The brief was to create an additional floor on top of the existing home that was designed by JAM* architecten fifteen years ago. The new space needed to be flexible for all the members of the family to use. The addition needed to be multi-functional so that it could accommodate their personal and professional lives while always having a connection...
Project name
Villa Vollebregt
Architecture firm
JAM* architecten
Location
IJburg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Principal architect
Jeroen Mensink
Design team
Salomé Suárez Vilas, Stefanos Filipas, Shane Kemp, Cas Bollen
Collaborators
Mina Abouzahra
Interior design
Mina Abouzahra
Structural engineer
Woodteq, Strackee
Construction
Vesting Bouw
Supervision
JAM* architecten
Tools used
Revit, AutoCAD, Illustrator, Indesign, Vray
Material
Wood, CLT, aluminium, glass, steel
Typology
Residential › Villa
Located in the southwest of Quzhou City, Quzhou Lixian Future community extends to Xinyuan Road in the east, Shuanggang Bridge in the south, Qujiang in the west, and Yanjiadu Island across the river. The community master plan focuses on openness; The neighborhood center and community kindergarten are arranged in the community land center, to facili...
Project name
Quzhou Lixian Future Community Resettlement Housing
Location
Kecheng District, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China
Principal architect
Wei Zhang
Design team
Jun Xiao, Weidong Wang, Junjie Zheng, Jinqing Lu, Xiaoqiong Lai, Kai Ren, Wei Chen, Xingkai Yu, Honglin Zhou, Fengting Chen
Built area
1949 million m2
Interior design
GUD / ZSD
Collaborators
Project Creator: Xuan Wu, Huan Huang (architecture), Lei Xie (architecture), Chun Li (planning). Planning Team: Liyang Zhang, Hannuowa Xie, Yin Cheng
Environmental & MEP
Water Supply and Drainage: Wenjian Wu, Bin Zhang, Hai Gong, Yutao Yu, Jincheng Shi, Xiaowei Shen, Yongqing Cheng. HVAC: Daliang Cui, Baojun Yang, Dechuang Chen, Tianli Zhong, Zhenhuan Zhang, Yanjun Zhang. Electrical Engineering: Xinhong Tong, Tao Jiang, Qinghan Chen, Guanghao Yang, Rong Liu
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Quzhou Kecheng Lixian Future Community Pilot Establishment Promotion Office; Quzhou Lvcheng Chengtou Future Community Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Typology
Residential › Apartments
The house is located in the valley of Puigpunyent, in the Sierra de Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca. It boasts optimal orientation towards the south and open views towards the mountains. Access to the house is through a small porch where there are movable vertical slats that can be used to control the sunlight. Inside, there is the living-din...
Project name
Puigpunyent Eco-Passive House
Architecture firm
Miquel Lacomba Architects
Location
Puigpunyent, Mallorca, Spain
Photography
Mauricio Fuertes
Principal architect
Miquel Lacomba Architects
Collaborators
Technical architect/Energy Consultant: José Manuel Busquets Hidalgo (+efficiency)
Interior design
Miquel Àngel Lacomba Seguí
Structural engineer
Julio Gracia
Landscape
PPB (Paisatgisme i Obra Civil)
Lighting
World Light Studio, Miquel Àngel Lacomba Seguí
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Wood, Wood Panels, Marble
Typology
Residential › House
Zarzales is a vacation home located in Valle de Bravo, whose architecture, simple and pure, gives the prominence it deserves to the surrounding nature. With an area of 645 square meters, the residence uses light as a key design element. Its spaces are ideal for living connected with the natural environment.
Project name
Zarzales House
Location
Valle de Bravo, Estado de México, Mexico
Principal architect
Pablo Pérez Palacios
Design team
Pablo Pérez Palacios, Miguel Vargas, Nancy Estevez
Construction
Nancy Estevez
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Black Pearl House is a wonderful example of how modern architecture can harmoniously blend with the tropical environment. The design team focused on highlighting the purity of form through the use of rationalist features such as right angles and precise decompositions, creating visuals that integrate with the natural environment's highlights.
Architecture firm
QBO3 Arquitectos
Location
San Juan Mountain, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Photography
Andres Garcia Lachner
Principal architect
Mario Vargas Mejías
Design team
QBO3 Arquitectos
Collaborators
QBO3 Arquitectos Team
Interior design
QBO3 Arquitectos
Civil engineer
QBO3 Arquitectos
Structural engineer
QBO3 Arquitectos
Lighting
Highlights Costa Rica
Supervision
QBO3 Arquitectos
Visualization
QBO3 Arquitectos
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Construction
QBO3 Arquitectos
Material
Concrete, Metal, Natural Wood, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Located on a long narrow site in Clifton Hill, this project expands on an already grand Victorian terrace, responding to the slope of the site by incorporating a series of gentle internal and external level changes in the new extension. The result is a succession of spacious and light-filled living areas at ground level, and an expansion of the exi...
Project name
South Terrace House, Clifton Hill
Architecture firm
Chan Architecture
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Photography
Tatjana Plitt
Principal architect
Anthony Chan
Collaborators
Kleev Homes
Interior design
Sanders and King
Civil engineer
Wright Design
Structural engineer
Wright Design
Landscape
Kate Seddon Landscaping
Visualization
Chan Architecture
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Construction
Brick Veneer
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Pakaal is a historic house dating from the beginning of the 20th century. It is located in one of the most important streets of the city of Mérida, Mexico and in one of its oldest neighborhoods, Santiago.
Architecture firm
Workshop Diseño y Construcción
Location
Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Photography
Manolo R. Solís
Design team
Francisco Bernés Aranda, Fabián Gutiérrez Cetina, Isabel Bargas Cicero
Collaborators
Galeria Urbana (Art), Ixina (Kitchen)
Interior design
Artesano MX
Material
Chukum, Concrete, Wood, Stone, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
We designed this interior for the family with a teen daughter. The clients wanted their renovated apartment to have a spacious combined kitchen-living room for cozy gatherings and a bedroom leading out to a private dressing room and a master bathroom.
Project name
Minimalist apartment with a color splash
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Location
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Karen Karapetian (chief designer), Oleg Mokrushnikov (engineer), Ekaterina Baibakova (head of purchasing), Evgenii Bridnya (installation manager), Iuliia Tsapko (designer), Konstantin Prokhorov (engineer), Pavel Prokhorov (finishing manager), AtelierDECO (decoration studio), Vera Minchenkova (copywriting).
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Faldi, Arlight, Leds C4, Grok, FinnMat
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
