19th-century house while retaining the heritage and creating a contemporary addition is quite a challenge. The original 60 m² building has been fully restored and converted into two apartments: a two-floor 4 ½ and a 3 ½ on the second floor.
Project name
Alexandre-de-Sève town house
Architecture firm
Guillaume Lévesque architecte
Location
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Charles Lanteigne photo
Principal architect
Guillaume Lévesque
Design team
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Collaborators
Matisse Aubin Thuot
Structural engineer
GENIEX
Environmental & MEP
Group Cémec Inc,
Landscape
L’espace paysage, Martine Boudreault
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk AutoCAD
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Canela designed by Workshop Diseño y Construcción aims to respect and honor the historic values of colonial architecture of Yucatan, in a pure and sober way, combining with contemporary details and comfort of current lifestyle in order to create a small oasis in the middle of the city.
Project name
Canela House
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Principal architect
Francisco Bernés Aranda and Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Alejandro Bargas Cicero, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Artesano MX, Galería Urbana Blanquis
Interior design
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Typology
Residential › House
The key for a unique house? IdealPark car lift, Exploring a Bauhaus villa in Germany by UUR Bau GmbH
Project name
Bauhaus Villa
Architecture firm
UR Bau GmbH
Photography
Betulla Studio
Collaborators
Peter Bodenmüller
Interior design
Davide Conti
Civil engineer
Ulrich Geiger
Typology
Residential, Villa
The Cape Town-based architectural practice Wright Architects recently completed Cranberry Pavilion, a private residence located in Camps Bay, Cape Town.
Project name
Cranberry Pavilion
Architecture firm
Wright Architects
Location
Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Christian Cooke
Principal architect
Greg Wright, Suzaan De Kock & Gert Coetzee
Design team
Greg Wright, Suzaan De Kock & Gert Coetzee
Interior design
Mazel Interior Design
Structural engineer
Poise Design
Environmental & MEP
Wright Architects
Landscape
Wright Architects
Lighting
Wright Architects
Supervision
Wright Architects
Visualization
Gert Coetzee
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Adobe Photoshop
We designed this house for a family who decided to move out of the city to be closer to nature. The building is located in the Vinnitsa region of Ukraine on the bank of the Southern Bug river. The aesthetic concept of the project was dictated by the picturesque landscape. We decided to integrate the building into the surroundings as much as possibl...
Architecture firm
Bogdanova Bureau
Location
Vinnytsia region, Ukraine
Photography
Andrey Bezuglov
Principal architect
Olga Bogdanova
Design team
Oleg Matuschenko, Irina Buzova
Collaborators
Manezh.ua - sun protection systems, Woodmart - terrace boards, Prostir20 - porcelain tiles, Domio - kitchen by Poliform, Windows by Reynaers.
Interior design
Bogdanova Bureau
Structural engineer
Aleksey Pryimachenko
Environmental & MEP
Proectum
Landscape
Amaizing Gardening
Supervision
Bogdanova Bureau, Irina Kostenko, Artem Volochaev
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Typology
Residential, Houses
Designed by PARALX, the 6,757-square-foot Y Chalet is located between the ski villages of Mzaar and Faqra. Inspired by the surrounding rugged environment and the nearby natural Faqra bridge, its monolithic form is clad with roughly textured agglomerate tiles that are manufactured locally
Photography
Bahaa Ghoussainy
Principal architect
Karim Moussawer
Design team
Karim Moussawer (Principal); Renati Mhanna (Partner), Team: Nermin Halaseh, Joanne Choueiri
Structural engineer
Adolf Matar
Environmental & MEP
Kamal Sioufi
Visualization
Bahaa Ghossainy
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Client
Nicole & Salah Yamout
Typology
Residential, Houses
A visionary refurbishment project by GG-loop in the Southern-Italian town of Altamura, transforms the architect’s family house into a place dedicated to the Arts.
Project name
The Seed Of Time
Architecture firm
GG-loop
Location
Via Alessandro Manzoni, 25, 70022 Altamura, Italy
Photography
Francisco Nogueira, Margherita Caldi Inchingolo
Principal architect
Giacomo Garziano
Design team
Giacomo Garziano
Built area
230 m² facade, 50 m² interior, 70 m² terrace
Structural engineer
Saverio Petronella
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Construction
Impresa Cannito Domenico
Client
Rosa Giorgio, Cherubino Garziano
Typology
Residential, Facade refurbishment, energy saving technological improvement, terrace furnishing of the House-museum THE SEED OF TIME
