The Lavendale Residence inverts the typical neighborhood typology by placing the “back” porch in the front yard to preserve and highlight existing mature Live Oaks, maximize outdoor living area and leverage the soft, North facing daylight.
Project name
Lavendale Residence
Architecture firm
Smitharc Architecture + Interiors
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Photography
Stephen Karlisch Photography
Principal architect
Jason Erik Smith, AIA. Signe Smith, Associate AIA
Landscape
MESA Design Group
Construction
Kienast Homes
Material
Concrete, Texas gray limestone, Accoya thermally modified wood, VMZINC corrugated zinc, high-performance thermally broken aluminum window system
Typology
Residential › House
The project is located on an acre lot (approx. 40,000 SF), at the border of an Estate single-family District and a Multi-family zoning district. Surrounded by lush landscaping on 3 sides, and a low-density 3-story Townhouse on the North side; the main commercial road, US 1, is a few blocks away on the North.
Project name
Orchid Mid-century Villa
Architecture firm
Praxis Architecture
Location
Miami, Florida, United States
Photography
David Hernandez
Principal architect
Jose Ludovino Sanchez
Collaborators
Felix Ruiz, Javier Arriola, Roberto Ruiz
Interior design
Pinecrest dwellings LLC
Landscape
Diego Vanderbiest
Structural engineer
RGM Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Mendez Professional Engineering
Construction
Pinecrest dwellings LLC
Supervision
Pinecrest dwellings LLC
Visualization
Praxis Architecture
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Created for a pair of artist-designers, Casa Atelier is located at the top of a subdivision in San Lorenzo, Córdoba, in the Traslasierra Valley, and surrounded by native flora and fauna.
Project name
Casa Atelier
Architecture firm
LOMA Arq +
Location
San Lorenzo, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Rosica Lorena, Williams Matías
Structural engineer
Baldazar Eliana
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood
Typology
Residential › House
In the first meetings with the clients, they wanted to carry out a project that could add spaces. The elongated shape of the land conditions the implementation of the project, we have a narrow facade of 10 meters long; in addition, looking for compactness and total connection between rooms leads us to look for design options to introduce light and...
Project name
House in Cerros de Madrid
Architecture firm
Slow Studio
Location
Villalbilla, Madrid, Spain
Civil engineer
Sj12 / Albert Colomer
Structural engineer
Campanyà Vinyeta
Supervision
Equipo Aparejador / Andrés Martín Ramos
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Sustainable compact green building. Endorse and encourage community living. Inclusive of quality public spaces. To connect with the earth, sky, water, and nature. Biophilic architecture inspired: living with, and in nature. It is designed with organic, natural elements that appeals to our senses and tendency to find comfort and inspiration to the n...
Project name
URBAN OASIS - Gated Community Living (Housing)
Architecture firm
tHE gRID Architects
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Photography
Inclined Studio
Principal architect
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Design team
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Structural engineer
RG Desai
Environmental & MEP
inhouse
Lighting
tHE gRID Architects
Visualization
Snehal Suthar, Bhadri Suthar
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass,Brick
Typology
Residential/ Appartment
LLI Design completed a total interior, architectural and lighting design for a 3 storey Edwardian townhouse on a leafy residential road in Highgate, London. By subtle changes to the spaces and by adding texture, color and interesting material choices we were able to create a warm, comfortable and welcoming family home. We have achieved a harmonious...
Project name
Edwardian Townhouse, Highgate
Architecture firm
LLI Design
Location
Highgate, London, UK
Photography
Richard McCullagh
Principal architect
Linda Levene
Collaborators
Pegasus Property, Pegasus Automation
Interior design
LLI Design
Environmental & MEP
Pegasus Property
Supervision
Pegasus Property
Tools used
Vectorworks, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign
Construction
Pegasus Property
Typology
Residential › House
The house unfolds among a profuse trees vegetation, reason why detecting the voids available became a priority, being these the configuring spaces of the social area of the house, while towards north the rectangular prism of private areas was disposed, both connected through a circulation surrounding the main courtyard.
Project name
Las Marías House
Architecture firm
Santiago Viale and Associates
Location
Cordoba Capital, Córdoba, Argentina
Photography
Gonzalo Viramonte
Principal architect
Daniella Beviglia, Daniela Iciksonas
Design team
Florencia Esteban, Tito Maximiliano Gonza, Juan Macías, Eduardo Storaccio
Collaborators
Santiago Viale Beviglia; Consultants: Jose Manuela Viale
Structural engineer
Carlos Could
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, V-ray
Material
Brick, concrete, glass, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
Mangrove Place is a superb residential tower overlooking the Mangrove Canal on Al Reem Island. The area is considered one of the most rapidly developing neighbourhoods in Abu Dhabi. Designed by Paolo Lettieri and Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, the building is characterized by staggered terraces and balconies that offer a panoramic sea view. The distinctiv...
Project name
Mangrove Place
Architecture firm
Urbanism Planning Architecture - UPA Consultancy and UPA Italia
Location
Al Shaheed Ali Khalifa Al Mesmari St, Jazeerat Al Reem, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Photography
Jonn Wallis, Paolo Lettieri
Principal architect
Aswan Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri
Design team
Aswan Ibrahim Zubaidi, Paolo Lettieri, Sahar Yousif, Firas Raheel, Stefan Shalabi, Alessandro Mingolo, Chiara Mangiarotti, Vibhor Sing, Maan Alazzawi, Celso Creer II, Ayar Salih, Musstafa Baldawi, Dong Gun Lee, Firas Salman
Interior design
Sahar A. Yousif, Paolo Lettieri
Structural engineer
Structure Abu Dhabi
Environmental & MEP
Ian Banham & Associates
Construction
Gulf Technical Construction Company
Supervision
UPA Consultancy
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, stone
Client
Luxury Development
Typology
Residential › Apartments