Drawn to the extensive vegetation rather than the views to the ocean, the client’s brief asked for an experience “like camping amongst the trees, but without the tent”. Rather than optimising views to the ocean that may be lost over time as the foreshore vegetation matures, this home is thoughtfully woven between the existing stand of Brushbox tree...
Project name
Timbin House
Architecture firm
Conrad Gargett
Location
Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia
Photography
Christopher Frederick Jones
Principal architect
John Flynn – Director, Conrad Gargett
Design team
Amit Sharma - Project Architect, Conrad Gargett
Interior design
Conrad Gargett
Built area
Ground Level -150 m² + 9 m² entry deck; Level 1-130 m² + 85 m² balcony
Structural engineer
Knight Consulting Engineers
Environmental & MEP
Exburo ESD Consultant
Lighting
The house uses a combination of strip and bulb based low-energy LED surface mounted lighting
Construction
Luke O’Connor Builder
Material
Roofing: Concrete Roof with insulation. Concrete walls with insulation. Internal walls and ceilings: Pasterboard wall lining with insulation + Exposed concrete ceiling. Glazing: MAGNUM™ Sliding Door Designer Series | Series 618, Powder coating colour is Dulux Electro range Ref - 906-8184k - Dark Bronze DLX116 All glazing Low E grey tint. Flooring: Polished concrete upstairs and downstairs with 10-millimetre bluestone aggregate, shallow grid, semi-gloss mechanical polish for longevity and penetrating sealer
Typology
Residential › House
Vértigo House is a perfect example of a project which arises from physical limitations and could only be the result of its unique site and the client’s willingness to invest in a parcel which was considered useless for its steep slope.
Project name
Vertigo House (Casa Vértigo)
Architecture firm
Najas Arquitectos
Location
Nayón, Quito, Ecuador
Photography
Bicubik Photo
Principal architect
Esteban Najas
Design team
Esteban Najas, Sebastian Montenegro, Martin Antelo
Structural engineer
Nicolas Morabowen, Jose Fernandez Salvador
Environmental & MEP
Fernando Salazar (Sanitary/Hidraulic), Rommel Antamba (Electric)
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Adobe Photoshop
Material
Reinforced Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Le Atelier Architects is a design practice with over ten years of experience that has made a name in working with budgets of all sizes. Their signature approach is based on seeing any constraint as an opportunity. Their most recent endeavour, however, stands out for the out-and-out well-heeled atmosphere enhanced by a selection of impressive furnit...
Project name
Concrete Interior
Architecture firm
Le Atelier Architects
Photography
Sergey Krasyuk
Principal architect
Sergey Kolchin
Design team
Sergey Kolchin; Anna Ovchinnikova; Natalia Senygina; Maria Bakhrameeva; Nadezhda Torshina; Gleb Kulikovskiy
Interior design
Le Atelier
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Hasselblad
Typology
Residential › House
This pristine contemporary home is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Sites like this don’t come much more spectacular. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock describes it as ‘a glorious site’.
Project name
Pearl Bay Residence
Architecture firm
MADDOCK (Design Firm)
Location
Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Principal architect
Gavin Maddock (Principle Designer)
Design team
Gavin Maddock, Gavin Dehn, Mark Mawdsley
Structural engineer
Hulme & Associates
Construction
McNeil Construction
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
MB house is the latest collaboration between the architecture firm OLARQ and the interior design studio NEGRE. Forcefulness and elegance are combined to create a unique piece of domestic architecture conceived as a family oasis where privacy is the key word.
Architecture firm
OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi Architects
Location
Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Principal architect
OLARQ Osvaldo Luppi
Interior design
Negre Studio
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, V-ray
Material
Natural oak, natural Stone, green tiles
Typology
Residential › House
The stylishly designed guest house is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town – bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock has designed a private get-a-way with a sense of calm, understated luxury.
Project name
Olive Tree Villa
Architecture firm
MADDOCK (Design Firm)
Location
Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Photography
Adam Letch, Burger Engelbrecht
Principal architect
Gavin Maddock (Principle Designer)
Design team
Gavin Maddock, Antonette Wauts
Construction
McNeil Construction
Material
Concrete, brick, zinc and glass
Typology
Residential › House
The villa was planned for a young family who lived in an outdated house on an elongated plot in Kfar Shmaryahu. As the family was expanding, it needed a new residence to meet their needs and wanted to maximize the advantages of the 1250-sqm-plot.
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Kfar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Collaborators
Kamoor (Carpentry) Whiteson Yogev (Metal Work)Avi Shimoni (Metal Work)
Interior design
Erez Shani Architecture
Structural engineer
Buky Snir
Environmental & MEP
Yifat Shalev, Boaz Wasserman, Eitan Almasy
Landscape
Haim Kohen Landscape
Lighting
Anna Zalsin Lighting Design
Supervision
Itamar Bar Projects
Construction
Amit Marshanski Building Company LTD
Material
Concrete, Stone , Steel , Glass
Typology
Residential › House
The couple who owns the house had a clear intention about the social atmospheres. For them, everyone should be visible and part of the family, no matter if cooking, reading, or working from home. On the other hand, they wanted to be comfortable at night without feeling uneased by shadows and exterior movements.
Architecture firm
AM-arqstudio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
André Malheiro
Interior design
AM-arqstudio
Structural engineer
Eduarda Oliveira
Construction
RespirarArte
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
