This architectural project is intended to be a holidays house. The demands were clear. The client wanted to take advantage from the site, specially the views (Aveiro estuary and the forest) and create a unique space to store all his nautical equipment. With this, we start the project with a very clear idea. The visual permeability for the main hous...
Project name
House in Torreira
Architecture firm
NU.MA Architects
Location
Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Nuno Silva
Collaborators
Acoustic Design: Eliane Pinto; Fluids Engineering: Patricia Rodrigues; Thermal Engineering: Patricia Rodrigues
Landscape
LRC - Arquitetura Paisagista (Laura Costa)
Supervision
Patrícia Rodrigues
Construction
ACA Construções
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
This stunning, modern residence was designed with a northeast farmhouse typology by LaRue Architects. The home’s layout features modern cantilevered ‘boxes’ juxtaposed with gabled house forms. Situated atop a steep hill in Austin’s Rollingwood neighborhood, the site features spectacular downtown views of the city’s growing skyline.
Project name
Rollingwood Modern
Architecture firm
LaRue Architects
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Principal architect
James LaRue
Interior design
Kelle Contine Interior Design
Landscape
Landwest Design Group
Construction
Greg Reynolds, Reynolds Custom Homes; Interior Updates in 2021 by Shoberg Homes
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
A model for healthy living and resilience, the Edwin M. Lee Apartments is the first building in San Francisco to combine supportive housing for both unhoused veterans and low-income families. This collaboration—Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects, Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, Swords to Plowshares, and Chinatown Community Development Center—supports...
Project name
Edwin M. Lee Apartments
Architecture firm
Prime Architect: Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects. Associate Architect: Saida + Sullivan Design Partners
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Photography
Bruce Damonte
Principal architect
Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge
Design team
Ledday Maytum Stacy Architects Team: Richard Stacy, FAIA – Principal in Charge. Gregg Novicoff, AIA, LEED AP – Associate Principal. Edward Kopelson, AIA, LEED AP – Project Manager. Gwen Fuertes, AIA, LED AP BD+C – Project Architect. Saida + Sullivan Design Partners Team: Koji Saida, AIA – Principal. Mimi Sullivan, AIA – Principal. Jeremy Gagon, Job Captain.
Collaborators
Building Maintenance: Access Systems & Solutions. Waterproofing Consultant: Steelhead Engineers. Corrosion: JDH Corrosion. GreenPoint Rater: Association for Energy. Fire Protection: Pacific-Allied Fire Protection
Civil engineer
Luk & Associates
Environmental & MEP
Mechanical & Plumbing Engineer: Tommy Siu & Associates. Electrical Engineer: E Design C. Acoustic Consultant: Papadimos Group
Landscape
GLS Landscape Architecture
Construction
Nibbi Brothers
Client
Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC), Swords to Plowshares
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Escapade Silverstone is the ultimate trackside destination, opening Spring 2024. Located just 11 metres from the edge of the fastest corners in the F1 calendar, the first residence completed in time for the 2023 British Grand Prix.
Project name
Escapade Silverstone
Architecture firm
Twelve Architects
Location
Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
Principal architect
Matt Cartwright, Lorraine Stoutt Griffith
Collaborators
Cumming Group EMEA (Project Managers)
Interior design
Bell & Swift
Built area
60 residences and a clubhouse (184 bedroom short stay accommodation with driver-focused amenities)
Completion year
Spring 2024
Structural engineer
CPC Project Services
Environmental & MEP
Rappor, Eco Green Roofs, Liv
Landscape
Incomplete until 2024, Rappor
Lighting
Atelier Lighting
Construction
HG Construction
Material
OY Lunawood Cladding
Client
Silverstone Circuit, BRDC
Status
1st Residence Complete, Opening Fully Spring 2024
Typology
Residential › Race Circuit, Old RAF British Airforce base
Situated within the suburban terrain of Nicosia, a ground floor residence stands as a testament to the harmonious integration of internal and external architectural elements. Encompassing an area of 170 square meters, this residence celebrates its natural surroundings but also embodies a design ethos with curved elements unifying all its spaces.
Architecture firm
Versa Architecture
Location
Politiko, Nicosia, Cyprus
Photography
Skevi Laou / Aerial Photography: Michael Mavris
Principal architect
Stavros Voskaris
Design team
Stavros Voskaris
Civil engineer
Stavros Voskaris
Environmental & MEP
Christoforos Kettis, Marios Vasiliou
Construction
Esperos Ergoliptiki LTD
Supervision
Stavros Voskaris
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel
Client
Giorgos Loizides, Eliza Charalampous
Typology
Residential › Villa
Los Altos House, located at the heart of Silicon Valley, one of the most creative valleys in the world where imagination drives reality and fiction becomes fact. while large-scale projects have started to revitalize the architectural scene, On a smaller scale, this house seeks to claim its share from this innovative culture and aims to explore and...
Project name
Los Altos House
Architecture firm
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Location
Los Altos, California, United States
Principal architect
Ramin Shirdel
Design team
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Interior design
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Structural engineer
M.SAABER
Landscape
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Visualization
Ramin Shirdel Studio
Tools used
Autodesk , Rhinoceros 3D, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Set in a forbidding and spectacular landscape in central Victoria, this house is built from Core Ten Steel, ICF blocks and SIPS panels to provide a high level of thermal insulation. The owner/builder approached Robert Harwood Architects in 2013.
Architecture firm
Robert Harwood Architects
Location
Euroa, Victoria, Australia
Photography
Armelle Habib, Robert Harwood
Principal architect
Robert Harwood
Design team
Robert Harwood (Architect)
Collaborators
Phillip Johnson Landscapes
Interior design
Resident Avenue
Civil engineer
BM Civil Engineers
Structural engineer
BM Structural and Civil
Environmental & MEP
Alex Rentsch
Landscape
Phillip Johnson Landscapes
Construction
Owner Builder
Material
Corten Steel, Zego Insulated Concrete, SIPS Wall Panels
Client
Eddie and Dot Spain
Typology
Residential › House
The high mountain grassland is an ecosystem that develops forming grassy steppes, locally called "pampas", on more or less flat surfaces that contrast strongly with the surrounding steep landscape, forming a whole floristic mixture that dots the landscape with true phytogeographic islands, those that bring together features of the humid puna.
Project name
Little House in the Pastizal
Architecture firm
Pablo Senmartin Arquitectos
Location
Villa Santa Cruz del Lago, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Andrés Domínguez
Principal architect
Pablo Senmartin
Design team
Giovanna Rimoldi, Estefano Allovero, Juan Ignacio Negri
Structural engineer
Andrés Mole
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
