Nestled on a prominent corner in Meerut’s Saket, Twin Villa embodies shared luxury living by harmonising individual identities into a unified architectural vision. Designed for two brothers on an 800-square-yard plot, the villa navigates the challenge of creating two distinct yet connected homes.
Architecture firm
SIAN Architects
Location
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Principal architect
Deepanshu Arneja, Surbhi Singhal
Design team
Deepanshu Arneja, Surbhi Singhal
Site area
1300 Square Yards
Interior design
SIAN Architects
Landscape
SIAN Architects
Structural engineer
Gaurav and Associates
Civil engineer
General Contracting with RP associates
Environmental & MEP
Rawat and Associates
Construction
RP Associates
Lighting
Shine Electricals, Phillips Lighting, Atcom
Supervision
Locally contracted to ER. Umesh Yadav
Visualization
SIAN Architects
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion, SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator and physical modelling
Material
All material is sourced and procured locally and locally crafted - Indian stones such as Opal White and Grey cemento and Indian granites are chosen for durability, Indian origin surface finishes such as Veneer and Rattan are also used heavily, sustainably grown wood procured and fabricated on site, rugs and soft furnishings sourced and customised on site
Client
Dr. Shalabh Bansal, Dr. Sabrina Bansal, Mr. Rohit Bandal
Typology
Residential › House
Marcus Beach House is a contemporary alteration and addition to an existing beachside home with a convoluted plan arrangement. The brief was to provide privacy to the street frontage whilst creating an expansive open plan living space that connected these areas to front and rear gardens.
Project name
Marcus Beach House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Marcus Beach, Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia
Photography
Cathy Schusler
Principal architect
Jacob Jooste
Collaborators
Cooper Small
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Construction
Masonry and Lightweight
Material
Brick, timber, glass
Typology
Residential › Beach House Renovation
Casa Negra is a small urban infill live/work space situated on a wooded lot in West Asheville. We acted as architects, builders, developers and interior designers and did around 30% of the actual work ourselves. The project started as an accessory dwelling to our home and currently it houses our design studio on main and top level with a rental on...
Architecture firm
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Location
Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Interior design
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Client
Rusafova Markulis Architects
Typology
Residential › House
Minimalism combined with a splash of colors from Scandinavian furnishing, this house experienced a complete transformation from a dated, dark, and dull palette into a Japan-inspired, California-modern bright pool-side house.
Architecture firm
Koami Architecture
Location
Mountain View, California, USA
Photography
Mikiko Kikuyama
Principal architect
Nana Koami
Design team
Koami Architecture
Interior design
Koami Architecture
Lighting
Koami Architecture
Supervision
Koami Architecture
Material
Shosugi Ban (Charred Wood), Stucco, Wood Siding
Typology
Residential › Single Family Home
Studley Park in Kew is a treasure trove of post-war architecture, with a number of houses designed by Robin Boyd, John and Phyllis Murphy and Guilford Bell. Given this lineage of great architects, as well many fine period homes, it was appropriate to create a boutique-style development that would be nestled into this precious environ.
Architecture firm
LIFE Architecture & Urban Design (Formerly CHT Architects)
Location
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Principal architect
Mark Spraggon
Design team
Mark Gifford, Brian Rogers, Jim Tsoukatos, Nathan Byron, Chantelle Balliro, Emma Riquelme, Chivonne Hollis
Interior design
Sora Interior Architecture & Design
Status
Complete & fully occupied
Typology
Residential › House
Sensitive reconstruction of a fortification guard house with an emphasis on preserving as many of the original elements as possible.
Principal architect
Radka Valova, Petr Vlach
Material
Steel – staircase railings, arches - ground floor portals, kitchen viewing areas, furniture shelf construction, dining room chests of drawers, study and kitchen cabinets, shelves (sheets) in bathrooms, stairs to the attic. Brass – furniture details. Stainless steel – kitchen worktop. Solid wood – windows, doors, stair cladding, floorboards, kitchen units, furniture, benches made of beams, roof coverings, ceilings Wood veneer – furniture in rooms, beds. Stone – stair treads. Ceramic tiles and floor tiles – bathrooms, floors on the ground floor. Glazed plasters – the entire interior. Trowels – bathrooms, furniture. Coatings – floors, railings, reactive stain on ceilings. Textile – shading, furniture
Typology
Residential › House
Pop culture décor, top brands, and artwork, a bathroom with a window, and many more design and technical solutions – all within just 71 m2. This is the interior of the apartment for a financier’s family in Moscow.
Project name
71 m2 tough character apartment for a financier
Architecture firm
Alexander Tischler
Photography
Olga Karapetian
Principal architect
Karen Karapetian
Design team
Chief Designer: Karen Karapetian. Designer: Anna Prokhorova. Stylist: Kira Prokhorova
Interior design
Alexander Tischler
Environmental & MEP engineering
Alexander Tischler
Civil engineer
Alexander Tischler
Structural engineer
Alexander Tischler
Lighting
Alexander Tischler
Construction
Alexander Tischler
Supervision
Alexander Tischler
Tools used
ArchiCAD, SketchUp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Highvale House sits amongst native gums on a sloping site. Perched on posts to disturb the land as little as possible - this raised position provides vistas through branches to the valley and hills beyond. Wrapped in metal cladding, the house speaks to a rural Australian vernacular and reads as a singular element, both sculptural and responsive to...
Project name
Highvale House
Architecture firm
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Location
Samford Valley, Southeast Queensland, Australia
Photography
Andy McPherson Studio
Principal architect
Shane Wilmett
Collaborators
Div Build (Builders)
Interior design
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Structural engineer
Fidelis
Supervision
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Visualization
Alexandra Buchanan Architecture
Material
Timber, Metal, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House